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The Goons

Band, GB
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The Goon Show is a British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960, with occasional repeats on the BBC Light Programme. The first series broadcast from 28 May to 20 September 1951, was titled Crazy People; subsequent series had the title The Goon Show, a title inspired, according to Spike Milligan, by a Popeye character.

     
Members
PortraitPeter Sellers
voc 1925-1980 GB
PortraitSpike Milligan
voc, key 1918-2002 IE
PortraitHarry Secombe
voc 1921-2001 GB
PortraitMichael Bentine
*1922 GB
Popular Tracks   
White Tide - Live on White Tide by The Goons
Everyday on Living in America by The Goons
Toy Soldiers on Nation in Distress by The Goons
Closing Time In America / I'm Alright on No Leaders by The Goons
Breakdown on Living in America by The Goons
White Tide on No Leaders by The Goons
Hey You on No Leaders by The Goons
GI Bill on Living in America by The Goons
Chemical Dependency on Living in America by The Goons
Firefly In A Jar on Nation in Distress by The Goons

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Volume 31 "The Starlings"The Goons2015Compil.
Volume ThreeThe Goons2013Album
Volume TwoThe Goons2013Album
Volume 30 "Well Known In Concentric Circles"The Goons2013Compil.
Volume FourThe Goons2013Album
Volume OneThe Goons2013Album
Volume FiveThe Goons2013Album
Volume 29 "We're In The Wrong House Again"The Goons2012Compil.
The Best Of The GoonsThe Goons2011Compil.
Volume 28 "The Indigestion Waltz"The Goons2011Compil.
The Goon Show Compendium Volume Six - Series 7 Part 2The Goons2011Compil.
I'm Walking Backwards For ChristmasThe Goons2010Single
Volume 27 "Check The Yuckabakaka Gauges"The Goons2010Compil.
Volume 26: "Bank Statement No. 349"The Goons2009Compil.
Ying Tong SongsThe Goons2008Compil.
Volume 25 "The Internal Mountain"The Goons2008Compil.
Volume 25: The Saga Of The Internal MountainThe Goons2008Album
The Goon Show Volumes 11 - 15The Goons2006Album
Volume 24 "The Case Of The Missing Heir"The Goons2006Compil.
Volume 23 "The Collapse Of The British Railway Sandwich System"The Goons2005Compil.
Volume 22 "The Booted Gorilla"The Goons2004Compil.
Volume 21 "The Missing Battleship"The Goons2003Compil.
Volume 20 "The Fear Of Wages"The Goons2002Compil.
Volume 19 "Ned's Atomic Dustbin"The Goons2001Compil.
The Goons Vol. TwoThe Goons2001Compil.
The GoonsThe Goons2000Compil.
Volume 18: The Goon Show And More GuestsThe Goons2000Album
Volume 17 'The Silent Bugler'The Goons1999Album
Volume 16: The Goon Show And GuestsThe Goons1999Album
Volume 14 "Needle Nardle Noo!"The Goons1998Album
Volume 15: The Goons At ChristmasThe Goons1998Album
"The Last Goon Show Of All" & "At Last The Go On Show"The Goons1997Compil.
Volume 12 "Shut Up, Eccles"The Goons1997Album
Volume 13 "It's All In The Mind You Know!"The Goons1996Album
Parkinson Interviews The Goons & Peter SellersMichael Parkinson Interviews The Goons & Peter Sellers1996Compil.
The Goon Show ClassicsThe Goons1994Compil.
Goon Show ClassicsThe Goons1994Album
Goon Show Classics Vol. 11The Goons1985Album
The Goon ShowThe Goons1984Compil.
The Goon Show Classics 2The Goons1984Compil.
The Best Of The GoonsThe Goons1983Compil.
Goon Show Classics Vol. 10The Goons1983Album
Goon Show Classics Vol. 9The Goons1982Album
Goon Show Classics Vol. 8The Goons1981Album
Goon Show Classics Vol. 7The Goons1980Album
School Leavers Going To College / School Leavers Going To WorkThe Goons1979Single
Goon Show Classics Vol. 6The Goons1979Album
Goon Show Classics Vol. 5The Goons1978Album
The Raspberry SongThe Goons1978Single
The World Of The GoonsThe Goons1978Compil.
Goon Show Classics Vol. 4The Goons1977Album
Goon Show Classics Vol. 3The Goons1976Album
Bloodnok´s Rock´N´Roll Call / I Love YouThe Goons1975Single
Goon Show Classics Vol. 2The Goons1975Album
Goon Show ClassicsThe Goons1974Album
The Very Best Of The Goons - 1The Goons1974Album
Michael Parkinson Meets The GoonsThe Goons1973Album
Ying Tong SongThe Goons1973Single
The Last Goon Show Of AllThe Goons1972Album
The Last Goon Show Of AllThe Goons1972Album
First Men On The GoonThe Goons1971Album
Goon Show GreatsThe Goons1968Compil.
Goon AgainThe Goons1968Album
Goon ... But Not ForgottenThe Goons1967Album
Unchained MelodiesThe Goons1964Compil.
BBC Transcription Service Nos 85/ 86The Goons1962Album
The Best Of The Goon Shows No. 2The Goons1960Album
The Best Of The Goon ShowsThe Goons1959Album
The GoonsThe Goons1958Single
A Russian Love SongThe Goons1957Single
Ying Tong SongThe Goons1957Single
Ying Tong Song / I'm Walking Backwards For ChristmasThe Goons1957Single
The GoonsThe Goons1956Single
Bloodnok's Rock'n'Roll Call / The Ying Tong SongThe Goons1956Single
Eeh! Ah ! Oh ! Ooh ! / I Love YouThe GoonsSingle
Whistle Your Cares AwayThe GoonsSingle
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