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Vivian Stanshall - 1974 - Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead
Vivian Stanshall was an English singer-songwriter, painter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his surreal exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, and for narrating Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead is a 1974 solo album by Vivian Stanshall. Stnahsall had been the frontman of The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, a British rock group notorious for its riotous stage act, involving comedy and theatricality. His solo career was haphazard, but after a celebrated cameo appearance on Mike Oldfield's 1973 multi-platinum Tubular Bells he was signed to Warner Brothers to make this album. The album sold poorly upon release, only an estimated 5,000 copies were pressed before it was deleted. It remained unavailable until its reissue on CD in 2010 by Harkit Records in the UK. 01 - Afoju Ti Ole Riran (Dead Eyes) 02 - Truck-Track 03 - Yelp, Bellow, Rasp Et Cetera 04 - Prong 05 - How The Zebra Got His Spots 05 - Redeye 06 - Dwarf Succulents 07 - Bout Of Sobriety 08 - Prong And Toots Go Steady 09 - Strange Tongues LINK
