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Transport of Delight: The Best of Flanders & Swann

~ Flanders & Swann
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  • Composer: Michael Flanders, Donald Swann
  • Audio CD (15 Aug 1994)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: EMI
  • ASIN: B000026LBT
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,917 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Act 1/Introduction
2. Transport Of Delight
3. Song Of Reproduction
4. Gnu Song
5. Songs For Our Time Philological Waltz Satelite Moon Happy
6. Song Of The Weather
7. Greensleeves
8. Misalliance
9. Madeira M'dear
10. Hippopotamus Song
11. Act 2/Introduction
12. All Gall
13. Horoscope
14. Gas Man Cometh
15. Sounding Brass
16. Ill Wind
17. First And Second Law
18. By Air
19. Song Of Patriotic Prejudice
20. Hippo Encore
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59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful indeed., 14 Jan 2000
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This recording comprises 19 selections (plus two intros) taken from the three CDs available as a boxed set. Nine of Hat's 17 selections, nine of Another Hat's 17, and only one of Bestiary's 25. (Several of the omitted items from the two Hat albums include spoken pieces by Flanders, and pieces played and sung by Swann alone.) Purchasing this album will get you the most good F&S for your money, particularly if you have a special interest in just one of the selections -- every hornist aware of its existence wants his/her own copy of "Ill Wind." But if you want a gem like "Los Olivados" you must still buy the set. Many of the omitted selections are quite good, and EMI would have done better to have simply offered Another Hat for sale separately. EMI has also failed us on a second count. As with the three complete albums, the tracks on this CD are separated so that Michael's prefatory remarks for a song appear at the end of the prior track, rather than at the beginning of the track to which they pertain, so one is unable to program a meaningful selection of tracks to be played, or to simply call up "Ill Wind" or "Song of Patriotic Prejudice" and hear the entire "bit" without pressing the fast-reverse button.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia at its best, 15 Dec 2004
By S. Bailey "trainersbuk" (UK) - See all my reviews
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I only bought this album for a couple of tracks, but, having played it all I love it all!!!

The quality of some of the tracks hints at the age of the recordings, but what can you expect?

A brilliant album!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dated, but that's part of the fun, 2 Oct 2008
By Maclennane (Horsham, Sussex) - See all my reviews
  
A reasonably-priced compilation featuring all their best; I purchased it for:
Madeira M'dear
The Gnu
The gas man cometh
The Hippopotamus
Patriotic Prejudice
There are some other gems on there, but the interspersed bits of stand-up are quickly tiring, and the subject matter of much of the satire has become obscure.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great English Comedy Duo
If you enjoy comedy, and you haven't had the pleasure of hearing Michael Flanders and Donald Swann's hilarious act before, then this is a good candidate for you. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Dave_42

4.0 out of 5 stars A transport of delight, let down by some strange editing
The material on this CD is superb - Flanders and Swann were wonderful performers and superb comic song writers. Read more
Published 17 months ago by The man in the white coat

5.0 out of 5 stars Most delightful entertainment.
I remember being introduced to "At the Drop of a Hat" while in college in the mid 60's. The songs where original and humorous with a touch of social satire. Read more
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