Neil Innes: Taking Off/The Innes Book Of Records
Terry Staunton, Record Collector, March 2005
A TV SHOW like The Innes Book Of Records would struggle for a terrestrial timeslot these days, but back in the late '70s former Bonzo and Python support player Neil Innes managed to rack up three whole series of gentle parody pop - showcasing an impressive 90 self-penned songs over 18 half-hour programmes.
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