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Taking Off/The Innes Book of Records
Neil Innes
Taking Off/The Innes Book of Records
Genres: Special Interest, Pop
 
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Neil Innes is one of the most important figures in British musical comedy and originally found fame in the mid 60s with the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. This 2-on-1 album features Taking Off originally released in 1977 & Th...  more »

     
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All Artists: Neil Innes
Title: Taking Off/The Innes Book of Records
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: Vivid Sound
Release Date: 1/5/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Special Interest, Pop
Style: Comedy & Spoken Word
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

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Neil Innes is one of the most important figures in British musical comedy and originally found fame in the mid 60s with the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. This 2-on-1 album features Taking Off originally released in 1977 & The Innes Book of Records originally released in 1979. Hux. 2004.

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CD Reviews

Imperfect transer, but music a must!
Rhindle The Red | Rochester, NY USA | 06/20/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"The transfer from the source material is not the best. As has been noted, it is particularly noticeable on "Taking Off". However, the quality is about as good as the versions on Innes' "Recollections" series and I never found those to be unworthy of a listen.



The key point is that the music on these two albums represent Innes at the height of his powers and they are must-haves for any fan of his, the Bonzos, Python or electic music in general.



Particular highlights are "Catch Phrase", the pre-Rutles version of "Shangri-La", "Three Piece Suite", "Spontaneous" and IBOR's quirky "Theme".



So the recording is not the best. That's true. The music, however, is. (And since I can't give a 4.5, I'm erring on the side of the music, which is perfection.)"
Poor Quality
Richard Wynne | Silver Spring, MD USA | 03/23/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)

"Taking Off is just a poor transfer from vinyl. The surface noise is particularly bad during "Dreams Shine Through." Didn't bother to listen to the Book of Records songs. Very disappointing."