INSTANT SUNSHINE Funny Name for a Band LP comedy folk

[[$VALUE]] / [[$VALUEDATE]] [[$RATING]] asoccRARE!See Item Specifics section above for details(clickable images enlarge) Tracks: 1. Sunshine 2. Nouveau Poor 3. The Blues 4. Kiddies' Olympics 5. Bar-stool Sailing 6. Flooding 7. Methylated 8. The Canary Song ("When you're working down a mine") 9. Bird Seed 10. Hurdey Gurdey 11. Now I'm Adolescent 12. Here We Go Again 13. Poor Guy 14. Tittle-tattle Rag 15. Talking Plants 16. Who Mowed the Lawns of Eden 17. The Demon in the Drink ("Salvation Army") 18. Sunshine (reprise)Instant Sunshine is a comedy musical cabaret trio (erstwhile quartet) who sing their own original witty and whimsical songs to acoustic guitar accompaniment. It was formed in 1966[1] by three doctors at St. Thomas' Hospital in London, Peter Christie, David Barlow and Alan Maryon-Davis. In 1972 they were joined by the journalist and double bass player Miles Kington. In 1998 Miles Kington left the group and Tom Barlow joined in his place for several years. Peter Christie is the leading spirit and writes the words and music.Their style has been compared to Flanders and Swann. The lyrics typically have an element of surreal fantasy (one song begins "Our Budgie has Changed to an Orang-Utang"), while the tunes are usually wistful and mock-sentimental. Their act contains an abundance of comic "business" and sound effects, usually provided by Alan Maryon-Davis. They normally perform at music festivals or in cabaret at private bookings, and every alternate year at the Edinburgh Fringe, where they first performed in 1975[1]. They have also performed many songs for radio and TV programmes, being particularly known for their regular contribution to BBC Radio 4's Stop The Week over a period of about ten years. They also had three series of their own on Radio 4 (1985, 1986 and 1988) and a book "The Instant Sunshine Book - with hints for struggling supergroups" (Robson Books 1980).They produced five vinyl LPs: "Live at Tiddy Dols" (Page One 1968), "Instant Sunshine" (EMI 1976), "Funny Name for a Band" (EMI 1977) "Reasonably Together Again" (EMI/One-Up 1979) and "The Instant Sunshine LP - Songs for struggling supergroups" (EMI/NTS 1980).This exquisite slice of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please reference Item Specifics above foradditional detail.Strict Goldmine grading -- Over 11 years on eCRATER! Combine Items to Save $$$!©A Sound Deal