compiled by Ed Broom, Dominic Robinson and Drew Radtke
The name of the label of the work is shown in brackets before a batch of listings. A ? means a date is not known, and a - means a catalogue number is not known. Most of Frank's work is totally unavailable, so don't ask where to get any of this from! Your best bet will be to have a root around your local record fair, or have a look on that well-known internet auction channel (if you can get it on your TV). If the title is underlined that will link to an image of the item, if the catalogue number is underlined that should link to a place to purchase the item.
(11:37)
Five Years
Every Breath You Take
Gary Glitter Medley
A Day in the Life
Bouncing Babies
Material Boy
(Regal Zonophone)
May 1985: Frank Sidebottom Sings "Franks's Firm Favourites"
EP [7", Z39]Anarchy In The UK
Material Boy
Every Breath You Take
God Save The Queen
A Popular Medley
Bohemian Rhapsody
Oh Blimey It's Christmas
Christmas In Australia
In The Summertime
Old Lang Zine
[same track listing as Z40 plus...]
Life In A Northern Town
Greengrocer On The Corner
Oh Supermum
Space Is Ace
Robot Frank
I'm The Urban Spaceman
Sci-Fi Medley
Lard Conversation
Oh Supermum
I'm The Urban Spaceman
Sci-Fi Medley
Space Is Ace
Roger Robot
Fireball XL5
Life On Mars
The Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
[same track listing as Z41]
(In Tape)
Christmas Is Really Fantastic
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Mull Of Timperley
Christmas Medley
[same track listing as IT041 plus...]
Christmas Is Really Fantastic (longer version)
I Wish It Could be Xmas Every Day
Football Is Really Fantastic (by lf and the Demon Axx Warriors from Oblivion)
Wild Thing In Timperley
Timperley Sunset
Born In Timperley (live)
[same track listing as IT048 plus...]
Timperley Sunset (different mix)
Born In Timperley (studio)
Je t'aime Wild Thing in Timperley
Last Train to Timperley
Timperley 969 1909
Oh Timperley
+ chat
Radio Ga-Ga
Save Me
Wembley Thing
We Will Rock You
Frank Gordon
Everybody Sings Queen
I Am The Champion
[same track listing as IT045 plus...]
I Should Be So Lucky
Love Poem For Kylie
Queen (Hip-Hop Disco Mix)
(11:37)
Ace Mix
Fantastic Mix
Top Mix
Bobbins Mix
Medium Mix
Amoeba Mix
Thingy Mix
Demon Axx Warriors from Oblivion Mix
Instrumental
(Sidetrack)
(Unreleased)
(Cherry Red)
(11:37)
["a 55min story cassette in a full colour fold out inlay and
case..."]
The Day I Found A Hippopotomus
The Day Little Frank Tried To Tell A Fantastic Tale
The Day I Won A Million Pounds
The Day I Was Paul McCartney
(In Tape)
[side 1]
The Robins aren't Bobbins
Little Frank Arrives
Me Great Big Zoo Scrapbook
Best of the Answering Machine (Part 1)
Radio Timperley Intro
The Tomb of Maurice Karmen
Radio Timperley Outro
New Material
Mr Custard You're A Fool
What's Happens Now?
Frank's World Intro
The Squid Is Correct
Frank's World Outro (1)
Little Frank Leaves
It Was Nearly 20 Years Ago Today
[side 2]
I said, "Hey You, Street Artist"
Mrs Merton's Baby
Radio Timperley Stab
Pirates
Radio Timperley Outro
Fantastic Sea Shanty
Star Interview
Patrick Moore
Little Frank Interrupts
Fantastic Flashback Starts
Cape Timperley To Lunar Dustbin
First Puppet On The Moon
Ultimatum To Return
Of Puppets And Space And Money (Parts 1,2, & 3)
2nd Ultimatum To Return
[side 3]
Airplay
Big Frank Blasts Off
TVR 17 Station Output
Little Frank Shows Off
S.O.S.
Big Frank Returns
Fantastic Flashback Ends
Little Frank Returns
Monopoly (The Game)
Monopoly (The Song)
Money Problems
Frank's World Intro
Roulette
Frank's World Outro (2)
Football And Weather
Star Interview
Ian McCaskill
Mr E. Lake
Timperley Travelogue
[side 4]
I said, "Hey You, Riot Policeman"
Down At The Moss Lane Football Ground
6 All-time Great Footballing Chants (including 'Nil-Nil', 'Wemberley',
and 'There's Only One Referee')
Sue of the Sioux
Roger And Sarah
I've Got Something To Shout About
Mrs Merton
Star Interview
Nicholas Parsons
Puppets Arrive
Fantastic Barber's Shop Song
Not So Fantastic Argument
Into The Kitchen
Electricity
["slightly longer/different versions" of IT58]
[side 1]
On the Train
Blackpool Fool
Tickets Please
To the Beach
Hit the North
Hit the Arcades
Hit Dick Turpin
Franks checks into Auntie Edie's
Mrs Taylor
Room with a View?
Phone Conversation
Off to the Fun Fair
Mirror Man/Mirror Puppet
Gimme Dat Harp, Little Frank
Frank Hires a Boat
[side 2]
Frank's Luxury Batchelor Penthouse Pad
Debbie Greenwood
Mrs Merton
Late Night Problems
Me Great Big Floor Scrapbook
Golden Mile
Breakfast at Edie's
Car and Punchline Trouble
Go Away
M.A.T.B.W.M.T.D.B (acts 1 and 2)
Back at Edie's
Gipsy Rose Sidebottom
Very Very Big Special Case
18:12:88 Overture
[track listing unknown, probably never released]
Christmas Box of Goodies
[limited edition of 500 boxed set containing
(among other things)]
some 12" singles
special "Merry Thingy" Christmas T shirt
Christmas card signed by Frank
[side 1]
Guess Who's Been On M.O.T.D.?
Bros Medley
Twist 'n' Shout
Planet Earth
Tummy
[side 2]
Timperley Blues
What For From Me Mum
Firm Favourite Ads #1
Surfin' Timperley - God Only Knows
My Elvis Medley
(11:37)
["12 classic episodes of Radio Timperley...plus live at the Reading
Festival clips"]
Mr Gallager's Zoo
Frank's Removal Company
Live At Reading
(Cherry Red)
[the long awaited compiliation CD]
Anarchy In Timperley
Timperley Blues
Timperley Sunset
Born In Timperley
Surfin' Timperley
Next Train To Timperley
Oh Timperley
Wild Thing In Timperley
The Robbins Aren't Bobbins
Guess Who's Been On Match Of The Day
Mexico '90
Estudiantes (Striped Shirts / Black Panties)
Puff 'N' Blow
Hit The North
I Should Be So Lucky
Bohemian Rhapsody
Frank Gordon
Everybody Loves Queen
We Will Rock You
Radio Ga Ga
I Am The Champion
Indie Medley
The Monopoly Song
Zoo Scrapbook
Xmas Is Really Fantastic
I Wish It Could Be Xmas Everyday
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Xmas Medley
What For From My Mum
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite
Flying
Mull Of Timperley
It Was Nearly 20 Years Ago Today
Twist 'N' Shout
Blackpool Fool
Mr Custard
Hey You Street Artist
The Wonder Of Me
Firm Favourite Ads
Mirror Man, Mirror Puppet / Gimme That Harp Little Frank
Another Fantastic Banjo Sting
Electricity
(Sidetrack)
[The CD version of the 'Soundreel A' cassette]
17 tracks
I Should Be So Lucky
Bohemian Rhapsody
Timperley Blues
Anarchy In Timperley
Radio Ga Ga
Born In Timperley
Timperley Sunset
[This is a CD version of the cassette that was released on 11:37]
Mr Gallager's Zoo
Frank's Removal Company
Live At Reading
[This is a CD version of the cassette that was released on 11:37]
The Day I Found A Hippopotomus
The Day Little Frank Tried To Tell A Fantastic Tale
The Day I Won A Million Pounds
The Day I Was Paul McCartney
[" The original Firm Favourites which was released on cassette by 11:37 in 1985"]
(Cherry Red)
[The Best of Volume 2]
Panic
Guess Who's Been On Match Of The Day
I Said Hey You Riot Police Man
I Should Be So Lucky
Love Poem For Kylie
Franks World
Mirrorman/Gimme That Harp Boy
Airplay
TVR17
Barbers Shop Quartet
Electricity
Fantastic Sea Shanty
Firm Favourite Ads
Of Puppets And Space And Decimal Currency
I've Got Something To Shout About
Mr Custard
Tex Sidebottom
I Said Hey You Street Artist
Radio Timperley Phone In
Bohemian Rapsedy (The Bit I Missed Off My First EP)
Bros Medley
S.O.S.
Timperly Travelogue
Save Me
Tummy
Can't Help Falling In Love/ Wonder Of You
Monopoly Song
Football Is Really Fantastic
Guess Who's Been On Match Of The Day [live]
Overture
God Save The Queen
(Sidetrack)
Shopping Extravaganza
Xmas Intro
Beastie Xmas
Check List - Medley
Phone In - Zulu Card
Xmas Giveaway wtih Sydney L
Mullin' Over Lewis's
Mr Columbus - Mr Lewis
Festive Toy Review
L.F. Does Ads - Oh Blimey
Flashback To August
Hit The News
All New Electronic Radio Timperley Show #1
All New Electronic Radio Timperley Show #2
All New Electronic Radio Timperley Show #3
Frank's World #1
Frank's World #2
Frank's World #3
Various #1
Various #2
Various #3
Various #4
Various #5
(NME)
[compilation: Pogues, Trouble Funk, etc.]
Anarchy In The UK (A "Live" Recording)
(In Tape)
[compilation]
Mull of Timperley
(Sidetrack)
Do They Know
Conversation
My Mate Midge (Frank phoning Midge Ure)
(Blah Blah Blah)
[free with an issue of Blah Blah Blah fanzine, cited by I Ludicrous
on their LP "Light And Bitter" as one of "My Favourite Records"]
Love Will Tear Us Apart
How I Wrote Elastic Man
Little Frank Strikes Again
Take the Skinheads Bowling
(Oink)
[free with an issue of Oink comic]
The Oink Get Together Song
(NME)
[compilation: The Fall, etc.]
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite
(Go Discs)
[this was never released at all, due to legal action by The Beastie
Boys]
We're Gonna To Write Some Invitations to my Party
No Train to Brooklands
[A few promos of this are available if you know where to look!]
We're Gonna To Write Some Invitations to my Party (Christmas version)
No Train to Brooklands
We're Gonna To Write Some Invitations to my Party (Birthday version)
(Rodney Rodney)
[compilation including I Ludicrous, Half Man Half Biscuit, etc. Frank's
track listed as 'Football Medley', but really:]
The Robin's aren't Bobbins
A Little Puff and Blow
(Pax)
[compilation: Brilliant Corners, etc.]
Flying
(11:37)
[includes...]
large colour Shed Show poster
badge of one character
Show-biz intro tape (thank you)
a packet of Refreshers
(Exotica, distribution by Vital)
[compilation: Arthur Mullard, etc.]
Flying
(Dojo, distribution by BMG)
[compilation: UK Subs, etc.]
Christmas Is Really Fantastic
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
I Wish It Could be Xmas Every Day
Christmas Medley
(Cherry Red)
[compilation of City related tunes]
Manchester City Medley
(includes Winter Wonderland, Blue Moon, Go West, Yellow Submarine, Flash Gordon)
(Unknown)
[credited to Frank Sidebottom vs Rough Trade Pimp made available from RTP's Myspace page]
Free Download
(Rodney Rodney)
[includes free flexi disc, with Little Frank's Bobbins Football Pools]
[includes Frank Sidebottom World Cup '90 Record]
Guess Who's Been On M.O.T.D.?
Estudiantes Stripe Shirt Black Panties
World Cup Report
Guess Who's Been On M.O.T.D.?
Guess Who's Been On M.O.T.D.? (live)
L.F. Talks To B.R.
Mexico '90
(Jettisoundz)
[compilation: Cud, James, etc. recorded live at The Palace, Bradford, 1st Oct. 1989. "Special guest" Frank Sidebottom appears in between each act]
(NME/CND)
[compilation: "Frank does the intro & outro"]
(11:37)
[This is one he sold via mail order and then stopped as it was taking
too much time as he was colouring all the sleeves in himself by hand and
recording an individual personalised introduction on each one ordered!]
Includes:
Football Training
Timperley Bigshorts vs. Helecopter
City Bananas
(Yorkshire Television Enterprises)
[Three from the Shed Show series; duration: 66 min. Namely:]
'Olympic Special'
'Crimewatch Timperley'
'Oh Blimey it's all gone wrong'
(11:37)
[promo video, not generally available, but it can be viewed here]
(-)
[excellent DVD available at Frank's live shows with home movies and TV appearances]
(Reema-Leema)
[90 minute DVD of the first episode of Frank's animated TV series;
contains:]
Frank's World episode 1: Mr Gallagher's Boat
The Making of Frank's World
Around The Making of Frank's World
Fantastic Photo Gallery
Bobbins Missing Credits
Trailer for Magical Timperley Tour
(Virgin)
[a music business simulation computer game for the ZX Spectrum... written
by one Chris Sievey. The tape features an interview with C.S. conducted
by none other than our Frank and eight tracks by 'Chris Sievey and the
Freshies':]
Last
Rap Up the Rockets
And It's Gonna Get Better
No Money
Buy Me a Shirt
Tell Her I'm Ill
I Can't Get Bouncing Babies by The Teardrop Explodes
I'm in Love with the Girl on the Virgin Manchester Megastore Checkout Desk
(11:37)
[a ZX Spectrum computer game given free with Crash Magazine for one to 300 players. It let you assume the role of a starship space crew in search of an amoeba who is lost in the vastness of space one tea-time]
[also free in Crash this "piece of ZX software was aimed at the lady; and had a practical house-hold program; combined with a fantastic chat-up mate to gossip with"]
From an original major effort by E. Broom. All additions and corrections please pass to Drew Radtke