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Vivian Stanshall (21 Mar 1943 - 05 Mar 1995)

Male Person - United Kingdom

Releases (7)

Official

Album

  1. Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead 1974
  2. Sir Henry at Rawlinson End 1978
  3. Teddy Boys Don't Knit 1981
  4. Dog Howl in Tune 14 Jul 2023
  5. Rawlinson’s End 14 Jul 2023

Single

  1. Lakonga 1974

Other - Spokenword

  1. Sir Henry at Ndidi's Kraal 1984

Relationships (4)

Member Of

  1. The Bonzo Dog Band (1962 - 1970)
  2. biG GRunt (1970) lead vocals
  3. Gargantuan Chums
  4. Sean Head Showband

Recordings by (98)

  1. Real Leather Jacket ?:?? (1973)
  2. Afoju Ti Ole Riran (Dead Eyes) 7:53 (1974)
  3. Truck‐Track 4:00 (1974)
  4. Yelp, Bellow, Rasp Et Cetera 4:46 (1974)
  5. Prong 1:02 (1974)
  6. Redeye 5:20 (1974)
  7. How the Zebra Got His Spots 4:55 (1974)
  8. Dwarf Succulents 2:17 (1974)
  9. Bout of Sobriety 2:47 (1974)
  10. Prong & Toots Go Steady 1:57 (1974)
  11. Strange Tongues 6:43 (1974)
  12. Baba Tunde 3:28 (1974)
  13. Lakonga 3:35 (1974)
  14. The Question ?:?? (Nov 1976)
  15. Aunt Florries' Waltz ?:?? (1978)
  16. Interlewd ?:?? (1978)
  17. Wheelbarrow ?:?? (1978)
  18. Socks ?:?? (1978)
  19. The Rub ?:?? (1978)
  20. Nice 'N' Tidy ?:?? (1978)
  21. Pigs 'Ere Purse ?:?? (1978)
  22. 6/8 Hoodoo ?:?? (1978)
  23. Smeeton ?:?? (1978)
  24. Fool & Bladder ?:?? (1978)
  25. Endroar ?:?? (1978)
  26. Junglebunny ?:?? (1978)
  27. The Beasht Inshide ?:?? (1978)
  28. Rawlinson & Maynards ?:?? (1978)
  29. Papadumb ?:?? (1978)
  30. King Kripple 2:58 (1980)
  31. Slave Valse 4:48 (1981)
  32. Gums 2:12 (1981)
  33. Bewilderbeeste 3:01 (1981)
  34. Calypso to Colapso 3:09 (1981)
  35. The Tube 3:27 (1981)
  36. Ginger Geezer 3:17 (1981)
  37. The Cracks Are Showing 0:53 (1981)
  38. Flung a Dummy 3:18 (1981)
  39. Possibly an Armchair (And Embodying) Fresh Faced Boys 5:24 (1981)
  40. Terry Keeps His Clips On 3:42 (1981)
  41. Bass Macaw and Broken Bottles 3:02 (1981)
  42. Nose Hymn 2:28 (1981)
  43. Everyday, I Have the Blows 5:07 (1981)
  44. Smoke Signals at Night 3:15 (1981)
  45. Nouveau Riff 3:40 (1981)
  46. Sir Henry at Ndidi's Kraal 51:42 (1984)
  47. Holiday Home 1:06 (1987)
  48. Aunt Florries’ Waltz / Interlewd / Wheelbarrow / Socks / The Rub / Nice ’n’ Tidy / Pigs ’ere Purse 26:40 (1989)
  49. 6/8 Hoodoo / Smeeton / Fool & Bladder / Endroar / Junglebunny / The Beasht Inshide / Rawlinson & Maynards / Papadumb 25:25 (1989)
  50. Hoopoe’s Tales 2:50 (01 Nov 1993)
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On Recordings (23)

Performer

  1. Sofa Head 5:51 The Bonzo Dog Band (1987)
  2. We’re Going to Bring It on Home 4:32 The Bonzo Dog Band (1987)

Instruments

  1. No. 29 External Youth 6:10 John Entwistle (May 1971) percussion

Vocals

  1. Tubular Bells, Part One 25:29 Mike Oldfield (25 May 1973) guest, other vocals
  2. Tubular Bells, Part 1 (original edit) 4:42 Mike Oldfield (1973) spoken vocals
  3. Two Test Pilots Discuss the Starfighter’s Performance 0:41 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  4. Ground Control to Pilot 0:52 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  5. Aircraft Salesman (A Door in the Foot) 1:41 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  6. Bier Garten 0:37 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  7. Board Meeting (Seen Through a Contract Lense) 0:58 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  8. Franz Josef Strauss, Defence Minister, Reviews the Luftwaffe in 1958. Finding It Somewhat Lacking in Image Potential 1:40 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  9. The Aerospaceage Inferno 4:35 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  10. Interview - The Widow’s Song 3:47 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  11. The Widow Maker 2:37 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  12. I Resign 0:34 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  13. The Song of the Gremlin (part two) 3:12 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  14. Ground Crew (Last Minute Reassembly Before Take Off) 3:17 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  15. The Right Stuff 4:22 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  16. The Song of the Gremlin (part one) 3:24 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  17. Hero With a Wing 3:20 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  18. Ejection 3:36 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  19. Catch a Falling Starfighter 2:57 Robert Calvert (1975) spoken vocals
  20. The Bell (MC Viv Stanshall) 3:28 Mike Oldfield (1992) guest, spoken vocals

Credited as (9)

  1. Vivian Stanshall
  2. Mike Oldfield with Vivian Stanshall
  3. The Damned feat. Vivian Stanshall
  4. Mike Oldfield with Viv Stanshall
  5. Vivian Stanshall and Sean Head Showband feat. Eric Clapton
  6. Viv Stanshall, Manfred Mann, Gary Brooker, Chris Spedding, Gary Moore, Stephane Grappelli, Eno, Keith Tippett, Jack Lancaster, Jon Heisman, Bill Bruford, Cozy Powell, Phil Collins, Alvin Lee, Robin Lumley, Julie Tippett and The English Chorale
  7. Vivian Stanshall Sean Head Showband featuring Eric Clapton
  8. Vivian Stanshall & Kilgaron
  9. Vivian Stanshall & Gargantuan Chums

Works (17)

Arranged

  1. Cool Britannia

Wrote

  1. Arc of a Diver
  2. Vacant Chair
  3. My Love's Leavin'
  4. Dream Gerrard
  5. Mr. Apollo

Composed

  1. Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold
  2. The Intro & the Outro
  3. I’m Bored
  4. Look Out, There’s a Monster Coming
  5. Canyons of Your Mind
  6. Death Cab for Cutie
  7. Big Shot

Lyrics

  1. Canyons of Your Mind
  2. Look Out, There’s a Monster Coming
  3. Big Shot
  4. I’m Bored

Links (3)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/394483

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/59276135

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249966