THE MONTY PYTHON INSTANT RECORD COLLECTION

'''The Monty Python Instant Record Collection''' is a compilation album released by the Monty Python troupe in 1977. It was billed as "the pick of the best of some recently repeated Python hits again, Vol. II." The record sleeve's original design was done by Terry Gilliam. It featured packaging that folded out into a cardboard box resembling a large stack of record albums.
The only new sketch is "Summarise Proust Competition". It was originally performed on the television series ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' and was re-recorded for ''Monty Python's Previous Record'' but never used.
The selection of sketches included on the CD version (released in 1989) is very different from that of the original record release.

Contents

Track listing

Side one

Side two

Track listing (CD version)

Distribution Information

Track listing

Side one

#Introductions
#Alistair Cooke
#Nudge, Nudge
#Mrs. Nigger-Baiter
#Constitutional Peasants
#Fish Licence / Eric the Half a Bee
#Australian Table Wines
#Silly Noises
#Novel Writing
#Elephantoplasty
#How To Do It
#Gumby Cherry Orchard
#Oscar Wilde

Side two

#Introduction
#Argument
#French Taunter
#Summarise Proust Competition
#Cheese Emporium
#Funerals at Prestatyn
#Camelot
#Word Association
#Bruces
#Parrot
#Monty Python Theme

Track listing (CD version)

#The Executive Intro
#Pet Shop
#Nudge Nudge
#Premiere of a Film
#Bring Out Your Dead
#How do you Tell a Witch
#Camelot
#Argument Clinic
#Crunchy Frog
#The Cheese Shop
#The Phone-In
#Sit On My Face
#Another Executive Announcement
#Bishop on the Landing
#Elephantoplasty
#The Lumberjack Song
#Bookshop
#Blackmail
#Farewell to John Denver
#World Forum
#String
#Wide World of Novel Writing
#Death of Mary Queen of Scots
#Never be Rude to an Arab

Distribution Information

★ LP: (1977, 1983) Charisma CAS 1134 (UK)

★ LP: (19
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★ ) Arista Records ALB 68296 (U.S.)

★ CD: (1989) Virgin Records, Ltd., CASCD 1134 (UK) (budget CD)