Monty Python Live at City Center
Monty Python Live at City Center is a US-only live album by Monty Python, recorded at the New York City Center in April 1976 and rush released by Arista records the following month. In order to get the album out in the shops quickly, the recordings were made early on in the run where some of the performances were affected by faulty microphones. The team were joined onstage by regular actress Carol Cleveland and musician Neil Innes, who also performed in some sketches.
| Monty Python Live at City Center | ||||
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| Released | 3 May 1976 (US) | |||
| Recorded | April 1976 at New York City Center | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Length | 60:41 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Nancy Lewis | |||
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The album was not released in the UK, due to its similarity to Live at Drury Lane. As with that album, Michael Palin provided new linking material.
A CD version was later released in 1997.
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| Source | Rating |
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Track listing
Side one
- Introduction/The Llama
- Gumby Flower Arranging
- Short Blues
- Wrestling
- World Forum
- Albatross/Colonel Stopping It
- Nudge Nudge
- Crunchy Frog
- Bruces' Song
- Travel Agent
Side two
- Camp Judges
- Blackmail
- Protest Song
- Pet Shop
- Four Yorkshiremen
- Argument Clinic
- Death of Mary, Queen of Scots
- Salvation Fuzz
- Lumberjack Song
Monty Python Live at City Center was also broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio show on 9 May 1976, with an introduction by John Cleese and Dave Herman.
Personnel
Additional performers
References
External links
- This concert on the Concert Vault website - a slightly different version recorded on 23 April 1976.
- The unreleased introduction by John Cleese and Dave Herman - hosted on YouTube by the Monty Python Museum.