THIS IS NOT
AN APPLE 
Peter
Sellers
Complete
Lennon & McCartney Sessions
Plus Completely Goon
Front Back Label
Peter Sellers had a long history of being produced by George Martin and released several records on the Parlophone label before collaborating on these Lennon-McCartney titles.
The Goons was a 1950s BBC radio series, mostly written by Spike Milligan and featuring Spike, Peter sellers and Harry Secombe. (Michael Bentine featured in the first series and Eric Sykes was a frequent contibutor).
The Goons was the first surreal radio series and influenced the history of British Comedy including Monty Python’s Flying Circus and, of course, the Beatles. John’s poems are heavily influenced by Spike Milligan’s poems (recommended read) and The Beatles humour borrows from Peter’s vocal skills in mimicking voices and personalities and his cutting wit.
TRACKLIST:
PETER SELLERS
1 A Hard Day's Night - Parlophone R5393 - 1965
2 She
Loves You (Chinless Wonder) - Celebration of Sellers - EMI Sellers 13 - 1993
3 Can't
Buy Me Love - Peter
Sellers Collection EMI 5 - 1990
4 She
Loves You (Cockney version) - Songs of Sellers MFP 4516401 1983
5 Yes
It Is - Celebration
of Sellers - EMI Sellers 13 - 1993
6 She
Loves You (Inspired by Phil McCafferty - The Irish Dentist) - Parlophone R5393 - 1981
7 Help!
- Parlophone R5393
- 1965
8 She Loves You (Inspired by Dr Strangelove) - Celebration of Sellers - EMI Sellers 13 - 1993
9 Peter Sellers Talks With The Beatles
10 She Loves You -
Unreleased “Naughty”
Version
11 Purple Aeroplane† (Spike Milligan - parody of Yellow Submarine)
12 Love These Goon Shows! The Beatles
COMPLETE GOONS 45s
13 Unchained Melody - rec: 1955 / rel: EMI ECC 5 - 1990
(recorded
by Parlophone in 1955 but not released because the publishers objected to the
parody)
14 Dance with me Henry - rec: 1955 / rel: EMI ECC 5 - 1990
(intended as B side to above - both tracks
eventually released on The Peter Sellers Collection )
15 Bluebottle Blues - Decca F.10756 - 1956
(with Maurice Ponke and his Orchestra Fromage)
16 I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas - Decca F.10756 - 1956
(with Nick Rauchen conducting the Ball's Pond Road
near "The One-in-Harmony")
17 Bloodnock's Rock ’n’ Roll Call - Decca F.10780 - 1956
(featuring Major Dennis Bloodknock, 43rd Deserters
[Rtd.] with Roland Rockcacke and his Wholly Rollers)
18 Ying Tong Song - Decca F.10780 - 1956
(with Maurice Ponke and his Orchestra Fromage)
19 My September Love ‡ - Parlophone R4251 - 1956
(The Famous ECCLES and Miss Freda Thing, with Mr
Reginald Owen and his excruciating orchestra)
20 You gotta go OWW! ‡ - Parlophone R4251 - 1956
(Count Jim Moriaty, with Gravely Stephens
(Pharmacological Pianist) and the Massed Alberts)
21 Eeh! Ah! Oh! Ooh! - Decca F 10885 - 1957
(With orchestra conducted by
Sir)
22 I Love You - Decca F 10885 - 1957
(featuring Slim Idiot and the Sons of the Bicycle
Sadle)
23 Whistle Your Cares Away - Decca 10945 - 1957
(featuring Whistler's Mother-in-Law and Asian Flu
[duetists])
24 A Russian Love Song - Decca 10945 - 1957
(with Igor Blimey and his Romanoff Café Fred
Players, Featuring Zim Balist on his Collective Farm)
25 The Raspberry Song - Decca F.13769 - 1978
(with the Wormwood Scrubs Screws Orchestra conducted
by Convict Ed Welch)
26 Rhymes - Decca F.13769 - 1978
(with the Wormwood Scrubs Screws Orchestra conducted
by Convict Ed Welch)
†
Spike Milligan
‡
Credited to The Goons but features only Spike Milligan & Eric Sykes
Tracks
1 - 8, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20 Produced by George Martin
Tracks
15 - 18, 21 -24 Produced by Marcel
Stellman
Tracks
25 - 26 Produced by Marcel Stellman & Ed Welch