The band's third album. Mainly a collection of songs they performed in the British comedy show "Do Not Adjust Your Set" 1967-69. DNAYS included actors Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin and early attracted fans like John Cleese and Graham Chapman from the contemporary "At Last The 1948 Show". After both shows were cancelled some of the guys got together and eventually formed "Monthy Python's Flying Circus". Bonzo Dog Band had a big part in the DNAYS success, performing a new song each night and participating in the sketches. The song versions on here are not the same as the TV broadcast, but studio recordings made after the show cancelled. Most outstanding track is undoubtely the UK hit single "I'm The Urban Spaceman", released eight months before the album with Paul McCartney and Gus Dudgeon as co-producers and arrangers. Not sure if that was the main target for this issue, or they wanted to get the DNAYS songs out and the '45 was thrown in as a bonus. Anyway it all fits in a vaudeville psych kind of way, spiced with lots of British lunacy. It's warm and catchy with just enough unexpected twists. Not as batty as some of their earlier stuff, but on the same path. Produced by Gus Dudgeon and the audio is smashing - big and clear. Favorite tracks - "Urban Spaceman", "Hunting Tigers Out In Indiah", "Ali Baba's Camel" and "Tubas In The Moonlight". US issue on Imperial (LP-12445) omitted "Urban Spaceman", since that already been on the US version of "A Doughnut In Granny's Greenhouse", and replaced it with "Ready-Mades". First UK had label as shown here, gimmick sleeve with seven openings on front and insert card with art work on one side and Liberty album ads on the other. (BÖGÄ*) (XLÄ*)
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