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The Bonzo Dog Band were the brainchild of a British art-school set of the 1960s. Part jazz band, part psychedelic rockers, the Bonzos came to the attention of a broader British public through a television comedy, Do Not Adjust Your Set, which starred future Monty Python members Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Jones. The Bonzos released several albums but only had one major hit, I’m The Urban Spaceman, which was produced by Paul McCartney under the pseudonym Apollo C. Vermouth.

The Bonzos have gone by several names, starting with The Bonzo Dog Dada Band, followed by The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and finally the Bonzo Dog Band.

Members included Roger Ruskin-Spear and Vivian Stanshall.

The popular indie group Death Cab for Cutie are named after the song of the same name the Bonzos performed in The Beatles’ film, Magical Mystery Tour. This track appears on the Bonzos first album, 1967’s Gorilla.

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1	I'm The Urban Spaceman full track	116
2	Jollity Farm full track	44
3	Death Cab for Cutie full track	43
3	The Intro and the Outro full track	43
5	Big Shot	38
6	Canyons of Your Mind full track	35
7	The Equestrian Statue full track	31
8	Look Out, There's a Monster Coming full track	27
9	Tent full track	25
10	Humanoid Boogie	24
10	Postcard full track	24
12	Hello Mabel full track	23
12	We Are Normal full track	23
14	We Were Wrong full track	21
14	Ali Baba's Camel full track	21

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bunnykisses wrote:
10 days ago

i love do not adjust your set....nice promoting...shame nobody knows about em'......oops!*looks below*nm

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martinbizarro wrote:
10 days ago

I intend to be a FREAK for the rest of my life.

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OneDrunkWalking wrote:
14 days ago

Okay, but Mr. Apollo should be #2

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LarryKleist wrote:
last month

We Were Wrong should be top track.

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Tyrano wrote:
last month

Really Great, surprised more people don't know about this band.

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Avalorn wrote:
last month

second part of the 60s rules...

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abebones wrote:
last month

Hunting tigers can be ripping fun!

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marcintouch wrote:
June 2009

I take elocution, learn to speak posh, but still I can't find a mate.

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Markl9 wrote:
April 2009

still somehow it's seems quite controversial since even amazon is selling them under incorrect tags

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Markl9 wrote:
April 2009

quote: "Actually, Markl9: 'Gorilla' was released as The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (not 'Tadpoles')" but yeah it's 4 under the Bonzo Dog Band, and (since 2 years) 2 under The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, with Pour l'Amour des Chiens of 2007

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Trotters wrote:
April 2009

No. What I said was they did not release ONE album as The Bonzo Dog Band - they released FOUR.

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Markl9 wrote:
April 2009

I don't get your point...I said that they released one unique under The Bonzo Dog Band which is Tadpoles, so you basically repeat what i said..

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Trotters wrote:
April 2009

Actually, Markl9: 'Gorilla' was released as The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (not 'Tadpoles'). 'Tadpoles' and all subsequent work is credited to the Bonzo Dog Band. While both names are correct, I feel that all should be scrobbled under the The Bonzo Dog Band, since that's the name Stanshall, Innes and co. used for the majority of their releases.

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Markl9 wrote:
April 2009

do not vote for any name! The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band released one unique album under the name The Bonzo Dog Band (Tadpoles) so both names are correct

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sleepybomb wrote:
March 2009

shoodle-a bee, shoodle-a wasp, shoodle-a wa-wa-wa!

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CircusParanoia wrote:
February 2009

If you like The Bonzo's you might like our music too! Check it out @ http://www.last.fm/music/Circus+Paranoia

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The_Epitome wrote:
February 2009

Princess Anne on sousaphone...

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Raineresilva wrote:
January 2009

\0/ Mr Apollo \O/

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BlackSabbath86 wrote:
January 2009

Slush. <3

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CWalsh wrote:
September 2008

On the beach one day, a muscleman kicked some sand in my face. So I whipped out my comb, and scratched my dome, and soon put him back in his place!

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