Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead


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

Releases

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". The bonus tracks come from a rare 1974 Warner Bros. single.
Poppydisc Records released a properly authorized remastered edition, on LP and CD, on 21 May 2012. The remastered CD contains the two bonus tracks, while the vinyl version is the same as the original vinyl LP.

Track listing

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

Side 1

  1. "Afoju Ti Ole Riran "
  2. "Truck-Track"
  3. "Yelp, Bellow, Rasp Et Cetera"
  4. "Prong"
  5. "Redeye"

Side 2

  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

  2. "Lakonga"
  3. "Baba Tunde"

Personnel