Off the Record (Neil Innes album)
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Off The Record is the fourth solo album by Neil Innes
and was released in 1982 featuring songs from the second and third BBC
television series of "The Innes Book of Records".
Neil Innes
Neil James Innes is an English writer and performer of comic songs, best known for his collaborative work with Monty Python, and for playing in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later The Rutles.-Personal life:...
and was released in 1982 featuring songs from the second and third BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television series of "The Innes Book of Records".
Side one
- "Libido" - 3:27
- "City of the Angels" - 3:13
- "Them" - 3:22
- "Time to Kill" - 2:46
- "Rock of Ages" - 3:22
Side two
- "One Thing On Your Mind" - 4:38
- "The Worm and the Angel" - 2:39
- "Not Getting Any Younger" - 4:08
- "Take Away" - 3:29
- "Happy Ending" - 2:28
Side three
- "Stoned on Rock" - 2:54
- "Knicker Elastic King" - 2:39
- "Spaghetti Western" - 4:11
- "Mr. Eurovision" - 1:57
- "Ungawa" - 3:56
Side four
- "Godfrey Daniel" - 2:54
- "Fortune Teller" - 3:00
- "Mother" - 3:06
- "Burlesque" - 2:47
- "Down That Road" - 3:22
Personnel
- Neil Innes is credited as "star"
- Guitar : Ollie HalsallOllie HalsallPeter John 'Ollie' Halsall was a left-handed guitarist and is best known for his role in The Rutles, the bands Patto, Timebox and Boxer, and for his contribution to the music of Kevin Ayers. He is also notable as one of the few players of the vibraphone in rock music...
, Lee Fothergill, Mitch Dalton - Bass guitar : Mo FosterMo FosterMo Foster is a British session musician, playing primarily jazz, jazz-fusion and rock bass guitar. He is also a music producer and songwriter/composer. In over 40 years as a musician Foster has played on and produced countless albums, singles, and film soundtracks...
, Paul Westwood - Pedal guitar : Roger Rettig
- Piano : Morgan FisherMorgan FisherMorgan Fisher is an English keyboard player / composer, and is most known for being a member of Mott the Hoople in the early 1970s. However, his career has covered a wide range of musical activities, and he is still highly active in the music industry...
, Keith Nichols - Banjo : Keith Nelson
- Accordion - Jack Emblow
- Guitar/Banjo - Dick Abel
- Trumpet : Dave Spencer, Digby FairweatherDigby FairweatherDigby Fairweather is a British jazz cornettist and broadcaster.-Biography:Fairweather has been a professional jazz musician since 1 January 1977, but worked for seven years previously with several local jazz bands in the Essex area and recorded his first album in 1975...
, Alan Downey, Martin Drover, Henry LowtherHenry Lowther (musician)Henry Lowther is an English jazz trumpeter.Lowther's first experience was on cornet in a Salvation Army band. He studied violin briefly at the Royal Academy of Music but returned to trumpet by 1960 though he sometimes played violin professionally... - Trombone - Pete Strange, Paul Nieman, Pete Strange, Malcolm Griffiths
- Tuba : Graham Read
- Violins : Geoffrey Salmon, Gerry Richards, Dick Studt, Gavin WrightGavin WrightGavin Wright is an economic historian and the William Robertson Coe Professor of American Economic History at Stanford University.Most of Wright's research has focused on the Civil War and the Civil Rights movement.- Works :...
, Laurie Lewis, Norman Lederman, Lennox Mackenzie, Bruce Dukov - Viola : Danny Dagger
- Cello : Charles Ford, Nigel Warren-Green, Alan Dalziel
- Double Bass - Harvey Weston
- Woodwind : Bill Skeat, Randy Colville
- Saxophone : Bob Sydor, John Altman
- Saxophone & flute : Keith GemmellKeith GemmellKeith Gemmell is a rock musician and saxophone player best known for being a member of British art rock band Audience from 1969 to 1972. He is now a music educator, author and journalist.-Early life and career:...
, Pat Kyle - Drums : Kenny Clare, Peter Van HookePeter Van HookePeter Van Hooke was drummer in the English band Mike + The Mechanics as well as having drummed for Cliff Richard, Van Morrison's band, Headstone, and Ezio. During the 1980s he successfully co-produced many of Tanita Tikaram's hits.Van Hooke grew up in Stanmore, Middlesex and attended Mill Hill...
, Bob Wackett - Percussion - Frank RicottiFrank RicottiFrank Ricotti is an English jazz vibraphonist and percussionist.Ricotti played in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra while a teenager, then attended Trinity College of Music...
, Louis Jardim, Chris Karan - Backing vocals : Gary Taylor, Linda Taylor, Joy Yates, Annie Kavanagh, Neil Lancaster, Chas Mills, Jean Gilbert, Kim Goody, Sharon Campbell, Nick Curtis, Ken Barrie, Bob Saker, Kay Garner