The origin of the term 'spam' for unwanted email can be traced back to one of their skits. but..... Let's talk about a record.
The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief (Arista 1973)
On the surface it's your basic comedy album with creative packaging. The die-cut cover appears as a package you might find at a department store.
Pull out the inner sleeve to reveal a Terry Gilliam illustration of a hanged man.
It's the free record that sets this apart from any other.
One side is double tracked. Two complete programs are included. Which one you get depends on where the needle drops. So in essence this is a three sided record.
As we lose Terry Jones and the 'Seventh Python' Neil Innes (or he he the eighth behind Carol Cleveland), I leave you with their hit single.
According to Eric Idle's recent memoir, the most requested song at British funerals. Mixed by George Harrison who single handedly funded Life of Brian because he wanted to see the movie.
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