''Keynsham'' is the fourth album by the Bonzo Dog Band. It was released in 1969 on Liberty Records. The album title is a reference to

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, a football pools predictor from Keynsham who regularly advertised his service on pop music radio broadcasts in the early 1960s. In advertisements Batchelor would spell out the town's name when reading his postal address. The album starts with a line taken from Batchelor's radio advertisement "I have personally won over..." In 2007 the album was re-issued on CD by

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with five bonus tracks. These bonus tracks were not performed by the Bonzo Dog Band. Instead they are actually taken from later solo single releases from the group members. The solo tracks are performed by Vivian Stanshall & Kilgaron, Neil Innes, Roger Ruskin Spear, and Topo D. Bil (a pseudonym of "Legs" Larry Smith.)

Reception

Reviewing the album for

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, David Cleary said: "The delightfully clever humor of the Bonzo Dog Band's prior releases almost totally eludes the group on this record. Songs here still parody familiar styles, but generally do so in a leaden and unengaging manner. A number of the selections here burlesque the late Beatles,

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, and similar bands... Lyrics and performances are bland and pedestrian by past group standards, and a noticeable lack of enthusiasm permeates this disc. This weak release is only recommended to completists." ''

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'' wrote that "''Keynsham'' goes over familiar ground without laying much new sod (other than

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Spear’s wiggly theremin solo on 'Noises for the Leg')."

Sleeve notes

"Mothers with children please note. This record is inedible!"

Track listing

Bonus tracks in 2007 CD re-issue

Personnel

Musicians

*All music played by – Bonzo Dog Band *Cornet, Fish 'n' Chips – Gerry Salisbury ("Busted") *Functions Of The Body arranged by – R. Slater *Perfumed Parlour Snake –

"Legs" Larry Smith Larry Smith, often known as "Legs" Larry Smith (born 18 January 1944) is an English drummer of the comedy satirical jazz group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. He was originally invited to join the group by Vivian Stanshall as a tuba player and ta ...

*Theremin (Leg) –

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 ...

*Narrator –

Dennis Cowan 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, ...

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 ...

Other

*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 M ...

, Vivian Stanshall *Engineer – Barry Sheffield *Cover design, liner notes – Vivian Stanshall

References

{{Authority control 1969 albums Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band albums Liberty Records albums EMI Records albums Albums produced by Neil Innes Albums produced by Vivian Stanshall Sunset Records albums Albums recorded at Trident Studios