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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/men-opening-umbrellas-ahead-mw0000853450|title=Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead – Vivian Stanshall &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim|last=Irvin|title=Unsettle down now: Vivian Stanshall ''Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead'' |work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |date=November 2010 |page=120}}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim|last=Irvin|title=Unsettle down now: Vivian Stanshall ''Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead'' |work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |date=November 2010 |page=120}}</ref>
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'''''Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead''''' is the 1974 debut solo album by British musician, writer and comedian [[Vivian Stanshall]].
'''''Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead''''' is the 1974 debut solo album by the English musician, writer, poet and comedian [[Vivian Stanshall]].


==Releases==
==Releases==
The initial LP pressing was [[Deletion (music industry)|deleted]] by [[Warner Bros. Records]] soon after release, having sold only the initial vinyl pressing of 5,000 copies. The album remained out of print for over 35 years.
The initial LP pressing was [[Deletion (music industry)|deleted]] by [[Warner Bros. Records]] soon after release, having sold only the initial vinyl pressing of 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 people|Dutch]] [[dada]]-ist Freek Kinkelaar and featured two bonus tracks not on the original LP: "Baba Tunde" and "Lakonga".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.harkitrecords.com/stanshall.html |title=Vivian Stanshall – Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead |publisher=Harkit Records |year=2013 |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref> This edition is a sourced from a vinyl copy and is a "bootleg" not authorized by the Stanshall estate.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/Vivian-Stanshall-Men-Opening-Umbrellas-Ahead/release/3926869 {{Bare URL inline|date=December 2021}}</ref> The bonus tracks come from a rare 1974 single.<ref>http://www.45cat.com/record/k16424-2</ref>
In 2010, an unauthorized CD reissue was made available by Harkit Records. The CD featured notes by [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[dada]]-ist Freek Kinkelaar and featured two bonus tracks not on the original LP: "Baba Tunde" and "Lakonga".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.harkitrecords.com/stanshall.html |title=Vivian Stanshall – Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead |publisher=Harkit Records |year=2013 |access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref> This edition is sourced from a vinyl copy and is a "bootleg" not authorized by the Stanshall estate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3926869-Vivian-Stanshall-Men-Opening-Umbrellas-Ahead|title=Vivian Stanshall – Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (2012, Vinyl)|access-date=29 December 2021|website=Discogs.com}}</ref> The bonus tracks come from a rare 1974 Warner Bros. single.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/k16424-2|title=Vivian Stanshall – Lakonga|access-date=29 December 2021|website=45cat.com}}</ref>


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, with a note in CD booklet stating (in bold uppercase) "Do not buy the Harkit Records CD as it is a poor quality bootleg, unauthorized by the Stanshall family".<ref name="media notes">{{Cite AV media notes |id=POPPYCD015 |type=booklet |page=10 |title=Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead |publisher=Poppydisc |year=1974 }}</ref> The remastered CD contains the two bonus tracks, while the vinyl version is the same as the original vinyl LP.<ref>[http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/products/VivianStanshall-MenOpeningUmbrellasAhead-Poppydisc-82374.html "Vivian Stanshall: Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead" at piccadillyrecords.com]</ref>
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, with a note in CD booklet stating (in bold uppercase) "Do not buy the Harkit Records CD as it is a poor quality bootleg, unauthorized by the Stanshall family".<ref name="media notes">{{Cite AV media notes |id=POPPYCD015 |type=booklet |page=10 |title=Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead |publisher=Poppydisc |year=1974 }}</ref> The remastered CD contains the two bonus tracks, while the vinyl version is the same as the original vinyl LP.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/404.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=30 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130184422/https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/404.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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=== Side 2 ===
=== Side 2 ===
# "How The Zebra Got His Spots"
#<li value="6"> "How The Zebra Got His Spots"
# "Dwarf Succulents"
# "Dwarf Succulents"
# "Bout of Sobriety"
# "Bout of Sobriety"
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=== Bonus tracks on 2010 and 2012 CD reissues ===
=== Bonus tracks on 2010 and 2012 CD reissues ===
#<li value="11"> "Lakonga" (single A-side)
#<li value="11"> "Lakonga" (single A-side)
#<li value="12"> "Baba Tunde" (single B-side)
# "Baba Tunde" (single B-side)
:''(Both tracks written by Stanshall and Lawal)''<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Vivian-Stanshall-Men-Opening-Umbrellas-Ahead/release/2568316 "Vivian Stanshall: Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (Harkit Records)"]</ref><ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Vivian-Stanshall-Men-Opening-Umbrellas-Ahead/release/6027332 "Vivian Stanshall: Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (Poppydisc)"]</ref><ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Vivian-Stanshall-Lakonga/master/500992 "Vivian Stanshall: Lakonga"]</ref><ref name="media notes" />
:''(Both tracks written by Stanshall and Lawal)''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2568316-Vivian-Stanshall-Men-Opening-Umbrellas-Ahead|title=Vivian Stanshall – Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (2010, CD)|access-date=29 December 2021|website=Discogs.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/6027332-Vivian-Stanshall-Men-Opening-Umbrellas-Ahead|title=Vivian Stanshall – Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (2012, CD)|access-date=29 December 2021|website=Discogs.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/500992-Vivian-Stanshall-Lakonga|title=Vivian Stanshall – Lakonga|website=Discogs.com|access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="media notes" />


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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*[[Vivian Stanshall]] – vocals, [[recorder (musical instrument)|recorder]], [[euphonium]], [[ukulele]], Chelonian pipes
{{More footnotes|date=August 2018}}
*Anthony "Bubs" White – [[electric guitar]]
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*[[Vivian Stanshall]] - vocals, [[recorder (musical instrument)|recorder]], [[euphonium]], [[ukulele]], Chelonian pipes
*Anthony "Bubs" White - [[electric guitar]]
*[[Steve Winwood]] – [[bass guitar]], organ
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*[[Gasper Lawal]] – [[talking drum]]s, [[congas]], [[xylophone]], [[drum kit]] ("How The Zebra Got His Spots")
*[[Steve Winwood]] - [[bass guitar]], organ
*[[Gasper Lawal]] - [[talking drum]]s, [[congas]], [[xylophone]], [[drum kit]] ("How The Zebra Got His Spots")
*[[Neil Innes]] – [[piano]], [[slide guitar]], organ ("How The Zebra Got His Spots")
*[[Jim Capaldi]] – [[drum kit]], lesser log
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*[[Neil Innes]] - [[piano]], [[slide guitar]], organ ("How The Zebra Got His Spots")
*[[Jim Capaldi]] - [[drum kit]], lesser log
*Deryk Quinn – [[cabassa]], Nigerian coffee tables, greater log
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*[[Ric Grech]] – violin
*Deryk Quinn - [[cabassa]], Nigerian coffee tables, greater log
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*[[Rebop Kwaku Baah]] – [[congas]] ("Prong & Toots")
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*[[Ric Grech]] - violin
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*[[Doris Troy]], [[Madeline Bell]], [[Barry St. John]] – backing vocals
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*[[Rebop Kwaku Baah]] - [[congas]] ("Prong & Toots")
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*Ayus Ape, Gani, Gasper Lawal – male [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] chorus
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*[[Doris Troy]], [[Madeline Bell]], Barry St. John - backing vocals
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*unidentified [[British West Indies|West Indian]] taxi driver – bass guitar ("Lakonga" and "Baba Tunde")
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*Ayus Ape, Gani, Gasper Lawal - male [[Yoruba music|Yoruba]] chorus
*unidentified [[British West Indies|West Indian]] taxi driver - bass guitar ("Lakonga" and "Baba Tunde")
*unidentified West Indian taxi driver's friend – drum kit ("Lakonga" and "Baba Tunde")
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*unidentified West Indian taxi driver's friend - drum kit ("Lakonga" and "Baba Tunde")


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.gingergeezer.net/moua.html ''Men Opening Umbrellas'' page] on Ginger Geezer website
*[http://www.gingergeezer.net/moua.html ''Men Opening Umbrellas'' page] on Ginger Geezer website

{{Vivian Stanshall}}
{{Vivian Stanshall}}
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{{Authority control}}

Latest revision as of 19:19, 26 September 2024

Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead
Studio album by
Vivian Stanshall
ReleasedAugust 1974[1]
StudioThe Manor, Oxfordshire
GenreRock music
Comedy music
Length41:49
LabelWarner Bros. Records (1974)
Harkit Records (2010)
Poppydisc Records (2012)
ProducerJohn Darnley, Vivian Stanshall
Vivian Stanshall chronology
Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead
(1974) 		Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Mojo[3]

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

Releases

[edit]

The initial LP pressing was deleted by Warner Bros. Records soon after release, having sold only the initial vinyl pressing of 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".[4] This edition is sourced from a vinyl copy and is a "bootleg" not authorized by the Stanshall estate.[5] The bonus tracks come from a rare 1974 Warner Bros. single.[6]

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, with a note in CD booklet stating (in bold uppercase) "Do not buy the Harkit Records CD as it is a poor quality bootleg, unauthorized by the Stanshall family".[7] The remastered CD contains the two bonus tracks, while the vinyl version is the same as the original vinyl LP.[8]

Track listing

[edit]

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

Side 1

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  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

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

Bonus tracks on 2010 and 2012 CD reissues

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  2. "Lakonga" (single A-side)
  3. "Baba Tunde" (single B-side)
(Both tracks written by Stanshall and Lawal)[9][10][11][7]

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Welch, Chris and Randall, Lucian, Ginger geezer : the life of Vivian Stanshall, 2002: 159. https://archive.org/details/gingergeezerlife0000rand/page/158/mode/2up?q=umbrellas
  2. ^ "Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead – Vivian Stanshall | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ Irvin, Jim (November 2010). "Unsettle down now: Vivian Stanshall Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead". Mojo. p. 120.
  4. ^ "Vivian Stanshall – Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead". Harkit Records. 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Vivian Stanshall – Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (2012, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Vivian Stanshall – Lakonga". 45cat.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (booklet). Poppydisc. 1974. p. 10. POPPYCD015.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Vivian Stanshall – Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (2010, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Vivian Stanshall – Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (2012, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Vivian Stanshall – Lakonga". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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