FRANK SIDEBOTTOM / フランク・サイドボトム / FRANK SIDEBOTTOM'S FANTASTIC SHOW BIZ BOX SET / CD

UKでマンチェスターを中心に80年代にカルト的な人気を博し、日本でも知る人ぞ知る存在として知られたユルキャラ・音楽パフォーマー FRANK SIDEBOTTOMの4CD+DVDの5枚組ボックスセット。

残念ながら今年 (2010年) 5月にFRANK SIDEBOTTOMの中の人であるマンチェスター出身の音楽コメディアン Chris Sieveyが癌で亡くなりました。80年代にはマッドチェスター・ムーヴメントの中核を担っていた面々との交流が深いことでも知られていて、Factoryのトニー・ウィルソンとはよく連れ立ってテレビにも出演していました。


[収録内容]
CD1:
Christmas Is Really Fantastic E.P. (12") 1. Christmas Is Really Fantastic / 2. Oh Come All Ye Faithful / 3. I Wish It Could Be Christmas / 4. Mull Of Timperley / 5. Christmas Medley / 6. Football Is Really Fantastic / Frank Sidebottom Salutes The Magic Of Freddie Mercury And Queen And Also Kylie Minogue (You Know, Her Off Neighbours) (12") / 7. I Should Be So Lucky / 8. Love Poem For Kylie / 9. Radio Gaga / 10. Save Me / 11. We Will Rock You / 12. Frank Gordon / 13. The Bit I Missed Off The Queen Song On My Z39 EP / 14. Queen Hip Hop Disco Mix / 15. Everybody (Loves To) Sing Queen / 16. I Am The Champion / Timperley E.P. (12") / 17. Timperley Sunset / 18. Born In Timperley / 19. Je T'aime Wild Thing In Timperley / 20. Timperley 969 1909 / 21. Next Train To Timperley / 22. Oh Timperley / Medium Play E.P. (10", EP) Side1 / 23. Guess Who's Been On M.O.T.D. / 24. Bros Medley / 25. Twist 'N' Shout / 26. Planet Earth (Featuring - Kevin Bignell) / 27. Tummy (L.F.'s Rock Opera /

CD2
Medium Play E.P. (10", EP) Side2 1. Timperley Blues / 2. What For - From Me Mum / 3. Firm Favourite Ads #1 / 4. Surfin' Timperley - God Only Knows / 5 .My Elvis Medley 13:9:88 (LP) / 6. On The Train / 7. Blackpool Fool / 8. Tickets Please / 9.To The Beach / 10. Hit The North / 11. Hit The Arcades / 12. Hit Dick Turpin / 13. Frank Checks Into Auntie Edie's / 14. Mrs. Taylor / 15. Room With A View? / 16. Phone Conversation / 17. Off To The Funfair / 18. Mirror Man/Mirror Puppet / 19. Gimme Dat Harp, Little Frank / 20. Frank Hires A Boat / 21. Frank's Luxury Bachelor Penthouse Pad / 22. Debbie Greenwood / 23. Mrs. Merton / 24. Late Night Problems / 25. Me Great Big Floor Scrapbook / 26. Golden Mile / 27. Breakfast At Edie's / 28. Car And Punchline Trouble / 29. Go Away / 31. M.A.T.B.W.M.T.D.B. (Acts 1 & 2) / 32. Back At Edie's / 33. Gipsy Rose Sidebottom / 34. Very Very Big Special Case / 35. 18:12;88 Overture

CD3
5:9:88 (2xLP) Sides 1 & 2: 1. The Robins Aren't Bobbins / 2. Little Frank Arrives / 3. Me Great Big Zoo Scrapbook / 4. Best Of The Answering Machine (Part 1) / 5. Radio Timperley Intro / 6. The Tomb Of Maurice Karmen / 7. Radio Timperley Outro / 8. New Material / 9. Mr Custard You're A Fool / 10. What's Happens Now? / 11. Mr Custard You're A Fool (continued) / 12. What's Happens Now? (continued) / 13. Frank's World Intro / 14. The Squid Is Correct / 15. Frank's World Outro / 16. Little Frank Leaves / 17. It Was Nearly 20 Years Ago Today / 18. I Said, 'Hey You, Street Artist' / 19. Mrs Merton's Baby / 20. Radio Timperley Stab / 21. Pirates / 22. Radio Timperley Outro / 23. Fantastic Sea Shanty / 24. Star Interview / 25. Patrick Moore / 26. Little Frank Interrupts / 27. Fantastic Flashback Starts / 28. Cape Timperley To Lunar Dustbin / 29. First Puppet On The Moon? / 30. Ultimatum To Return / 31. Of Puppets And Space And Money (Parts 1, 2 & 3) / 32. 2nd Ultimatum To Return

CD4
5:9:88 (2xLP) Sides 3 & 4: 1. Airplay / 2. Big Frank Blasts Off / 3. TVR 17 Station Output / 4. Little Frank Shows Off / 5. S.O.S / 6. Big Frank Returns / 7. Fantastic Flashback Ends / 8. Little Frank Returns / 9 Monopoly (The Game) / 10. Monopoly (The Song) / 11. Money Problems / 12. Frank's World Intro / 13. Roulette / 14. Frank's World Outro (2) / 15. Football & Weather / 16. Star Interview / 17. Ian McCaskill / 18. Mr E Lake / 19. Timperley Travelogue / 20. I Said, 'Hey You, Riot Policeman' / 21. Down At The Moss Lane Football Ground / 22. 6 All Time Great Footballing Chants / 23. Sue Of The Sioux / 24. Roger And Sarah / 25. I've Got Something To Shout About / 26. Mrs Merton / 27. Star Interview / 28. Nicolas Parsons / 29. Puppets Arrive / 30. Fantastic Barber's Shop Song / 31. Not So Fantastic Argument / 32. Into The Kitchen / 33. Electricity / Bonus Tracks
34. Anarchy In Timperely / 35. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kyte / 36. Indie Medley / 37. Panic / 38. God Save The Queen

DVD
Over an hour of live performances & footage of Frank being fantastic including the following highlights:
1. "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" (Live at LMRCA) (Railway Man's Club-Navigation Rd, Timperley)

2. "C'mon Ev'vrybody" (Live at LMRCA) Frank's version of the Eddie Cochran standard.)

"I'm gonna write an invitation to me party" (Live at LMRCA. Frank's version of the Beastie Boys smash "Fight for your right)

"The Great Big thing Behind me Head" (Save Coney Island.) Live action and stills.

"Last Christmas" Frank’s version of the Wham hit - filmed at Dunham Massey park.)

"Timperley Travelogue" (Frank in and around Timperley)

"Strawberry Fields Forever" (Frank live at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.)

"Nearly a Beatle" ( Frank relating how he 'nearly' became one of the Fab Four, filmed live at the Cavern Club)./

"Panic! (on the streets of Timperley.) (frank' s nod to those other slightly famous mancs.