''The Innes Book of Records'' is a television show made by the English singer-songwriter
Neil Innes
Neil James Innes (; 9 December 1944 – 29 December 2019) was an English writer, comedian and musician. He first came to prominence in the pioneering comedy rock group Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later became a frequent collaborator with the Mon ...
. It started in 1979 and ran for three series.
Innes released two audio albums, ''
The Innes Book of Records
''The Innes Book of Records'' is the third solo album by Neil Innes and was released in 1979 to accompany the BBC television series of the same name. The audio recordings on the album are not the same as those used as the audio track for the t ...
'' and ''
Off the Record'', of songs from the show.
Each episode in the series is an anthology of short music videos featuring Innes and other performers. At the beginning of each episode is a short introductory video; the first series showed a man in a spacesuit exploring a deserted house, finding a record player covered in cobwebs, sitting down and listening to a record, so beginning the first song and its accompanying video.
References
External links
BFI listing*
Innes media timeline
1970s British comedy television series
1979 British television series debuts
1981 British television series endings
British English-language television shows
Works by Neil Innes
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