Many of these superb gramophone records are, alas,
no longer generally available and most often to be found under the 'rarities'
sections of specialist collectors' catalogues. Some of the more recent
releases can still be purchased - but rush, numbers are limited! Check out the
merchandise page to see what John's got left in his loft.
THE ALBUMS
It’s Like Everything Else
Kaleidoscope Sound KSLP004 September 1987 (LP)
Trevor Barker /
A Pop Fan’s Dream /
My Baby’s Got Jet Lag /
Three English Football Grounds /
Preposterous Tales /
Fabulous /
Ludicrous /
Are You Turning Round And Telling Me?

A Warning To The Curious
Rodney Rodney! RODNEY002 October 1989 (LP/MC)
Thirtysomething / Britische Architect / House Beautiful
/ Moynihan Brings Out The Hooligan In Me / Another Beaten Man / We Will
Fall / Good Evening / Stuck In A Lift With Noel Edmonds

Light and Bitter
Rodney Rodney! RODNEY006 November 1990 (LP/CD)
Manifesto /
My Favourite Records /
How Much Money Should I Give To Charity? /
Completely Ratted /
Last Night /
Bring Out The Branson /
Vic Sinex /
Duller Than.... /
Your Life’s Not Over /
Programmes For Wealth
Idiots Savants
Old King Lud LUD001 14 September 1992 (CD)
Oh, Really /
Carter, They’re Unstoppable /
Richard Madeley /
C2s In Vans /
We Stand Around /
Bloody Proud /
When The Computer Engineer Comes /
Cy Twombly /
Non /
Eastenders
The Museum Of Installation
Old King Lud LUD2003 5 July 2003 (CD)
Valediction (Like A Moron) / I've Never Been Hit By Mark E. Smith / The
Museum of Installation / We're The Support Band / Graham Drew's Party
/ Get Out More / Bring On The Substitute / Approaching 40 / English Football
2003 / When I Worked At Textline / Bar-room Bore
20 Years in Show Business
Sanctuary/Castle CMQDD1484 23 April 2007 (Double CD)
Quite Extraordinary / Preposterous Tales / Spock's Brain / Trevor Barker / Pop Fan's Dream (Sunday Lunch With The Geldofs) /
My Baby's Got Jet Lag / Three English Football Grounds / Are You Turning Round And Telling Me / Mistakes /
Manifesto / How Much Money Should I Give To Charity / My Favourite Records / Completely Ratted / I Ludicrous Guide To Self Improvement /
Last Night / Away From The Rabble / Hats Off To Eldorado / Preposterous Tales / Man's Man / Moynihan Brings Out The Hooligan In Me /
Good Evening / Stuck In A Lift With Noel Edmonds / Oh Really / Carter They're Unstoppable / Richard Madeley / We Stand Around /
When The Computer Engineer Comes / Eastenders / C2s In Vans / I've Never Been Hit By Mark E Smith / We're The Support Band /
Bring On The Substitute / When I Worked At Textline / Valediction (Like A Moron)
THE SINGLES & EPS

Preposterous Tales
Preposterous Tales / Three English Football Grounds
BLAH1 April 1987 (7" flexi)
(Issued free with "Blah Blah Blah" fanzine)

Quite Extraordinary
Quite Extraordinary / At The End Of The Day / Kick Down The Stumps / Mistakes
Kaleidoscope Sound KS107 July 1988 (12")
Quite Extraordinary / At The End Of The Day
Kaleidoscope Sound KS107 July 1988 (7")

Preposterous Tales
Preposterous Tales / Spock’s Brain / Three English Football Grounds
Rodney Rodney! RODNEY006 May 1990 (10")

We Stand Around
We Stand Around / Quite Extraordinary / Oh Really / Spock’s Brain
Roman Carbage Vinyl GREY27 Sept 1992 (7")
(Quite Extraordinary and Spock’s Brain were recorded live at Reading University
4/12/90. This single was also released in Germany on Eiswuerfel Tontraeger
with catalogue number EIS-3.)

Hats Off To Eldorado
Hats Off To Eldorado / Hackey’s Wine Bar / Man’s Man / Our Mates
Old King Lud LUD003 July 1993 (7")

Man’s Man
Man's Man / Our Mates / Hats Off To Eldorado / Hackey's Wine Bar
Old King Lud No cat February 1997 (7")

Approaching 40
Approaching 40 / Football, Beer and a Cigarette / Autobiography / Away from the Rabble
Old King Lud LUD20001 autumn 2000 (CDS)

Dirty Washing
Argument in the Laundrette / The Highland League / The Ruby Wax song /
Chav it up with Jeremy Kyle / Finding things out about John
Old King Lud LUD006 February 2008 (CDS)

Clerking Til I Die
Brettpack Music 26 May 2010 (Download)
THE OFFICIAL BOOTLEGS
I, Ludicrous Featuring Sunday Lunch At The Geldofs
No cat October 1985 (MC)
Sunday Lunch At The Geldofs / Sex / Ludicrous / M25

Live at The Square, Harlow 13/4/91
No cat Late 1991 (live MC)
My Baby’s Got Jet-lag /
Manifesto /
Oh, Really /
Three English Football Grounds /
We Stand Around /
C2s In Vans /
Spock’s Brain /
Preposterous Tales /
Glad All Over
Live At Reading University 4/12/90
No cat Late 1991 (live MC)
tracks??

Live At The Junction, Cambridge 2/8/90
No cat Late 1991 (live MC)
Manifesto /
How Much Money Should I Give To Charity? /
We Stand Around /
House Beautiful /
Three English Football Grounds /
Completely Ratted /
Stuck In A Lift /
C2s In Vans /
Trevor Barker /
My Baby’s Got Jet-lag /
Last Night /
Britische Architect /
At The End Of The Day /
A review [Gig review from John Peel’s Radio Cambridge show]

A Year In The Provinces
Old King Lud LUD002 (live MC)
Trevor Barker /
Hackey’s Wine Bar /
Bring Out The Branson /
Hats Off To Eldorado /
C2s In Vans /
Oh, Really /
We Stand Around /
3 English Football Grounds /
Quite Extraordinary /
Preposterous Tales /
Carter - They’re Unspeakable
(All recorded at Band On The Wall, Manchester 25/11/92)
Manifesto /
How Much Money Should I Give To Charity? /
House Beautiful /
Completely Ratted /
Stuck In A Lift /
My Baby’s Got Jet-lag /
Last Night /
Britische Architect
(All recorded at The Junction, Cambridge 2/8/90)
Spock’s Brain /
Preposterous Tales /
Glad All Over
(All recorded at The Square, Harlow 13/4/91)
II Ludicrous
No cat May 1998 (MC)
Manifesto /
How Much Money Should I Give To Charity? /
Tony Lobato /
Bring Out the Branson /
Spock's Brain /
Anne-Marie /
I'm Outraged /
The I, Ludicrous Guide to Self-Improvement /
Completely Ratted /
Your Life's Not Over
Deadpan Alley
No Label, No Cat 3 December 2005 (Official bootleg CD-R)
Trevor Barker / A Pop Fan’s Dream / My Baby’s Got Jet Lag / Three English
Football Grounds / Preposterous Tales / Fabulous / Ludicrous / Are You
Turning Round And Telling Me? / Thirtysomething / Britische Architect
/ House Beautiful / Moynihan Brings Out The Hooligan In Me / Another Beaten
Man / We Will Fall / Good Evening / Stuck In A Lift With Noel Edmonds
/ Spock's Brain / Quite Extraordinary / Preposterous Tales (flexi version)
Following On
No Label, No Cat November 2006 (Official bootleg CD-R)
The I, Ludicrous Guide to Self-Improvement / I'm Outraged / Danny Baker's
Diary / Hacky's Wine Bar / Hats Off to Eldorado / Man's Man / Our Mates
/ Mistakes / At the End of the Day / Kick Down the Stumps / Sunday Lunch
With the Geldofs / Sex / Ludicrous / The M25 / Leisuretime / World Cup
in the USA / Trevor Barker (live) / Fabulous (live)
THE DVDS

Live in London
Chav it Up / Bloody Proud / Argument in the Laundrette / The Highland
League / Chinese Businessman / We're the Support Band / Spock's Brain
/ Ruby Wax / Stuck in a Lift With Noel Edmonds // The Dirty Washing Video
E.P.
Session ThirtySeven March 2008 (DVD)
Recorded live at The Bull & Gate, Kentish Town, London on 7 July 2007.
THE T-SHIRTS
 The "Classic" shirt
Issued 1991
Black "I, Ludicrous" logo on white T-shirt. Was available in XL only
 The "Idiots Savants" shirt
Issued early 1993
Album cover logo in black and magenta on white T-shirt. Was available
in XL only
 The "Dirty Washing" shirt
Issued mid 2008
EP logo in white on black T-shirt. Available in S, L, XL.
THE COMPILATION APPEARANCES
Bananas!
Rodney Rodney! RODNEY001 May1989 (LP)
compilation LP features
Moynihan Brings Out The Hooligan In Me

Die Schönste Platte Der Welt
TAPP EIS7 December 1994 (CD)
German compilation CD features
Kick Into His Face / Hats Off To Eldorado

[untitled]
What's That Noise WTN009 1995 (7")
Single given away with the German "What’s That Noise?" fanzine features
Autobiography?

Plan Boom
What's That Noise WTN012 24 November 1998 (CD)
compilation CD features
Away From The Rabble

The Mercy Killing of Tarantula Pie
Broken Note Disks BND001VD 8 August 2002 (CD)
compilation CD features
We're the Support Band

A Tribute to THE FALL - Perverted by Mark E.
ZickZack ZZ 2008 May 2004 (CD)
compilation tribute CD features
I've Never Been Hit by Mark E. Smith

Rough Trade Shops: Indiepop 1
Mute CDSTUMM239 4 October 2004 (CD)
compilation CD features
Preposterous Tales

This Is Our Time - Songs To Celebrate The AFC Wimbledon Story
Cherry Red Records 17 September 2012 (CD)
compilation CD features
Preposterous Tales
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