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One of the all time classic vintage comedy duos, Flanders and Swann's dry wit and clever humour still sound as funny as they did when they were first released on an unsuspecting public several decades ago. This CD collects together the best of their various shows and recordings. If you've never heard Flanders and Swann before, then this could be one of the best investments you'll ever make. If you'v heard them before, you won't need any more convincing!
A CD that covers the great comic songs of Flanders & Swann. Their great talent is well demonstrated on this CD which gives over an hour of well rounded entertainment suitable for all ages. It was great to be able to find such nostalgic magic is still easily available with a quick search through EBay.
Having bought a used LP of them quite by chance, I wanted a more usable cd. They are immensely entertaining and funny ... once you have found the written texts in the net!
Even if you've never heard of Flanders and Swann, you'll have heard there songs - from friends, parents, parodies and covers. Superb. Funny. A joy.
I hoped this would be the original LP recording of 1957, but it isn't. This one was recorded on the closing night at their 2.4 year run at the Fortune Theatre in 1959. By comparison, it has lost the freshness and spontaneity of the original recording. I suspect the audience felt this too as generally speaking the gags failed to raise quite the level of laughs. The atmosphere is less electric. Nevertheless, this highly talented duo perform a wonderful (now classic period) piece of smart, witty, endearing, sometimes irresistibly childlike humour. 'Song of reproduction', Misalliance','Design for living 'Songs for our time' and 'Kokoraki' in my opinion, are still the funniest. Definitely innocent humour from a former age as today's young may not be amused. Excellent value disc barely costing more than the 52-year-old album.Read full review
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