Roger Ruskin Spear - Related / Similar Products and Compilation Appearances

All Good Clean Fun - Journey Through The Underground Of Liberty UA Records 1967-7. 3-CD Set. (Liberty - 866 0902) 3CD compilation of tracks released by Liberty Records between the years 1967 & 1975.From the heady days of the bourgeoning British underground scene through to the more down to earth pub rock era that was a direct forerunner to the punk explosion of 1976. Taking its title from a much vaunted classic double album from 1971, "All Good Clean Fun" includes many notable names & commercial successes. Under the guidance of label manager / head of A&R Andrew Lauder, the careers of such names as Hawkwind, Man, The Idle Race (featuring Jeff Lynne, later to front ELO), The Bonzo Dog Band, Can, Motorhead, Brinsley Schwarz, Neil Innes & The Groundhogs began, along with fellow travellers such as Robert Calvert, Help Yourself, Cochise, High Tide, If, Gypsy, Reg King, Deke Leonard, B.B. Blunder, Roger Ruskin Spear et al. This set features selections from all of the above & more, with many tracks previously unreleased on CD. The package also includes an interview with Andrew Lauder, along with biographies & rare photos of all the featured artists.

Bonzo Dog Band - Lets Make Up And Be Friendly (remaster). CD. (Liberty - 387 8932) Digital remaster of the 1972 reunion album from the UK eccentrics, full of the zany humour and well crafted songs that characterised previous releases. Featuring the first appearance of the Viv Stanshall epic "Rawlinson End",bonus material appears in the shape of "Sofa Head", "I Love To Bumpity Bump" Roger Ruskin Spear, "Lie Down And Be Counted" Neil Innes, "The Bride Stripped Bare By 'Bachelors'","No Matter Who You Vote For The Government Always Gets In" and fully detailed booklet.

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebrations. DVD. (Classic Rock Productions - CRP2072) 2006 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies the Bonzos first record. The event was celebrated by the show captured here that features special guests Stephen Fry, Adrian Edmondson, Phill Jupitus & Paul Merton in the part of Vivian Stanshall along with original members Neil Innes, Roger Ruskin Spear, Rodney Slater, ‘Legs’ Larry Smith Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell, Samm Spoons & Bob Kerr. An evening dedicated to the surreal stage presentation of the music of the Bonzos featuring all their hits including Urban Spaceman, Canyons of Your Mind, Mr Slater’s Parrot, Exodu, The Sound of Music and many more.He'll be turning in his grave at the thought of it!

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - Inside. dbl DVD. (Classic Rock Productions - CRP1848) 2 DVD set with the first disc made up of a documentary with, interviews and clips relating to the band. The second DVD has two shorter post Bonzo documentaries, one on Neil Innes, and another on Viv. There is also some film of the Bonzos on New Faces introduced by Max Bygraves, a promo for I'm The Urban Spaceman, Neil Innes' promo for "Eye Candy", a live trouser press solo from Roger Ruskin Spear and more. The set is housed in a book styled case with an extensive booklet and a track by track analysis. Also included are tracks that inspired the Bonzo's. R2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

DJC Collection - Various. CD. (DJC Records - DJC017) Any album that dares to mix, among other things, the skewed blues of Kevin Coyne, the inspired lunacy of the Bonzo Dog Band’s ‘You Done My Brain In’ and Roger Ruskin Spear’s Doctor Rock and then, just to vary proceedings, the cool funky jazz violin of Marius Kahan, is ok by me. If that album also includes a track by accordion quintet Norvic Concordia and melodeon player and singer Damien Barber’s impassioned traditional treatment of Al Stewart’s ‘Nostradamus’, not to mention the country stylings of Lucas Hille and the vocal gymnastics of Aussie chanteuse Mira’nda, then I’m in Heaven. DJC Records should be applauded for not only being one of the most eclectic labels in existence but also for having the vision to see the bigger picture. There’s either a maniac or an inspired genius working at DJC

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