Cover design by Barbara Fry

Diversions!

Music by Barry Booth
Lyrics by Michael Palin and Terry Jones

from David Wells' cover notes for the CD release.

"...Diversions! is one of the hidden treasures of late 60s British pop - a witty, gentle and quintessentially English collection of words and music cloaked in a series of ornate, baroque arrangements so beloved of the immediately post-psychedelic UK studio sound. Let's hope, then, that this first-ever reissue - assembled with the active co-operation of the artist, by the way - manages to redress the balance somewhat and introduce a few new converts to the album's considerable charms." More

Read the reviews

Song Title	mp3	score
He's Very Good With His Hands Booth / Palin
I'll Listen Booth / Palin
Vera Lamonte Booth / Palin
Henry Smith Addresses A Butterfly Booth / Jones
The Problems of a Simple Man Booth / Palin
The Last Time I Saw You Booth / Palin
The King's Thing Booth / Jones
The Hotteset Day of the Year Booth / Palin
After The War Booth / Jones
Henri Dupont Booth / Jones
Somebody Make My Mind Up Booth / Palin
A Concise History of Harry Shoes Booth / Palin
Mole Booth / Palin
Sad Jolly Song Booth / Jones

Catalogue # : CMRCD 404
ASIN: B00005UBIE

Diversions originally issued on Pye NPL 18216 April 1968
The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group

A Sequel Production for Castle Music, a label of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd

Coordinated by John Reed, Remastered by SRT, St. Ives, Cambs.