Monty Python - The Self-Abasement Tapes (2019)

As part of a celebration of 50 years of Monty Python's Flying Circus, BBC Radio 4 have compiled a collection of rare and previously unheard sketches and songs, all linked together by Michael Palin, in his search far and wide for these lost recordings. There are five 15-minutes shows, which I've edited together into one hour long file, and it includes adverts for their albums and films, rejected sketches and songs, and a recording of a script read-through from 2014. 
On the 5th October the anniversary will also be marked by a world record attempt, in which organisers are hoping to encourage the largest gathering of people dressed as Gumbys - the spectacle-wearing, knotted handkerchief-sporting imbeciles who became part of Python lore. Although a lot of these pieces would have been rejected for a reason - not enough room, not funny enough - there's enough good stuff here to satisfy even the most ardent Python fan.

Track listing

Fat Ignorant Bastards
Courtroom Sketch
'Lumberjack Song' advert
School sketch
'I'm So Worried' song
'The Holy Grail' trailers
'Sir Robin's Song' with extra verse
Terry Jones and Michael Palin revisit the Scottish shooting locations for 'The Holy Grail'
'King Arthur' song
The Martyrdom of St. Brian
'Life Of Brian' soundtrack album advert
'Life Of Brian' film adverts
'Life Of Brian' voice-over sketch
Otto sketch from 'Life Of Brian'
'The Meaning Of Life' song advertising the film
'The Accountancy Shanty' song
Goats Page
Madame Palm Writes
'Monty Python's Big Red Bok' interviews
'It's Christmas In Heaven' song (alternate version)
Stephen Hawking sings 'The Galaxy Song'
The team reads through the script for the 2014 reunion show at the O2, London
Charisma Records advert
'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' from the O2 reunion show
What Shall We Call The Show?

Monty Python - Hastily Cobbled Together For A Fast Buck! (1987)

As The Rutles series is going so well, and there are obviously a lot of Bonzos/Innes/Python fans out there, as a special treat I'm posting this one about 8 weeks earlier than I was planning to, as it was going to be the finale of the Rutles posts. 'Hastily Cobbled Together for a Fast Buck' is an unreleased album by Monty Python, mostly made up of outtakes from the 1980 sessions for their 'Contractual Obligation Album'. The album was compiled by producer Andre Jacquemin in 1987 but pulled from release in favour of a compilation of previously released material, 'The Final Rip Off'. A copy of the tape was originally given by Michael Palin to the band Motorhead as a gift, and from there found its way into the hands of fans, and Motorhead also feature in the final sketch, which Palin recorded for their 1986 'Rock'n'Roll' album. As with material that made the final cut of the 'Contractual Obligation Album', the outtakes include re-recordings of material which predates Monty Python, including 'Bunn, Wacket, Buzzard, Stubble and Boot', which was considered as the title of the original Python series, and dates back to John Cleese’s college days. 'Adventure' originates from 'The Frost Report', while 'At Last The 1948 Show' was plundered for 'Freelance Undertaker' and 'Memory Training'. Another sketch, 'Indian Restaurant', was revived from the TV special 'How To Irritate People', which you can watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoSu6AUC-7k. Despite its name, 'Accountancy Shanty' is not an early version of the song which would feature in 'The Crimson Permanent Assurance' but a re-recording of a song from 'Rutland Weekend Television', with Terry Jones performing the lead vocal originally sung by Neil Innes. The album also features material from the early drafts of 'Life Of Brian', including 'Psychopath' and 'Headmaster'. 'I've Got Two Legs' did eventually get an official release on the 1989 compilation 'Monty Python Sings' (with an added introduction from Eric Idle), and in 1997 both 'Mrs Particle and Mrs Velocity' and 'Psychopath' were featured on the Monty Python's 'The Meaning Of Life' video game, but there's still a lot of quality stuff on here which most fans won't have heard

Track listing

Side One

An Announcer

Here Comes Another One

I'm So Worried

Mrs Particle And Mrs Velocity

Otto Suicide Squad

Rooting Around In My Attic

Psychopath

Olympic Shopping

Bunn Whackett Buzzard Stubble And Boot

Talking Science (DNA)

School Song

Headmaster / Dead Schoolboy

Laughing At The Unfortunate

Side Two

Rainy Day In Berlin

I've Got Two Legs

Leg Amputation

Reassuring You About The Doctor

Deep-Sea Insurance Agent

Accountancy Shanty

Indian Restaurant

Minister Of Defence

Freelance Undertaker

Rudyard Kipling

Apology

Memory Training

Acronyms

Hi-Fi Shop

Motorhead Round Table