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''Cornology'' is a 1992 compilation
box set A box set or (its original name) boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box and offered for sale as a single unit. Music Artists and bands ...
, issued by
EMI Records EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the succ ...
, of the complete recorded output of The
Bonzo Dog Band The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band or The Bonzos) was created by a group of British art-school students in the 1960s. Combining elements of music hall, trad jazz and psychedelia with surreal humour and avant-garde art, ...
, previously issued on the
Parlophone Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a German–British record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 192 ...
,
Liberty Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...
and
United Artists United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the studi ...
labels. The three CDs each have subtitles. Volume One is titled ''The Intro'' and contains the albums ''
Gorilla Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus ''Gorilla'' is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or fi ...
'' and '' The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse''. Volume Two is subtitled ''The Outro'' and contains the albums ''
Tadpoles A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found in ...
'' and ''
Keynsham Keynsham ( ) is a town and civil parish located between Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. It has a population of 16,000. It was listed in the Domesday Book as ''Cainesham'' (as it is pronounced), which is believed to mean the home of Sai ...
''. Volume Three is titled ''Dog Ends'' and contains their final original album ''
Let's Make Up and Be Friendly ''Let's Make Up And Be Friendly'' was the fifth and, until 2007, final original album by the Bonzo Dog Band. The group had already disbanded when United Artists Records (which absorbed the Bonzos' label Liberty Records) informed band members ...
'' along with early Bonzo Dog singles, odds and ends and solo material. In 2011, it was superseded by the Parlophone collection ''A Dog's Life: The Albums 1967-1972'', which contains the same material, with the non-album tracks placed after ''Let's Make Up'' instead of around it.


Track listing

All tracks by
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 ...
and/or
Vivian Stanshall Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall; 21 March 1943 – 5 March 1995) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper ...
except where noted:


Disc one – ''The Intro'' (DADA is normal--normal is nice)

Tracks 1-15 from the album ''
Gorilla Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus ''Gorilla'' is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or fi ...
''. Tracks 16-27 from the album '' The Doughnut In Granny's Greenhouse'' #"Cool Britannia" (Traditional) – 1:00 #"The Equestrian Statue" – 2:44 #"Jollity Farm" (Les Sarony) – 2:28 #"
I Left My Heart in San Francisco "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is a popular song, written in the fall of 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, with music by George Cory (1920–1978) and lyrics by Douglass Cross and best known as the signature song of Tony Bennett. In 1962, the s ...
" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) – 1:04 #"Look Out, There's A Monster Coming" – 2:54 #"Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold" (Ash, Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell, Innes, Rodney Slater, Legs Larry Smith,
Roger Ruskin Spear Roger Ruskin Spear (born 29 June 1943 in Hammersmith, London) is an English sculptor, multimedia artist and multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinet, piano, guitars, percussion) who was a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Career After Sp ...
, Stanshall) – 3:10 #"
Death Cab for Cutie Death Cab for Cutie is an American rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington, in 1997. The band is currently composed of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nick Harmer (bass), Dave Depper (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Zac Rae (keyboar ...
" – 2:56 #"Narcissus" (Ethelbert Nevin) – 0:23 #"The Intro and The Outro" – 3:03 #"Mickey's Son and Daughter" (Tommy Connor, Edward Lisbona) – 2:43 #"Big Shot" – 3:29 #"Music for the Head Ballet" – 1:45 #"Piggy Bank Love" – 3:03 #"I'm Bored" – 3:07 #"
The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. Se ...
" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 1:23 #"We Are Normal" – 4:50 #"Postcard" – 4:22 #"Beautiful Zelda" – 2:27 #"Can Blue Men Sing the Whites" – 2:47 #"Hello Mabel" – 2:46 #"Karma Sutra" – 0:39 #"Humanoid Boogie" – 3:04 #"Trouser Press" – 2:20 #"My Pink Half of the Drainpipe" – 3:33 #"Rockaliser Baby" – 3:29 #"Rhinocratic Oaths" – 3:21 #"11 Mustachioed Daughters" – 3:49


Disc two – ''The Outro'' (The noises of your bodies are a part of this CD)

Tracks 1-11 from the album ''
Tadpoles A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found in ...
''. Tracks 12-25 from the album ''
Keynsham Keynsham ( ) is a town and civil parish located between Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. It has a population of 16,000. It was listed in the Domesday Book as ''Cainesham'' (as it is pronounced), which is believed to mean the home of Sai ...
''. #"Hunting Tigers Out In INDIAH" (Robert Hargreaves, Stanley Damerell, Tolchard Evans) – 3:06 #"Shirt" (Spear) – 4:27 #"Tubas In The Moonlight" (Spear) – 2:22 #"Dr. Jazz" (Herman Darewski,
King Oliver Joseph Nathan "King" Oliver (December 19, 1881 – April 8/10, 1938) was an American jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was particularly recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of Mute (music), mutes in jazz. Also a notable c ...
, Walter Melrose) – 2:40 #"
Monster Mash "Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called '' The Original Monster Mash'', which contained sev ...
" (Leonard Capizzi,
Bobby Pickett Robert George Pickett (February 11, 1938 – April 25, 2007), known also by the name Bobby "Boris" Pickett, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and comedian known for co-writing and performing the 1962 hit novelty song " Monster Mash". ...
) – 2:59 #"
I'm the Urban Spaceman "I'm the Urban Spaceman" was the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's most successful single, released in 1968. It reached #5 in the UK charts. The song was written by Neil Innes—who won an Ivor Novello Award in 1968 for the song—and produced by Paul McCa ...
" (Innes) – 2:23 #"Ali-Baba's Camel" (
Noel Gay Noel or Noël may refer to: Christmas * , French for Christmas * Noel is another name for a Christmas carol Places * Noel, Missouri, United States, a city *Noel, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community * 1563 Noël, an asteroid *Mount Noel, Britis ...
) – 3:31 #"Laughing Blues" (Bradley) – 3:44 #"By a Waterfall" (Fain Kahal) – 3:08 #"Mr Apollo" – 4:20 #"Canyons of Your Mind" – 3:03 #"You Done My Brain In" – 1:41 #"Keynsham" – 2:22 #"Quiet Talks and Summer Walks" – 3:37 #"Tent" – 3:06 #"We Were Wrong" – 2:32 #"Joke Shop Man" – 1:23 #"The Bride Stripped Bare By 'Bachelors'" – 2:39 #"Look at Me, I'm Wonderful" – 1:46 #"What Do You Do?" – 3:12 #"Mr. Slater's Parrot" – 2:27 #"Sport (The Odd Boy)" – 3:30 #"I Want to Be With You" – 2:16 #"Noises For the Leg" – 1:54 #"'Busted'" – 5:47


Disc three – ''Dog Ends'' (Mothers with children please note: this CD is inedible!)

Tracks 7-17 from the album ''
Let's Make Up and Be Friendly ''Let's Make Up And Be Friendly'' was the fifth and, until 2007, final original album by the Bonzo Dog Band. The group had already disbanded when United Artists Records (which absorbed the Bonzos' label Liberty Records) informed band members ...
'' #"My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies" (Charles Amberg, Fred Raymond, Luigi Bernauer) – 3:02 #"I'm Going to Bring a Watermelon to My Girl Tonight" (Billy Rose, Con Conrad) – 2:03 #"
Alley Oop ''Alley Oop'' is a syndicated comic strip created December 5, 1932, by American cartoonist V. T. Hamlin, who wrote and drew the strip through four decades for Newspaper Enterprise Association. Hamlin introduced a cast of colorful characters an ...
" (Dallas Frazier) – 2:32 #"Button Up Your Overcoat" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – 2:53 #"Mr. Apollo" – 4:13 (German Single Version) #"Ready Mades" – 3:08 #"The Strain" – 3:23 #"Turkeys" – 2:10 #"King of Scurf" – 5:00 #"Waiting for the Wardrobe" (Spear) – 2:47 #"Straight From My Heart" – 3:06 #"Rusty (Champion Thrust)" (Tony Kaye, Legs Larry Smith) – 7:05 #"Rawlinson End" – 9:07 #"Don't Get Me Wrong" – 4:53 #"Fresh Wound" – 4:26 #"Bad Blood" – 5:32 #"Slush" – 2:20 #"Labio-Dental Fricative" – 3:08 (Performed by Vivian Stanshall Sean Head Showband) #"Re-Cycled Vinyl Blues" – 3:32 (Performed by Neil Innes) #"Trouser Freak" (Spear) – 2:18 (Performed by Roger Ruskin Spear & His Giant Orchestral Wardrobe)


Technical personnel

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Gerry Bron Gerald Lincoln "Gerry" Bron (1 March 1933 – 18 June 2012) was an English record producer and band manager. Early life and education Bron was born in Hendon, Middlesex, into a Jewish family, the elder brother of actress Eleanor Bron. Their fat ...
– producer *
Gus Dudgeon Angus Boyd "Gus" Dudgeon (30 September 1942 – 21 July 2002) was an English record producer, who oversaw many of Elton John's most acclaimed recordings, including his commercial breakthrough, "Your Song". Their collaboration led to seven US No ...
– producer *
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 ...
– arranger, producer * "Legs" Larry Smith - producer *
Vivian Stanshall Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall; 21 March 1943 – 5 March 1995) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper ...
– arranger, producer * Apollo C. Vermouth – producer *Tony Kaye – producer *Brian Hogg –
liner notes Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for cassettes. Origin Liner notes are desce ...
*Barry Sheffield – assistant, advisor


References

{{Authority control Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band compilation albums 1992 compilation albums Albums produced by Gus Dudgeon Albums produced by Gerry Bron EMI Records compilation albums