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Extras: Outtakes and a feature entitled 'Me and my shadows'
Extras: Outtakes and a feature entitled 'Me and my shadows'
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Extras: A previously unreleased version of 'The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler' plus features entitled 'The Lid Off The BBC' and 'The Critics'
Extras: A previously unreleased version of 'The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler' plus features entitled 'The Lid Off The BBC' and 'The Critics'
|align="center| 2009
|align="center| 1405687746
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Extras: Outtakes and features including 'What Goes On', 'The Listening Room' and 'Home Service Continuity'
Extras: Outtakes and features including 'What Goes On', 'The Listening Room' and 'Home Service Continuity'
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Extras: A warm up routine, outtakes and features including 'The Laughter Makers' and a Harry Secombe tribute to Peter Sellers.  
Extras: A warm up routine, outtakes and features including 'The Laughter Makers' and a Harry Secombe tribute to Peter Sellers.  
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Extras: A recorded rehersal and features including 'Curiouser and Curiouser'.
Extras: A recorded rehersal and features including 'Curiouser and Curiouser'.
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Extras: Two illustrated booklets to tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves.
Extras: Two illustrated booklets to tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves.
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Extras: Two booklets with essays, details for each episode and original Radio Times listings.
Extras: Two booklets with essays, details for each episode and original Radio Times listings.
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Extras: A special recording of the tiddlywinks match in which the Goons took on Cambridge University. Two illustrated booklets, plus the history of the recordings themselves.
Extras: A special recording of the tiddlywinks match in which the Goons took on Cambridge University. Two illustrated booklets, plus the history of the recordings themselves.
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Extras: Rare archive bonus items including extracts from cast rehearsals. Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves.
Extras: Rare archive bonus items including extracts from cast rehearsals. Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves.
|align="center| 2014
|align="center| 147133161X  
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|align="center| {{ISBN|978-1-4713-3161-9}}
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*[[Who is Pink Oboe?]]
*[[Who is Pink Oboe?]]
*[[The Call of the West]]  
*[[The Call of the West]]  
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|align="center| 1785290312
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|align="center| {{ISBN| 978-1-7852-9031-2}}
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In addition, there are some rare bonus archive items, including interviews with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan and a rehearsal sequence from the soundtrack recording of [[The Lost Colony]]. Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves, while a third PDF booklet details the history of TV spin-off [[The Telegoons]].
In addition, there are some rare bonus archive items, including interviews with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan and a rehearsal sequence from the soundtrack recording of [[The Lost Colony]]. Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves, while a third PDF booklet details the history of TV spin-off [[The Telegoons]].
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|align="center| {{ISBN|978-1-7852-9129-6}}
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*[[Foiled by President Fred]]
*[[Foiled by President Fred]]
*[[Tales of Old Dartmoor]]
*[[Tales of Old Dartmoor]]
*[[The Macreekie Rising of '74]]
*[[The MacReekie Rising of '74]]
*[[Robin Hood]]
*[[Robin Hood]]
*[[Six Charlies in Search of an Author]]
*[[Six Charlies in Search of an Author]]
*[[Insurance — The White Man's Burden]]
*[[Insurance — The White Man's Burden]]
*[[The Red Fort]]
*[[The Red Fort]]
*[[The Missing Ten Downing Street]] (aka Ten Downing Street Stolen)
*[[The Missing Ten Downing Street]]<br>(aka Ten Downing Street Stolen)
*[[The Last Goon Show of All]]
*[[The Last Goon Show of All]]


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Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings. Remastered using newly sourced material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are sure to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.  
Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings. Remastered using newly sourced material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are sure to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.  
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|align="center| {{ISBN|978-1-7852-9449-5}}
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Also featured are surviving extracts from ''[[The Search for the Bearded Vulture]]'' and ''[[The Giant Bombardon]]''. A host of bonus features are included in the collection, including the 1991 programme ''[[At Last The Go On Show]]'', ''[[Goon Again]]'' and ''[[Just Before Goonrise]]'' from 2001, ''[[Laughter in the Air]]'' from 1979, ''[[Spike at 80]]'' from 1998, various extracts from [[w:Desert Island Discs|Desert Island Discs]].  
Also featured are surviving extracts from ''[[The Search for the Bearded Vulture]]'' and ''[[The Giant Bombardon]]''. A host of bonus features are included in the collection, including the 1991 programme ''[[At Last The Go On Show]]'', ''[[Goon Again]]'' and ''[[Just Before Goonrise]]'' from 2001, ''[[Laughter in the Air]]'' from 1979, ''[[Spike at 80]]'' from 1998, various extracts from [[w:Desert Island Discs|Desert Island Discs]].  
|align="center| 2017
|align="center| 1785298771
|align="center| 1785298771
|align="center| {{ISBN|978-1-7852-9877-6}}
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*[[The History of Communications]]
*[[The History of Communications]]
*[[The Kippered Herring Gang]]
*[[The Kippered Herring Gang]]
*[[The Tooth-Paste Expedition]]
*[[The Toothpaste Expedition]]
*[[The Case of the Vanishing Room]]
*[[The Case of the Vanishing Room]]
*[[The Greatest Mountain in the World]]
*[[The Greatest Mountain in the World]]
*[[Collapse of the British Railways Sandwich System]]
*[[The Collapse of the British Railways Sandwich System]]
*[[The Case of Agent X2]] (aka The Silent Bugler)
*[[The Silent Bugler]] (aka The Case of Agent X2)
*[[The Story of Brain]] {{sic}} (aka Western Story)
*[[Western Story]] {{sic}} (aka The Story of Brain)
*[[The Saga of the Internal Mountain]]
*[[The Saga of the Internal Mountain]]
*[[Bank of England Robbery]]
*[[The Great Bank of England Robbery]]


Also included is the special satirical show [[The Starlings]], recorded without an audience or orchestra, plus radio programs including [[Vivat Milligna!]], Growing Up with the Goons, and Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy Part 7. Documentary extracts include items from [[Kaleidoscope]] and [[Dad Made Me Laugh]], as well as "[[The Disconnected Thoughts of Chairman Spike]]," featuring unused interview material from [[At Last the Go On Show]].
Also included is the special satirical show [[The Starlings]], recorded without an audience or orchestra, plus radio programs including [[Vivat Milligna!]], Growing Up with the Goons, and Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy Part 7. Documentary extracts include items from [[Kaleidoscope]] and [[Dad Made Me Laugh]], as well as "[[The Disconnected Thoughts of Chairman Spike]]," featuring unused interview material from [[At Last the Go On Show]].


In addition, two physical booklets combine to tell the story of the show’s development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves.
In addition, two physical booklets combine to tell the story of the show’s development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves.
|align="center| 2018
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|align="center| {{ISBN|978-1-7875-3266-3}}
|align="center| {{ISBN|978-1-7875-3266-3}}

Revision as of 18:11, 17 October 2022

The Goon Show Compendium CD Collections
Cover Volume Series Shows Year BBC Bar Code ISBN Purchase
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Compendium1.jpg
01 Series 5
(Part 1)

Extras: Outtakes and a feature entitled 'Me and my shadows'

2007 1405678003 ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1
Goon Show Compendium Vol 2.jpg
02 Series 5
(Part 2)

Extras: A previously unreleased version of 'The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler' plus features entitled 'The Lid Off The BBC' and 'The Critics'

2009 1405687746 ISBN 978-1-4056-8774-4
Goon Show Compendium Vol 3.jpg
03 Series 6
(Part 1)

Extras: Outtakes and features including 'What Goes On', 'The Listening Room' and 'Home Service Continuity'

2009 1408410443 ISBN 978-1-4084-1044-8
Goon Show Compendium Vol 4.jpg
04 Series 6
(Part 2)

Extras: A warm up routine, outtakes and features including 'The Laughter Makers' and a Harry Secombe tribute to Peter Sellers.

? ISBN 978-1-4084-1046-2
Goon Show Compendium Vol 5.jpg
05 Series 7
(Part 1)

Extras: A recorded rehersal and features including 'Curiouser and Curiouser'.

? ISBN 978-1-4084-2728-6
Goon Show Compendium Vol6.jpg
06 Series 7
(Part 2)

Extras: Two illustrated booklets to tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves.

? ISBN 978-1-4084-6854-8
Goon Show Compendium Vol 7.jpg
07 Series 8
(Part 1)

Extras: Two booklets with essays, details for each episode and original Radio Times listings.

? ISBN 978-1-4458-9133-0
Goon Show Compendium Vol 8.jpg
08 Series 8
(Part 2)

Extras: A special recording of the tiddlywinks match in which the Goons took on Cambridge University. Two illustrated booklets, plus the history of the recordings themselves.

? ISBN 978-1-4458-2560-1
Goon Show Compendium Vol 9.jpeg
09 Vintage Goons

Extras: Rare archive bonus items including extracts from cast rehearsals. Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves.

2014 147133161X ISBN 978-1-4713-3161-9
Goon Show Compendium Vol 10.jpg
10 Series 9
(Part 1)
2015 1785290312 ISBN 978-1-7852-9031-2
Goon Show Compendium Vol 11.jpg
11 Series 9
(Part 2)
Series 10

In addition, there are some rare bonus archive items, including interviews with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan and a rehearsal sequence from the soundtrack recording of The Lost Colony. Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves, while a third PDF booklet details the history of TV spin-off The Telegoons.

? ISBN 978-1-7852-9129-6
Goon Show Compendium Vol 12.jpg
12 The Last Goon Show of All and more

Also included are numerous bonus archive items, including celebratory programmes Parkinson Meets The Goons and Heroes for a Time: 6 – The Goons. Here, too, are interviews and features taken from The Best of British Laughs: Peter Sellers, Robbie Vincent's Late Night London, It Takes All Sorts and more, as well as extracts from unedited studio recordings and rehearsals.

Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings. Remastered using newly sourced material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are sure to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.

? ISBN 978-1-7852-9449-5
Goon Show Compendium Vol 13.jpg
13 Early Shows;
Series 4
(Part 1)

Also featured are surviving extracts from The Search for the Bearded Vulture and The Giant Bombardon. A host of bonus features are included in the collection, including the 1991 programme At Last The Go On Show, Goon Again and Just Before Goonrise from 2001, Laughter in the Air from 1979, Spike at 80 from 1998, various extracts from Desert Island Discs.

2017 1785298771 ISBN 978-1-7852-9877-6
Goon Show Compendium Vol 14.jpg
14 Series 4
(Part 2)

Also included is the special satirical show The Starlings, recorded without an audience or orchestra, plus radio programs including Vivat Milligna!, Growing Up with the Goons, and Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy Part 7. Documentary extracts include items from Kaleidoscope and Dad Made Me Laugh, as well as "The Disconnected Thoughts of Chairman Spike," featuring unused interview material from At Last the Go On Show.

In addition, two physical booklets combine to tell the story of the show’s development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves.

2018 ISBN 978-1-7875-3266-3