(apart from some copies of 'Shane')", it consists of sketches and songs from the film, with a few links performed by Michael Palin and a brief appearance from Terry Gilliam.

The album features dialogue which didn't make it into the final cut of the film as well as additional sound effects to help with the audio medium.

The original UK vinyl release had the traditional George Peckham messages etched on the runout grooves.

The back cover did indeed contain a short list of spoof philosophy LPs, alongside a similarly comic profile of the Python team members.

Al Campbell of AllMusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars and wrote that "Unlike most comedy releases, the soundtrack of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is an appealing audio souvenir that doesn't get stale after listening to it a few times."