- Audio Cassette (Oct 17 1990)
- Format: Import
- Label: Arista
- ASIN: B000002VE4
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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Monty Python's Matching Tie and Handkerchief is a 1973 collection of (mostly) album-only interwoven sketches. The best bits are ones that take full advantage of the radio idiom--"Novel Writing," in which sports announcers breathlessly chronicle the first sentence of Thomas Hardy's newest book; or "Wasp Club/Tiger Talk," in which a typical BBC show about pets quickly turns into a savage fight for life inside the studio. John Cleese, having practiced on the mid-1960s radio show I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again is the most assured performer on the album. But Michael Palin, Eric Idle, and quasi-Python Neil Innes all figure prominently. Very British, somewhat 1970s, Matching Tie and Handkerchief is an absolute joy for any Python fan. A minor quibble: the LP sported a cool double-grooved side 2, and every time you put the needle down, you didn't know which lineup of sketches you would get. Obviously--and unfortunately--the CD can't do this. --Michael Gerber
Album Description
And now for something completely different...Expanded reissue of this outstanding 1973 Monty Python album that contains additional bonus tracks. Features popular Python skits/songs like 'Bruce's Song', 'Cheese Emporium', 'Novel Writing' and many more naughty bits. EMI. 2006.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Even on a bad day, Python shines,
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This review is from: Matching Tie and Handkerchief (Audio CD)
Matching Tie And Handkerchief is easily the weakest of the Monty Python studio LPs, though of course that still makes it pretty good. While some sketches fall flat (the "Great Actors" sketch, for instance, is well-researched but fails to include any actual jokes), and others drag on too long ("Cheeseshop"), there is some excellent silliness to make up for the odd dull patch. In particular, the "Novel Writing" sketch is a superb skit on sports commentary, the sheer exuberance of the performance makes "Bruces" a delight, and "Background To History" is built around some genuinely catchy songs from Neil Innes. It's hard to shake off the feeling that the double-groove on the original LP was the album's best gag, but despite that, and despite a few frankly rubbish sketches, this is still a must-have for the Python fan.
5.0 out of 5 stars
funny,i gave it 5 stars to bring up the average,
By voodoochild "random person" (long island,us) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Matching Tie and Handkerchief (Audio CD)
This is just great. I copied what Thomas Hardy writes for his novel, and the bruces club rules, and put it in the cd case. This is a great album. On the original album, two grooves were on one side, so it would randomly pick one side. It's fun to experiment with, and it's one of those album jokes, that just aren't the same on cd. One of my favorite's is the world war noises skit. Very funny. You can pick this up pretty cheap, so why not do it right now?
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic stuff, I wouldn't a bought the thing otherwise ay,
By "brotherize" (Waukegan, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Matching Tie and Handkerchief (Audio CD)
Once again, here is a example of entertainment that is way over the head of most people. And thank God for that - if this fell in the groove for most people, the world would probably up end and sink, and I mean that in a good way since I would not want to "offend" anyone of a certain "way" who might disagree with this statement (and I certainly don't want the world to "up end" and sink). You are the "way" you are, and that's it, so bless you and have a nice day.
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