There is a Radio 4 program called Quote Unquote and I sometimes catch the last few minutes of it when driving to my piano lesson. The theme tune is excellent (go to the above link and pay the latest recording of the show to hear a bit of it at the start) so I emailed the prgram to find our about it. Here are the details:
"Entitled DUDDLY DELL, written and performed by Dudley Moore, it was the B-side of his single STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS (Parlophone 45R 4772) in 1961.
For years, when people asked me what it was, I had to tell them the record was no longer available. But in April 2002 it was re-released on an album entitled AUTHENTIC DUD, VOL. 2 by Harkit Records (HRKCD 8019). Alas, jubilation was short-lived as this record has now been withdrawn for legal reasons."
I'd love to get a copy of all or any of the original single, the album and the sheet music. Can you help? please contact me if you can!
Posted by grahame at October 27, 2003 07:38 AM