''Tadpoles'' is the third album by the
Bonzo Dog Band. It is largely a compilation of their work from the television show ''
Do Not Adjust Your Set
''Do Not Adjust Your Set'' (''DNAYS'') is a British television series produced originally by Rediffusion, London, then, by the fledgling Thames Television for British commercial television channel ITV from 26 December 1967 to 14 May 1969. The ...
'', on which they were the house band. The US version of the album had a track list slightly different from that of the UK version: the US version removed "
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 ...
" and added "Readymades" the B-side of their follow-up single "Mr. Apollo".
The UK version was reissued on vinyl by
Sunset Records in the early 1970s, re-titled "I'm the Urban Spaceman".
In 2007 the album was reissued on CD with its original title and artwork, by
EMI
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...
with five bonus tracks.
Sleeve notes
The original LP sleeve had seven holes cut out of the front cover, and multiple images printed on an insert card (or inner sleeve of the US version) helped listeners to visualize what band members were thinking by moving the card back and forth.
Track listing
Bonus tracks on 2007 CD reissue
#"Boo!"
tanshall, Innes#"Readymades"
tanshall, Innes#"Look At Me I'm Wonderful"
tanshall#"We Were Wrong"
tanshall#"The Craig Torso Christmas Show" (The Lady Is a Tramp/The Last Waltz/Calling All Workers)
nnes, Stanshall, Spear
References
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1969 albums
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band albums
Albums produced by Gus Dudgeon
Liberty Records albums
Imperial Records albums