Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead

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Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead
File:Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead.jpg
Studio album by Vivian Stanshall
Released 1974
Genre Rock music
Comedy music
Length 41:49
Label Warner Bros. Records (1974)
Harkit Records (2010)
Poppydisc Records (2012)
Producer John Darnley, Vivian Stanshall
Vivian Stanshall chronology
Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead
(1974)
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Mojo 4/5 stars[2]

Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead is the 1974 debut solo album by British musician, writer and comedian Vivian Stanshall.

The initial LP pressing was deleted by Warner Bros. Records soon after release, having sold only 5,000 copies. The album remained out of print for over 35 years.

In 2010 an unauthorized CD reissue was made available by Harkit Records. The CD featured notes by Dutch dada-ist Freek Kinkelaar and featured two bonus tracks not on the original LP: "Baba Tunde" and "Lakonga".[3] This edition is a poor quality "bootleg" not authorized by the Stanshall estate.[4] The bonus tracks come from a rare 1974 single.[5]

Poppydisc Records released a remastered edition, on LP and CD, on 21 May 2012. These are the first re-issues to be authorized by the artist's estate. The remastered CD contains the two bonus tracks, while the vinyl version is the same as the original vinyl LP.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Vivian Stanshall, except where noted:

Side 1

  1. Afoju Ti Ole Riran (Dead Eyes) (Vivian Stanshall/Gaspar Lawal)
  2. Truck-Track
  3. Yelp, Bellow, Rasp Et Cetera
  4. Prong
  5. Redeye

Side 2

  1. How The Zebra Got His Spots
  2. Dwarf Succulents
  3. Bout Of Sobriety
  4. Prong & Toots Go Steady
  5. Strange Tongues

Bonus tracks on 2010 and 2012 CD reissues

  1. Lakonga (single A-side)
  2. Baba Tunde (single B-side)
(Both tracks written by Stanshall and Lawal)[7][8][9]

Personnel

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