Jasper Carrott - Magic Roundabout (DJM 1975).

DJS 388
Side "B"

[@colwilpro]

I had this on tape. Funny how I remember it almost word for word after over 40 years.

[@paulmapp8306]

me too

[@TerryPlatt-vw1df]

Yeah - me too - but when, oh when is it gonna be reissued on CD, CRACKLE FREE - like my copy? Record company moguls - please don't wait till we're all long gone!

[@darrengorham667]

My late dad played this to me when I was 14 years old, and I was in hysterics! I hadn't heard it again until last night, and as well as making me laugh once more, it has brought back some wonderful memories of my dad- thanks for giving me a wonderful sense of humour pops, Sleep Well

[@visualvinyldiscs]

That's great Darren, I'm pleased it brought you some joyous memories : )

[@philjamieson5572]

I preferred The Herbs to The Magic Roundabout but I love the sound of a pissed audience here.

[@TerryPlatt-vw1df]

BOIINNGG!!

[@andyrowlands50029]

This is still as funny now as it was in 1975. A classic.

[@ianl1052]

The whole album was a classic. "Jasper Carrot Rabbits On and On". A good reason to check out some car booters. 😉😂😂

[@rachelsirett8809]

Loved magic roundabout as a child. I am a 72 born baby

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Wow, you are so young : )

[@rachelsirett8809]

@@visualvinyldiscs I wish

[@visualvinyldiscs]

You won't say that when you get older : )

[@rachelsirett8809]

@@visualvinyldiscs you're very kind

[@visualvinyldiscs]

@@rachelsirett8809 I know, people keep telling me that, I thought I was old at your age also, believe me, you will see it different further down the road, but souls never get old, so don't worry : )

[@tremainecornish2977]

Not heard this since it came out. I'm grinning from 👂 to 👂 Very good 🤣🤣🤣

[@HarvestHome2000]

"It's all over the canteen!" has to be one of the greatest lines in the history of comedy. The image it conjures up...

[@cpuuk]

My older brother brought this record home, and literally the entire family gathered round to listen to it- classic!

[@MarkC722]

I haven't heard this since i was a kid, now nearly 50 it's still as funny.

[@daveEmartin]

Thanks for posting! Have been looking for this for decades! I grew up in the West Midlands but moved in 1983 when I was 7. No one in the States would ever really get this humor. My dad had this and a few other Jasper Carrot performances on cassette and was always listening to them.

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Pleased you found it here Dave, This came straight from DJM records during my D.J.days in 1975, I was doing Butlin's for the whole season, I played this often and so many people wanted to know what it was, as I got it before it came in the shops, it felt like I almost got it in the charts personally as the word got around. I just love Jasper Carrot, best stand up comedian ever in my books : )

[@bazcuda]

Blimey. It's late 2024 and I haven't heard that since the late 70s. Jasper Carrot: one of the pioneers* of British observational comedy 🥳 * along with the likes of Dave Allen, etc.

[@grahamariss2111]

I remember buying this in what must have been 75 when I was ten.

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Got mine free from the record company, before it charted.

[@simonbrooksstoryteller]

Brilliant classic Carrott!

[@JonnyEnglish-gu1cs]

This reminds me of my childhood my dad had it it was risky but we laughed at it all the time not heard it in years thanks I enjoyed it all over again 👍🏻

[@almostanengineer]

I remember listening to this, on vinyl back when I was a kid 😂

[@almostanengineer]

Oh, I want even born until ‘87 😂😅

[@robertking1190]

You should have seen him on stage, totally awesome 👍

[@grahamwalls9379]

Brilliant still . Just a classic

[@craftypam9992]

Thank you. I probably haven't heard that since 1976!

[@visualvinyldiscs]

So many comments on this at the moment, 1976, seems like a different world now : )

[@davidedwards3361]

I had the LP back in at least the 1990s, and I listened to this again and blow me down, if I didn't remember most of the funny lines. Not bad for about 30 years! And do you know what...he's still funny.

[@lynnebaldwin330]

I'd forgotten this even existed. BOINGGGGG!!

[@CPG14]

My parents had this record. Grew up listening to it and still find it hysterical today

[@spmoran4703]

Jasper is touring this year . I think I will go and see him. I used to watch Magic Roundabout as a kid. BOING !

[@alandavies55]

Pure gold. I think of Jasper every time I go out to try and trap the bloody mole that is destroying my lawn.

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Pity Woolworths has closed down : )

[@kennymilsom]

2022 and one of the best things I heard when I was a kid.

[@ellaevans6410]

I used to listen to this back in the day, not heard this in years. Thank you for posting this.

[@davidmacgregor5193]

The 'A' side "Funky Moped" featured Jasper's old school mate Bev Bevan with Jeff Lynne, Richard Tandy and Kelly Groucutt. It was basically E.L.O. without the string section. "Funky Moped" was produced by Jeff Lynne, it reached #5 in the UK singles chart.

[@ianl1052]

Thanks for that fun fact. I didn't know that.

[@ray_llewe9147]

It was played on radio 1 when they interviewed jasper can't renumber which DJ it was but after playing Funky Moped he flipped it over and played the Magic Roundabout live on air.

[@billwellington4339]

I wonder if Jeff is as proud of this as he is about the rest of his tremendous work....bet he has a laugh about it though...😁👍

[@gh-vi9tk]

I have it on vinyl still from it's release :)

[@kevg3320]

Me mam won't let me fix it in the kitchen, I gotta fix it in the gaaaardinnnn.... 🤣

[@Potts1966]

Not heard this for years. Superb.. "I've seen better hair on a lavatory brush"!

[@TestGearJunkie.]

I used to drive Jasper about back in the day when I was a taxi driver. Great bloke.

[@djmossssomjd8496]

Jasper Carrot. Class act and this is top of the class. It sold on the other side...Funky Moped, which was quite funny too. Been a fan of Jaspers for well over 40 years!

[@visualvinyldiscs]

More like 50 for me : ) or at least almost.

[@colincarroll7954]

The only reason funky moped became a hit because of this b side banned by BBC

[@antonfowler6582]

This got jasper to number one in the uk charts . They would play it in the discos and the entire place would just stop and listen to this 😋

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Didn't get to number one, true about the discos though. I was the D.J. at Butlins that summer of '75 and It did get that response, and so many people went out to buy it after people came to the stage to ask me what it was.

[@ianc541]

Rubbish

[@Braddurs]

I listened to this as a kid on tapes my Mum had. Loved it!

[@robertking1190]

When my local got the funky moped on it's jukebox, I selected and played this side of the single, it was a Saturday night and the whole pub stopped, listened to it and stood up and aplouded 😂

[@ianc541]

Bullocks don't believe that

[@SuperGingerBickies]

'Call yourself a dog? I've seen better hair on a lavatory brush!' Priceless.

[@steviedee8921]

Always reminds me of the students union Leicester Poly 1975.

[@JacquelineSamm68]

omg my friends dad played this for us when I was about 12 😂 I hadn't heard it since, thanks for this!

[@valeriecronin6772]

You leave Hector's House Carrott!! 😉

[@michaelclarke9480]

Had this in the seventies, brilliant

[@andyellis1141]

Still got my father's one with Funky Moped on the other side. Absolutely brilliant.

[@janiceowens8553]

My big bro bought this ,I remember hearing it from he's bedroom n chuckle away ,jaspwr carrott was hilarious we used to watch he's comerdy series every wk ,good times

[@dragonfan2815]

I have the single still.

[@richardlloyd2589]

I used to watch it, sides aching, lungs burning and gasping for breath.

[@rjjcms1]

One of my fellow reprobates at school had this single and used to play it sometimes.

[@WunHungLo99]

So many iconic skits. My favourite is the insurance claim forms.

[@stormwildthing5321]

Mine too, been a carrot fan since school, that was a while ago 😅, I miss jasper off our screens,

[@Gasher82nd]

i remember buying this from graduate records in Dudley in the black country. Brilliant lol

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Mine was free, from the record company on release. It was very well received in Butlins holiday camp where I was D.J.ing in the summer of '75.

[@neilgodwin6531]

Loved Carrott aka Bob Hughes*. I'm not quite a Brummie, living just outside the boundary, but it was so good to hear a Birmingham accent on the telly. Jasper played charity matches at my local football ground, alongside Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Nick Owen (now chairman of Luton FC) and various other celebs. Especially loved to hear him talking about Birmingham City matches "eh, Carrott, they've got no cowin' Bovril". I was in bits, I've been in a similar situation, we went to the wrong end at Villa Park....don't ask.... *CORRECTION Bob Davis, I have no idea where I got the name Hughes, it was stuck in my head

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Funniest guy around yes : )

[@sandyhenderson441]

Bob Davis, OBE.

[@neilgodwin6531]

@@sandyhenderson441 Oops 😬 Where did I get 'Hughes' from? Thanks for the correction

[@sandyhenderson441]

@@neilgodwin6531 Not a problem. To quote Mr. Carrott: "We all make mistakes... as the dalek said, climbing off the dustbin." I'd forgotten how happy I was when Jasper's observational comedy was poking fun at everyday life, and Mary Whitehouse was complaining about how often he said "bloody" in 30 mins. Which just meant "target acquired" for next week's 30mins... If I had a steerable Tardis I'd disappear back into the 1970s/80s!

[@geowynleda4641]

In 43 years of watching him I have never heard him use bad language.

[@Katykeema]

Shows you don't have to use foul language to make you appear funny.

[@philiplettley]

Just to ask, have you seen him live. Saw him live in London in 1998. There was a bit of swearing in 2nd half of show

[@kevg3320]

Paul Kinell is probably the closest to it.

[@glennf8162]

I heard him use the B word at a live show he was doing in York with Phil Cool. They was doing a Q&A at the end of their sets when someone asked if the could impersonate each other , when Phil Did Jasper he replied with you B*****d !!

[@HarvestHome2000]

Unfortunately he did in his autobiography.

[@ianpearse4480]

One of the first records I bought. Fantastic!

[@alanspringett9233]

still recall the first time I heard this...St Lawrence youth club in Sidcup....was chucked out because they found out I wasn't a catholic.....the collar guy never got the irony as this was playing in the background during my expulsion.....thanks for the memory lane gig again mate....

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Why should it make a difference what religion someone follows,or what ones beliefs are? Ignorance is all around.Thanks for following my channels,it's good to have you on board,even as a non catholic ha ha : )

[@thpxs0554]

Ha ha. I first heard it in Bishops youth club on the triangle in Tilehurst. Same age as you... great times.

[@paulwilliams2593]

Still got this LP

[@jofisher9692]

Brilliant it's the first time I've heard this and I can honestly say I've never laughed so much. ❤

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Jasper is pure genius in all he does, best stand up comedian ever for me : )

[@roguegi7352]

This is absolutely priceless

[@CarolAnnRunham]

Oh wow great memories jasper carrot was awesome

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Still Is : )

[@andymatthews7617]

And a brummie, unbeatable jasper 😊

[@grahamedwards7658]

Remember this being released in 1975 Love it .Flip side was funky moped .Written and produced by Jeff lynne

[@visualvinyldiscs]

This was the B side, received it straight from the record company for promotion purposes.

[@buxvan]

This is the first ever 45 I ever bought. For funky moped ! cost me 75p. Didn't realize this was on the B side until I played it & heard the "Rude" word.

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Most people bought it for the B side, which elevated it into the charts.

[@evilrobottolhurst]

Well! I've never heard this except for being quoted - the quote being "I wonder if Florence is a virgin?" I can see why the BBC played "Funky Moped" instead lol. Thanks for uploading!

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Purchased for this side of course,I got mine as soon as it was released,sent to me free by the record company to promote and it of course got very positive results when I played it regularly at Butlins (adult disco) of course : ) 1975.

[@evilrobottolhurst]

I was just too young lol!

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Enjoy it Robert,you won't always be : )

[@evilrobottolhurst]

At my age the only way your age stays "young" is a bit drastic TBH. I remember Jasper with long hair...

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Well a little long,but very short compared to mine : )

[@joesycamore2899]

Hilarious, even today

[@barriefeatherstone9397]

I grew up on this as a kid in England. I particularly remember puppet shows like Four Feather Fours and Andy Pandy. It was rumored that the Magic Roundabout was the product of an acid trip. "Who knows?' said Zebedee, "Time for bed" Boing, or is it Bong!

[@grahamturner97]

Four Feather Falls (with Nicholas Parsons !)

[@silasfatchett7380]

Magic Roundabout was originally a children's program on French television. Eric Thompson wrote the English narration which had nothing to do with the original French, and IMHO may well have been the product of an acid trip.

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Four Feather Falls: early Gerry Anderson, music by Barry Gray, songs sung by Michael Holliday.

[@TheUnsignedbands]

It was brilliant

[@stephenchecksfield632]

Boing time for bed said Zebadee 😅😅😅

[@markallen7924]

I seem to remember that 'Funky Moped' was the 'A' side because the BBC would never have played the record if 'Magic Roundabout ' had been so. Ah the wonderful days of innocence and Mrs Whitehouse!

[@davidosilverman900]

It was Mary Whitehouse who destroyed everyone's innocence by finding "smut" everywhere

[@bryan3550]

Oh Dear, Oh Dear, Oh Dear! Remember it well... 😳 P.S. Never made it DownUnder to my knowledge: I learned to love Jasper in London in the 1970's.

[@mikeclough754]

Brilliant. Now listrn to biffa the dog . Also the mole. Classics. 😂

[@SnowSaska]

Brilliant as always

[@94granny]

I haven't seen or heard anything of Jasper Carrott for years and for me just as funny now as it was back in the 70s (can't remember the exact year). Always found his shows funny and especially "The Detectives", a series about a pair of particularly inept detectives, his partner in crime fighting being played by tne very serious actor and heart throb Robert Powell. This was a parody of the harder hitting detective series popular at the time.

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Who would of thought Jasper Carrott would perform with Jesus : )

[@94granny]

@visualvinyldiscs Jasper Carrott and Robert Powell were interviewed about the programme and a similar comment was made. 😂

[@BossHogg2608]

The DJ played this at our wedding in 76.

[@LittleFrankie-vo2pf]

You know the BBC they all talk like that. I was just a cleaner.😂

[@LRBerry]

Not heard this in a long, long time.

[@angr3819]

Thank you. I remember when the song was banned by the bbc and more. Lol.

[@petersymonds9397]

Going to watch him live in 2 weeks time, hope he does this.

[@visualvinyldiscs]

You should perhaps let me know Peter : )

[@kevinwatts9774]

This was the first record I ever bought still got it somewhere

[@martynbarrow2745]

Loved this

[@simonwaters2332]

Lord knows how I heard about this when I was about 11 or 12 but having two older brothers probably had something to do with it. Those were the days when people had to buy vinyl to get new comedy. Before you knew it I was listening to Monty Python, Cheech and Chong and that long-forgotten Blaster Bates.

[@oldrikky]

There is still some good stuff out there.

[@vivianfawcett6735]

Someone in Germany when I was in the forces. Asked uncle Dave on BFBS forces radio to play magic roundabout on childrens hour. And he started to play it. Bet you can’t guess what bit it got to when it came off quick.

[@visualvinyldiscs]

I bet I can : )

[@jamesjennings3726]

I still have my 7" copy of this with Funky Moped on the other side.

[@DavidJones-fc9bw]

Brilliant

[@casperorillion1127]

This was the first single i ever bought, i was 12 and got my older bro to buy it for me.

[@dannyvine3605]

It is the b-side of Funky Moped. People started buying the a-side just to hear the b-side (this) lol Jasper Carrot mentioned this when talking about a BBC DJ playing this rather then Funky moped!

[@ianl1052]

@@dannyvine3605 I remember it being banned by the BBC.

[@brendaflower7790]

I had this on 12 inch vinyl in the 70s, sold it to a second record shop in Greenwich, hope someone found it and took it home.

[@visualvinyldiscs]

I haven't seen a 12" of this before. I got my copy from the record company before it hit the shops, during my D.J. days, it went down big time to the audience in Butlin's holiday camp that season in '75, happy days.

[@brendaflower7790]

@@visualvinyldiscs Hi, thanks for coming back. We always used to watch his shows on TV crying with laughter. As you say, happy days. In the 60s and 70s.

[@visualvinyldiscs]

@@brendaflower7790 Absolutely, best comedian around, seems like a great guy too. Thank you for your comments Brenda

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Hector's House was actually very good.

[@stevewiles7132]

Still have this.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Mike Harding did a similar routine about "defrauding the insurance man"... I used to have a double LP of his act... It's a very old fashioned reminder of what it used to be like...

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Better days : )

[@Talvec12]

Was that Ackroyd's Funeral?

[@daveofyorkshire301]

@@Talvec12 Your memory is better than mine, I just remember parts if it... It was recited like poetry almost - with a rhythm to it...

[@andrewwarmington]

I seem to remember promiscuous young women of my era being referred to as 'Zebedee Girls' (BOING! Time for bed!)

[@frankw9619]

Think this was the reason why Funky Moped sold so many copies.

[@Felix-rising]

First record I ever bought. This was the B side to funky moped.

[@francesjbutterworth5083]

Its year since I have heard that loved it used to watch magic roundabout.

[@stephenjerome4135]

I still have this single. The A side was Funky Moped, but I think what sold the record was this classic B side. In fact this may have been a double A sided single because both tracks were listed together on the charts according to my hit singles books I have.

[@dannyvine3605]

No "funky moped" was the officially released single A side. Magic Roundabout became popular with the DJ's who played it a lot instead of the A side, hence helping with the sales of Funky Moped.

[@ianl1052]

I wonder why the BBC banned this from the radio? 😉🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 As funny as the whole track was, I laughed loudest each time the audience cheered.

[@barriefeatherstone9397]

The Flower Pot Men rock!

[@visualvinyldiscs]

And "weed"

[@barriefeatherstone9397]

Especially "Weed." :-)

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Yes I like "weed" : )

[@kjamison5951]

Barrie Featherstone A-lub-a-lub-a-dub!

[@rob4freedom2012]

THE BEST EVERY!!! lol 😂😆😂😆

[@danbarnes6751]

For some strange reason, I was not allowed to see The Young Ones but allowed to watch Jasper Carrot ... Square that circle. :)

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Why wasn't you allowed to watch the young ones?

[@danbarnes6751]

Deemed not suitable for a lad aged 9, apparently. But if Dave Allen came on, no problem... he had a suit on, I guess

[@visualvinyldiscs]

@@danbarnes6751 Mmmm a suit, what's one of them, never had one on in my entire life, but I sort of guess what you mean : )

[@robingannaway8262]

Bring back Chorlton and the Wheelies. 'Ecky Thump!

[@bristolfashion4421]

Look it go round on yes groovy take it away man

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Is that how they speak in Bristol?

[@sylviadugdale1035]

The power of kids progs then that appealed to all ages

[@robleary3353]

Bril!. 😂

[@rachelgray6754]

I bought this record and loaned it to my boss at work but he denied it ,so I never got it back.

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Buy it again, it wouldn't cost much : )

[@arthurvasey]

Should have put a model of the actual Magic Roundabout on the turntable!

[@visualvinyldiscs]

I'm all out of them at the moment :: )

[@bruceheath9748]

Boing time for bed said zederby

[@rafhenlow]

The 'A' side was 'Funky Moped', yeah right. The BBC wouldn't play this side. I remember going in to buy this & asking for 'Funky Moped'. "Riiiiiiight ", said the salesman.

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Mine came direct from the record company as a freebie to promote and yes this side became very popular with my audience,great memories : )

[@andrewlafite6527]

@@visualvinyldiscs funky moped went to number 1 because of this lol

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Funky moped was nowhere near No , even though it did chart (because of this).

[@ianl1052]

@@andrewlafite6527 It "only" reached no. 5 and stayed in the top 75 for 15 weeks.

[@MarkOwen77]

I've got the original 7" single to this & it's hilarious

[@dragonfan2815]

+Mark Owen Me too. :D

[@mariemace7251]

me too and its mint

[@frankbrodie5168]

BOING!!

[@williamclifford4441]

It was only a few weeks ago that I learnt that Emma Thompson's father scripted and spoke the story

[@jackingram2686]

Magic!

[@visualvinyldiscs]

Well yes,in a ROUNDABOUT way : > )

[@paulhorgan6152]

You tube I salute you for this. Nice to know some sanity still exists in this idioc world of Woke etc ect ect. Will Smith eat your heart out, you sad Bastard😣🤣🤣🤣😁😁😁😥😥😥

[@johnfox2]

Why i"snt jasper carrot still on telly

[@visualvinyldiscs]

I understand your dilemma, along with Monty Python, my favourite funny guy too, I used to look forward to seeing him immensely, he was the man : )

[@davesy6969]

Bovril....