The Goon Show, Volume 29: “We're in the Wrong House Again!”

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Annotation

The Thing on the Mountain - Series 8, Episode 15 (6 January 1958)
The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (Transcription Service version) - (Recorded: 12 January 1958)
The Great Statue Debate - Series 8, Episode 26 (24 March 1958)
The Silver Doubloons - Series 10, Episode 5 (21 January 1960)

The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System is AKA The Mustard and Cress Shortage and is based on the series 4 episode 24 of the same name (cf. Volume 23). listed as the former (i.e., "Collapse") in the CD booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2024-12-27 11:31 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: The Thing on the Mountain / The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Thing on the Mountain: This Is the BBC Home Service
producer:
Roy Speer (BBC producer) (on 1958-01-05)
spoken vocals [announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader) (on 1958-01-05)
broadcast by:
BBC Home Service (on 1958-01-06)
live partial recording of:
The Thing on the Mountain (1958-01-06: Series 8, Episode 15) (on 1958-01-05)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show) and Maurice Wiltshire (Goon Show script writer)
The Goons2:23
2The Thing on the Mountain: Oh, Boys! Boys! I Saw It! It Was Terrible!
producer:
Roy Speer (BBC producer) (on 1958-01-05)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-05), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-05) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-05)
broadcast by:
BBC Home Service (on 1958-01-06)
live partial recording of:
The Thing on the Mountain (1958-01-06: Series 8, Episode 15) (on 1958-01-05)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show) and Maurice Wiltshire (Goon Show script writer)
The Goons2:22
3The Thing on the Mountain: Meanwhile, Not Far Away in a Small Welsh Pigsty
producer:
Roy Speer (BBC producer) (on 1958-01-05)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-05), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-05) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-05)
broadcast by:
BBC Home Service (on 1958-01-06)
live partial recording of:
The Thing on the Mountain (1958-01-06: Series 8, Episode 15) (on 1958-01-05)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show) and Maurice Wiltshire (Goon Show script writer)
The Goons2:40
4The Thing on the Mountain: “My Heart Stood Still”
producer:
Roy Speer (BBC producer) (on 1958-01-05)
harmonica:
Max Geldray (on 1958-01-05)
broadcast by:
BBC Home Service (on 1958-01-06)
live recording of:
My Heart Stood Still (on 1958-01-05)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Laurence Harms, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
One Dam Thing After Another
Max Geldray2:14
5The Thing on the Mountain: Now, If Any Listener Would Care to Tie a Vintage Haddock
producer:
Roy Speer (BBC producer) (on 1958-01-05)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-05), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-05) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-05)
broadcast by:
BBC Home Service (on 1958-01-06)
live partial recording of:
The Thing on the Mountain (1958-01-06: Series 8, Episode 15) (on 1958-01-05)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show) and Maurice Wiltshire (Goon Show script writer)
The Goons5:49
6The Thing on the Mountain: “Long Black Nylons”
producer:
Roy Speer (BBC producer) (on 1958-01-05)
vocals:
Ray Ellington (on 1958-01-05)
orchestra:
The Ray Ellington Quartet (on 1958-01-05)
broadcast by:
BBC Home Service (on 1958-01-06)
The Ray Ellington Quartet2:27
7The Thing on the Mountain: And So the Snow and the Blizzards on Snowdon Grew Worse
producer:
Roy Speer (BBC producer) (on 1958-01-05)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-05), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-05) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-05)
broadcast by:
BBC Home Service (on 1958-01-06)
live partial recording of:
The Thing on the Mountain (1958-01-06: Series 8, Episode 15) (on 1958-01-05)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show) and Maurice Wiltshire (Goon Show script writer)
The Goons2:10
8The Thing on the Mountain: And So, as the Train Chugs Slowly Up the Side of the Mountain
producer:
Roy Speer (BBC producer) (on 1958-01-05)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-05), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-05) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-05)
broadcast by:
BBC Home Service (on 1958-01-06)
live partial recording of:
The Thing on the Mountain (1958-01-06: Series 8, Episode 15) (on 1958-01-05)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show) and Maurice Wiltshire (Goon Show script writer)
The Goons4:25
9The Thing on the Mountain: At the Top of the Mountain, Half-Buried in the Snow
producer:
Roy Speer (BBC producer) (on 1958-01-05)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-05), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-05) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-05)
broadcast by:
BBC Home Service (on 1958-01-06)
live partial recording of:
The Thing on the Mountain (1958-01-06: Series 8, Episode 15) (on 1958-01-05)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show) and Maurice Wiltshire (Goon Show script writer)
The Goons2:37
10The Thing on the Mountain: Curses! Oh! I Was Too Late
producer:
Roy Speer (BBC producer) (on 1958-01-05)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-05), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-05) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-05)
broadcast by:
BBC Home Service (on 1958-01-06)
live partial recording of:
The Thing on the Mountain (1958-01-06: Series 8, Episode 15) (on 1958-01-05)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show) and Maurice Wiltshire (Goon Show script writer)
The Goons3:22
11The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System: The BBC Presents Vintage Goons
producer:
Tom Roland (BBC Producer) (on 1958-01-12)
spoken vocals [announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader) (on 1958-01-12)
live partial recording of:
The Mustard and Cress Shortage aka The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (Not broadcast in the UK: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 8) (on 1958-01-12)
writer:
Spike Milligan
is based on:
The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (1954-03-08: Series 4, Episode 24)
The Goons3:01
12The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System: And That Was the First Sign of the Great Mustard and Cress Shortage
producer:
Tom Roland (BBC Producer) (on 1958-01-12)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-12), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-12) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-12)
live partial recording of:
The Mustard and Cress Shortage aka The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (Not broadcast in the UK: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 8) (on 1958-01-12)
writer:
Spike Milligan
is based on:
The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (1954-03-08: Series 4, Episode 24)
The Goons3:12
13The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System: “Just for a Thrill”
producer:
Tom Roland (BBC Producer) (on 1958-01-12)
harmonica:
Max Geldray (on 1958-01-12)
live recording of:
Just for a Thrill (on 1958-01-12)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
arranger:
Vance Thompson
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Max Geldray2:56
14The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System: You Ought to Be Ashamed of Yourselves
producer:
Tom Roland (BBC Producer) (on 1958-01-12)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-12), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-12) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-12)
live partial recording of:
The Mustard and Cress Shortage aka The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (Not broadcast in the UK: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 8) (on 1958-01-12)
writer:
Spike Milligan
is based on:
The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (1954-03-08: Series 4, Episode 24)
The Goons3:18
15The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System: Meanwhile, in the Amazon, the British Ambassador
producer:
Tom Roland (BBC Producer) (on 1958-01-12)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-12), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-12) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-12)
live partial recording of:
The Mustard and Cress Shortage aka The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (Not broadcast in the UK: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 8) (on 1958-01-12)
writer:
Spike Milligan
is based on:
The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (1954-03-08: Series 4, Episode 24)
The Goons3:19
16The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System: “Stomp, Look, and Listen”
producer:
Tom Roland (BBC Producer) (on 1958-01-12)
vocals:
Ray Ellington (on 1958-01-12)
orchestra:
The Ray Ellington Quartet (on 1958-01-12)
live recording of:
Stomp, Look and Listen (on 1958-01-12)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
The Ray Ellington Quartet2:37
17The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System: Well Played, Ellington, Well Played
producer:
Tom Roland (BBC Producer) (on 1958-01-12)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-12), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-12) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-12)
live partial recording of:
The Mustard and Cress Shortage aka The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (Not broadcast in the UK: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 8) (on 1958-01-12)
writer:
Spike Milligan
is based on:
The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (1954-03-08: Series 4, Episode 24)
The Goons1:58
18The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System: Right, Pick Up Your Luggage and Sideways to the Wind
producer:
Tom Roland (BBC Producer) (on 1958-01-12)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-12), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-12) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-12)
live partial recording of:
The Mustard and Cress Shortage aka The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (Not broadcast in the UK: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 8) (on 1958-01-12)
writer:
Spike Milligan
is based on:
The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (1954-03-08: Series 4, Episode 24)
The Goons2:38
19The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System: That Night for Safety We Slept Standing Up
producer:
Tom Roland (BBC Producer) (on 1958-01-12)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-12), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-12) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-12)
live partial recording of:
The Mustard and Cress Shortage aka The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (Not broadcast in the UK: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 8) (on 1958-01-12)
writer:
Spike Milligan
is based on:
The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (1954-03-08: Series 4, Episode 24)
The Goons2:49
20The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System: Owww! Gad! That Native Was Clever
producer:
Tom Roland (BBC Producer) (on 1958-01-12)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-12), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-12) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-12)
live partial recording of:
The Mustard and Cress Shortage aka The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (Not broadcast in the UK: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 8) (on 1958-01-12)
writer:
Spike Milligan
is based on:
The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System (1954-03-08: Series 4, Episode 24)
The Goons4:03
2▶CD: The Great Statue Debate / The Silver Doubloons

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Release

manufactured in:EU (Europe)
photography:BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
mastering:Ted Kendall (engineer)
rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:AudioGO Ltd. (audiobook publisher, formerly BBC Audiobooks) (in 2012)
glass mastered by:Sony DADC UK Ltd. (Southwater)
part of:BBC Radio Collection (order: 133)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5100314 [info]

Release group

part of:The Goon Show - Volume 1 to 36 (number: 29) (order: 29)