Private Eye, the British fortnightly satirical magazine, has produced various comedic audio recordings since its founding in 1961.
The content for the recordings was written and performed by Private Eye staff members, contributors and friends.
Among those prominently featured on the classic 1960s and 1970s recordings were: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Barry Humphries, John Bird, John Wells, Eleanor Bron, William Rushton, Barry Fantoni and Richard Ingrams.
Themed around the upcoming October 1964 UK general election Notes: His Master's Voice was the name of a leading record label, "Baillie Vass" was the magazine's nickname for the then Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home • I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus - Issued: 18 December 1964.
(Label & Catalogue number: Lyntone LYN 2140) • Hullo Sailor - Issued: 1 December 1972.
(Label & Catalogue number: Lyntone LYN 3034) • The Sound of Talbot - Issued: 5 December 1980.
A Christmas-themed recording Notes A parody of Sir James Goldsmith's short-lived 'Now' Magazine - dubbed "Talbot" by Private Eye.
included a trick recording of then Prime Minister Harold MacMillan appearing to sing a pop song • Neasden - 7" single.
TRA 131) [5] Notes: a multi-track album featuring spoken word skits and songs • Ho-Ho Very Satirical!
Performed by Eleanor Bron, Jon Culshaw, Harry Enfield, Ian Hislop, Barry Humphries, Lewis MacLeod, Kate Robbins, John Sessions, and written by regular contributors to the magazine.
The album - titled Private Eye Presents Golden Satiricals [The Top Ten Flexi-Discs!]
[8] [9] In 1998, the flexi-discs album was reissued by Springtime Records as a double audio-cassette set distributed by MCI (Music Collection International) - with the 1962 E.P.
A promotional CD compilation was issued with the Guardian newspaper in 2011, the first and (as at 2015) only digital release of any of the pre-2000 tracks.
(very limited distribution) • The Best Of Private Eye: Golden Satiricals Presents Volume Two: The Swingeing Sixties - Issued: 1998.
(very limited distribution) • The Best Of Private Eye: Golden Satiricals Presents Volume Three: The Sarcastic Seventies - Issued: 1998.
(very limited distribution) • Highlights From Private Eye's Legendary Comedy Recordings - Issued: 2011.