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Ivor Biggun (in tasteful jacket) |
Even after a short BBC TV career (as 'Doc Cox' of That's Life!, making jokes about vegetables shaped amusingly like Ester Rantzen), Ivor's right-handed technique with his instrument remains legendary.
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Ivor Biggun (in tasteful jacket) |
Ivor has kindly opened his archive photo album, and selected his favourite photos to share with us all - enjoy! Explanatory comments are from the man himself.
Ivor being encouraged to sign for Beggar's Banquet |
Actually, this is Ivor signing for his 3rd Album, Partners In Grime. The man without the hammer is Steve Webbon. The hammer is wielded by Tom (sorry, don't know his surname) who was a bike messenger and roadie for various Beggar's Banquet acts, and also appears on the sleeve of Partners In Grime. | |
Ivor Meets Irma Thomas |
Hurricane Katrina wiped out Irma Thomas's club in New Orleans. Ivor, a great fan, met her there in the 90's. She did a great set (in a room about the size of an English pub) after we'd all eaten gumbo, cooked by the sultry dusky charmer herself. | |
Ivor Meets Ivor Cutler |
Doc kept up his Beeb sound engineering job until 1997, because he loved it. He met Ivor Cutler, one of his idols, who came in to record a film commentary. There'll never be another. | |
Ivor On Stage With Judge Dread |
A wonderful chap, and the walking encylopaedia of Ska. Did you know that a young unknown Bob Marley played in his road band? Er..so did Ivor and Jilly B. Here we are in Chiswick, early 90's. | |
Ivor's first group. Nurk Wildebeeste & The Mutations |
Ivor's first group. Nurk Wildebeeste & The Mutations. As seen in the" Retford Gainsborough and Worksop Guardian" |
We hear that Doc & Jilly B are doing odd pub gigs, under ludicrous names like "Barnaby Green and the Blueprints" and "The Trembling Wheelbarrows", the latter with Jilly on Tea-chest bass, 3 singers, and an odd mix of fairly clean comedy (strewth that's difficult!) and skiffle.
For a taster, see YouTube:
Trembling Wheelbarrows 1 and Trembling Wheelbarrows 2 "Barnaby Green and the Blueprints"
Following on from the original "Fruity Bits" CD, this new ultimate compilation features all of the rest of Ivor's first three classic LPs ("The Winker’s Album (misprint)”, “More Filth! Dirt Cheap...” and “Partners In Grime”) plus rare singles, extended plays, live recordings and private pressings. This 44-track double CD was released in October 06 on the Stiff Weapon label, catalogue number TOSSA3CDD.
The full track listing is:-
SEEDY ONE |
SEEDY ONE / 1. Ivor Biggun Is My Name 2. The Winker's Song (misprint) (stereo album version) 3. Sing A Mucky Song 4. No! No! No! 5. I Wish I Was 6. I'm Shy 7. Graffiti Night Fever 8. Cucumber Number 9. Great Grandad John 10. Underground Music 11. My Brother's Got Files (misprint) 12. The Winker's Paradise (misprint) 13. The Winker's Rock 'N' Roll (misprint) (original version) 14. I Lift Up My Finger (And I Say Tweet Tweet) 15 Send For Dr. Clap 16 Hide The Sausage (original version) 17. Give Us A Wink For Christmas (misprint) (New Song!) 18. Bras On 45 (Dirty Gertie version) 19 Gums And Plums (Live) 20. John Thomas Allcock (Live) 21. Jeremy Is Innocent 22. The Johnny G Fan Club Song | |
SEEDY TOO |
SEEDY TOO / 1. My Shirt Collar (It Won't Go Stiff) 2. Southern Breeze 3. a) The Burglars Holler b) Gums And Plums 4. John Thomas Allcock 5. My Brother's Magazine 6. Richard The Third (He's In The Business Now) 7. I Can Be The Hot Dog And You Can Be The Bun 8. I Wanna Be A Bear 9. Ah Woke Up This Moanin' (Parts 1 & 2) 10. The Filthy Farmer (A Song Of The Soil) 11. The Other Educated Monkey (Humorous Monologue) 12. Piles Of Trouble (New Song!) 13. You Can't Have A Snog With A Snowman 14. Chantilly Lace 15. Probing Andromeda 16. The Majorca Song (Just-About-Broadcastable-Version) 17. Sixty Minute Man 18. Toolbag Ted From Birkenhead 19. Where Did The Lead In My Pencil Go? 20. Cue For A Song 21. Send For Dr. Clap (Live) 22. The Winker's Rock 'N' Roll (Live) |
You can order "More Fruity Bits" NOW direct from online stores such as: HMV, Amazon, Foxy, The Hut, Tesco, Play.com, Pinnacle, or Townsend Records.
Ivor Biggun and 'Friend' |
London, Paris, New York, Wigan - Everybody's blogging Ivor Biggun! Here's a small selection of Biggunophile's blogs: |
We were very saddened to hear of the death in late December 2005 of Laurie Bamford.
Laurie "The Smartly Dressed Tramp" Bamford was the lovely cheerful hairy bloke who booked The Vulgar Band into "The Gun" in Croydon and other pubs. If you've ever attended an Ivor Biggun gig, you've probably paid admission to Laurie at the door. If punters wanted an Ivor Biggun T-shirt, Ivor would always direct them to "The man over there who looks like God". A Biggun fan from the early days, Laurie appears as a heckler/singer on the "Live" part of the latest CD, attended some of the recording sessions (see the photo elsewhere on this site) and he was the genius who suggested the title.
Laurie was a keen music fan, and his tastes ranged from The Bonzos to Folk and Jazz and beyond. He was a numismatist, specialising in Victorian bronze coins, and was well loved by everyone who dealt with him. He was fond of music and good cheer and good beer. He was a founder member of the very unofficial "Croydon Real Ale Preservation society" (don't look too carefully at the initials of that organization). Some days before his funeral, they held a session in his honour.
Laurie seems to have died peacefully in his sleep, probably of a heart-attack. He was found with a smile on his face. He leaves behind his brother Richard and his nephews and nieces, as well as a host of music fans, historians, coin-collecting friends, beer-drinkers and people who simply enjoyed the company of a splendid and unique gentleman. He is sadly missed.
Handling Swollen Goods |
"Handling Swollen Goods" was released on 10th Oct 2005
on the Stiff Weapon label,
catalogue number TOSSA 2 CD and is distributed by NOVA via Pinnacle.
18 years in the making, this 5th-coming album from the elderly phallus throttler features:
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Here's the full track listing:
The Winking Caveman (Misprint), Dorothy Please Trim Your Hinge (Misprint), The Premature Ejaculation Waltz, Down By The Riverside, The Yodelling Winker (Misprint), All Of These Things Are Soul, Ukulele Lady, Two Thirds Of Four Fifths, The Son Of John Thomas Allcock, My Baby Loves My Yorkshire Pudding, Bonkola featuring The Mighty JUDGE DREAD, You Can’t Have A Shag With A Snowman, All I Want For Christmas (Is A Great Big Dong), The Sailors In The Gents (Humorous Monologue).
Plus extra bonus... Live in Croydon
I Feel Like Winking (Misprint), Ivor Biggun Is My Name, Cats On The Rooftops, I’m Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover, The Filthy Limerick Mambo, I Have A Dog His Name Is Rover, The Winker’s Song (Misprint) (Rotten version)
You can order "Handling Swollen Goods" direct from Stiff Weapon, HMV, Amazon, Foxy, The Hut, Tesco, Play.com, Pinnacle, or Townsend Records.
U.S fans can order it from CD Baby.
Two live tracks have escaped from Ivor's bottom drawer, and have made a welcome bid for freedom here, FREE for you to download - enjoy!
The Ukelele Man |
Click here to download "(Send For) Dr Clap"
This ‘live’ version of ‘Dr Clap’, a cautionary tale in a ragamuffin rub-a-dub style, was recorded in front of a small but noisy, blind drunk audience in a boozer in Southall, Middlesex and was one of the Vulgar Band's first live gigs. Ivor dun the recording himself, on portable gear, and despite the fact that you can’t hear his guitar (or maybe because of it) it has captured the atmosphere very well. You can almost smell the St. Bruno and the big white mothballs in the gent’s urinals. There's some drunk shouting "Manchester!" on it... goodness knows why. The filthy gag in the middle comes from a book of rugby jokes that Ivor was given at a previous gig, by the man making the bird noises at this one. The song appeared originally in a very ropey studio version on the "W*nker’s Rock’n’Roll" E.P, and this vastly superior attempt is now released 'due to popular demand'. Click here to download "W@nker's Rock'n'Roll" This was recorded "live" at the "Gun Tavern" in Croydon, digitally recorded and edited by Tim Beaton. It comes from the same session as the "Live" section of the "Swollen Goods" album. |
"The Fruity Bits of Ivor Biggun"
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A selection of 16 classic tracks from Ivor's very best albums:
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What's on the Fruity Bits?
Here's a quick breakdown of what to expect:-
Doc, Tim and Paul |
From Tim Aves:
These photos were taken at Littlecote House Warner Blues weekend, in Hungerford, Berkshire, Jan 03. Doc acted as MC as well as performing a couple of hilarious short sets during the all-night jam sessions which ensued. He also played an acoustic session in which he premiered a new song called "Mulligan's Tyres" (sung to the tune of "Mull of Kintyre"). The lineup for his backing band was Tim Aves on guitar, harmonica and backing vocals, plus Rob Barry on bass and Paul Lester on drums. Tim, Rob and Paul play together in a Texas blues band called "The Rockin' Armadillos". The young chap on the guitar is called Joe Hollywood! Reviews at Boogaloo Promotions. |
Doc at Warner Blues |
By Our Correspondent:
On 15th June 2002 Ivor Biggun's 'alter ego' (or possibly 'right hand man') Doc Cox emerged
from the heavily-guarded seclusion of his country estate and trekked down to the Windsor
Castle pub in Carshalton, Surrey (between Sutton and Croydon, for you geographers) for
a reunion of Ivors Jivers, the blues band which Ivor led from the late seventies to the
mid-nineties and who appear on many Biggun recordings.
The lineup - the first time all six chaps had appeared together in over eight years - was the
mid-eighties 'first team' of Tony 'Blues Boy' Barker on vocal, harmonica and slide guitar;
Ivor himself on vocal, rhythm guitar and very sharp suit;
'Fearless' Phil Drury on vocal and lead guitar; 'Enigmatic' Eddie Masters on bass;
'Charismatic' Chris Perry on drums and Peter 'The Professor' Terry on keyboards.
Apart from a general increase in the amount of grey hair (or a slight decrease in the amount
of hair generally) and some trousers being a bit snug round the waist rather than the lunchbox,
the guys all looked in pretty good shape considering that most are now over 50 and have lead
lives of ruinous dissipation. Ivor looked exceptionally dapper in a green suit, like a cross
between a trendy vicar and a fifties spiv.
The intimate atmosphere of the Windsor Castle suited the Jivers well, and the band played to
a mixture of pub regulars and old (well, not that old) fans, several of whom had first made
the band's acquaintance in the heady days of the now-legendary Swan in Fulham Broadway (RIP).
Noted as present was a contingent of Ealing's Polish Posse (most of whom now seem to live
in Shepherds Bush) which ensured audience participation when this was needed, as well as a
steady stream of requests which helpfully reminded the band of the titles of some of the songs
they used to know.
The Jivers set consisted largely of old favourites, several of which they remembered
surprisingly well. "We never used to rehearse anyway", said Ivor, "so what's the difference?".
The show commenced with the lengthy 12-bar medley which the band refer to among themselves as
'Dah Dee Dah Dee Dah (B'boom)', an approximation of the intro. Tonight, this was led off
by Tony with 'Sweet Home Chicago', followed closely by Ivor and his rollicking version
of 'TV Mama' and concluding with Fearless Phil's rending (sorry, rendition) of
'Statesboro Blues'.
The set progressed (?) through a mixture of blues (both types - fast and slow), Chuck Berry
rock and roll, and various other rhythm and blues related oddments - a typical Jivers set
list, in fact. A few new numbers were attempted - Phil had a bash at the old BB King
favourite 'Every day I have the blues', and Tony ventured a version of the Little Walter
standard 'My Babe', among others.
In the second set, a particular highlight was Ivor's performance of the Johnny G reggae tune
'Highway Shoes', which was played in response to one of the more reasonable audience
requests and went down very well indeed, with just about the entire pub dancing, bar staff and all.
The finale was the Jivers' regular closer, their inimitable take on Dame Vera Lynn's deathless
'White Cliffs of Dover' (known to both band and fans as 'Bluebirds'). As is also traditional,
during the quiet part of this Ivor introduced the band, taking the micky out of them as he did
so. The crowd called for an encore, to which the band replied with a thumping version of
'Mercury Blues', and the evening came to a close.
In the band/audience socialising which always follows a Jivers gig, several of the pub
regulars, who had never heard of Ivors Jivers and just turned up on spec (i.e. they had
nowhere else to go), were heard to tell the band how much they'd enjoyed the show, and Pam
the guv'nor - who recognised Ivor from his Esther Rantzen days - pronounced herself very
pleased (this usually means they took plenty of money over the bar) and assured the band
she would have them back. All band members said they greatly enjoyed playing together
again and they certainly hope to get a return engagement, and intend to find a few more
'occasional' gigs if possible.
Notorious ukelele-basher Ivor Biggun has recently married his
saxophonist/record-producer Jilly B! The baggy-eyed member-manipulator confesses
"I suppose I’ve lost my amateur standing, now."
Ivor has known Jilly (an attractive Liverpudlian, many years younger than him, much too
good for the old bastard, and so say all of us) for over twenty years and she’s been his
sweetheart and next-door neighbour since 1982. Jilly B produced the "Partners In Grime"
album on which she plays some keyboard and provides breathy teenage nymphet voices on
"Hide The Sausage", "Nobody Does It Like The Ukelele Man" and "Probing Andromeda".
She played tenor sax on the forthcoming album "Handling Swollen Goods" which she also
produced, and is heard on the tracks available on Dr Demento CDs.
"Live" gigs by Ivor Biggun And The Vulgar Band featured Jilly on sax, percussion and
Fartophone. She also acted as Ivor’s memory - the one nature gave him has been
destroyed by years of winkle-wringing, so Jilly used to shout the name, key and first
line of the next song to the bumbling old oaf on stage. It occasionally got through to him.
Jilly survived male nude stage invasions, female nude stage invasions, dogs in the drumkit,
fires in the auditorium, a man with a firework up his bottom and the famous gig at the "Gun"
Croydon, raided by seven policemen, one policewoman and a firearms expert.
Jilly constructs a number of Ivor’s stage props and costumes, her most recent effort
being a suit with arms 12 foot long. She has a one-eyed-cat called Tipitina and a
degree in Media Studies. She’s a little corker.
The marriage took place at Chelsea register office, London, on the 29th November 2000
and was kept secret "to avoid a press and media frenzy" says Ivor. Only three witnesses
and one guest attended. They were Pete The Professor (Ivor’s long-term piano player,
as heard on most of his recordings), Vicky B (Jilly’s friend, who was there trying to
talk her out of it), Maggie C (ditto), and the mysterious W. Whitehouse who deals with
Biggun mail-orders. "I handle whatever Ivor needs stuffing through a letterbox" chortles
the bemused jiffy-bag jockey.
The party arrived in Roy Orbison’s Cadillac, driven by comedian Big Al. They went home
pissed on the tube. Jilly wore a charming cream outfit. Ivor wore a ludicrous green suit
from Shepherd’s Bush Market and a tie with hedgehogs on it. The "something old" was the
groom. "Something new" was the fact that he actually paid for the drinks. And
"borrowed and blue" describes the jokes on his latest CD.
Doc Cox, a fading ex-television personality, and constant companion of Mr Biggun for many years, has been in the studio with Wee Willie Harris. Ian Dury fans will recall the lyric of "Reasons To Be Cheerful" where Wee Willie is mentioned as one of the reasons! Willie (real name Charlie) was the first "wild man of British Rock'n'roll" pre-dating his friend Screaming Lord Sutch by about three years. His UK versions of "I Go Ape" and the rockabilly "No Chemise Please" were cut for Decca in the mid-50's, along with "Rocking At The Two I's" a celebration of the famous Soho Coffee Bar.
Never having a top-ten hit in Britain (like Sutch!) he had great success in Holland, Germany and Israel. However, he was a fixture on the legendary "6-5 Special" TV show and renowned as the most extravagant and uninhibited showman on the live music scene. At the Liverpool Empire in 1958, a young Paul McCartney queued for his autograph. Jimmy Page played on his sessions, and Johnny Kidd and the Pirates followed him from gig to gig, memorizing his wild stage antics which they would later use as their own. Now in his sixties, Wee Willie Harris no longer has his pink hair (although he's kept quite a thatch) but still does cabaret and stage shows. Doc Cox met up with him through the late Screaming Lord Sutch, when he played with both of them at what was to be Sutch's last ever gig.
Rag Moppin' |
Impressed with the "cheerful little earful" and his still-amazing voice,
Doc took Willie into Westar Studio in Southall Middlesex (where Misty In
Roots record) and laid down a few tunes. One was the old skiffle song
"Greenback Dollar" done in two versions, straight and low comedy!
Another was "I've Got My Mojo Working" done in a Junior Wells/Buddy Guy
blues style and the last was "I've Got The Screaming Ab Dabs Over You".
This was written by Doc for Dave Sutch who sadly died before he could cut
it himself. Willie's version is a tribute, with any profits from a release
going to Sutch's favourite charity.
The "RAG MOPPIN'" CD "WEE WILLIE HARRIS & The Alabama Slammers" (POLLYTONE PEPCD137) is now available from Pollytone Records. |
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Biggunomaniacs will be pleased to hear about a couple of EXTRA Ivor Biggun
releases. DR DEMENTO has once again released his annual "BASEMENT TAPES" CD.
Dr Demento (a.k.a Barret Hansen) is a DJ based in Los Angeles, and the
only one in the world to risk his career by actually broadcasting Ivor Biggun
records. Dr Demento has also compiled and written the sleeve-notes for
numerous excellent rootsy albums on the legendary SPECIALTY label.
An Ivor track "YOU CAN'T HAVE A SHAG WITH A SNOWMAN" (in a slightly different mix from the one that will be found on the "Swollen Goods" album) appears on this magnificent compilation. It's Volume 8, containing tracks by Washboard Sam, Weird Al Yankovic, Barry Martin, The Two Jew Revue and many others. To grab yourself a copy, simply check out the Dr Demento website. You have to join the DR DEMENTO SOCIETY to get the CD, but it works out at about the same price as a cheap-ish CD anyway. You'll also get 23 other songs by other artistes, including one about an incontinent dog, one about an incontinent cat, one about cows farting, one about a dog who slides his arse along the ground and a version of the Laurel & Hardy theme tune (March Of The Cuckoos). In fact it's a 100% solid Ivor recommendation! Dr Demento is also responsible for a collection on RHINO records (actually available in proper record shops!) called "DEMENTIA 2000: DR DEMENTO'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION". This contains a whole heap of wonderful stuff as well as TWO Ivor Biggun tracks. One is a different version of his disco bumper "Bras On 45" and the other is a previously un-available tune "Let's All Get Demented" which celebrates the contribution to world wide lunacy made by America's craziest DJ. "He's crackers!", says Ivor, "Who else in the USA would play Screaming Lord Sutch records?" You can order 'Dementia 2000! Dr. Demento's 30th Anniversary Collection' direct from Rhino Records |
Dementia 2000: Dr Demento's 30th Anniversary Collection |
The Winker's Album |
The Winker's Album (Misprint) (LP: Beggars Banquet 'BBL 1') The Winker's CD (Misprint) (CD: Beggars Banquet 'BBL 1CD') The Winker's Cassette (Misprint) (Cassette: Beggars Banquet 'BBLC 1') The Winkers Song (Misprint), Sing a Mucky Song, No! No! No!, Hello My Baby, I Wish I Was, I'm Shy, Graffiti Night Fever, I've Parted (Misprint), Cucumber Number, Great Grandad John, Underground Music, My Brother's Got Files (Misprint), The Winkers Paradise (Misprint), Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!, Charabanc (humorous monologue). |
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More Filth! Dirt Cheap |
More Filth! Dirt Cheap (CD: Beggars Banquet 'BBL 3CD', also cassette 'BBL C3')
The Cockerel Song, My Shirt Collar (It won't go stiff), Southern Breeze, The Burglars Holler, Gums and Plums, John Thomas Allcock, I have a Dog His name is Rover, My Brothers Magazine, Richard the Third, Walking Your Blues Away (Misprint), Are Mice Electric?, I can be the Hot-Dog and You can be the Bun, I Wanna be a Bear, Ah Woke Up Dis Moanin, The Filthy Farmer, The Other Educated Monkey (humorous monologue). |
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Partners in Grime |
Partners in Grime (CD: Beggars Banquet 'BBL 79CD', also cassette 'BBLC 79')
Hide the Sausage, (Nobody does it like) The Ukelele Man, Chantilly Lace, Halfway Up Virginia, The Pussy Song, Probing Andromeda, The Majorca Song, Sixty Minute Man, Toolbag Ted From Birkenhead, Gums and Plums (live), John Thomas Allcock (live), Where did the Lead in my Pencil Go?, Cue for a Song, I've got a Monster. |
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The Fruity Bits |
The Fruity Bits of Ivor Biggun (CD: Stiff Weapon Records 'TOSSA 1 CD')
The W*nker's Song, Bras on 45, Hide The Sausage, I Have A Dog His Name Is Rover, Halfway Up Virginia, The Pussy Song, (Nobody Does It Like) The Ukelele Man, The Cockerel Song, I've Parted, The W*nker's Rock'n'roll, Are "Mice" Electric?, Hello My Baby, W*nking Your Blues Away, I've Got A Monster, The Majorca Song, The Charabanc Trip. |
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Handling Swollen Goods |
Handling Swollen Goods (CD: Stiff Weapon Records 'TOSSA 2 CD')
The Winking Caveman (Misprint), Dorothy Please Trim Your Hinge (Misprint), The Premature Ejaculation Waltz, Down By The Riverside, The Yodelling Winker (Misprint), All Of These Things Are Soul, Ukulele Lady, Two Thirds Of Four Fifths, The Son Of John Thomas Allcock, My Baby Loves My Yorkshire Pudding, Bonkola featuring The Mighty JUDGE DREAD, You Can’t Have A Shag With A Snowman, All I Want For Christmas (Is A Great Big Dong), The Sailors In The Gents (Humorous Monologue).
extra bonus... Live in Croydon |
The Winkers Single |
The Winkers Song/Readers Wives. (BOP 1)
This notorious first single by Ivor Biggun and the Red-Nose Burglars was released on 2nd September 1978 on the blue Beggars Banquet label, and was immediately banned by the BBC as being 'sexually explicit'. Early editions came in plain bags, because the ladies in the first pressing plant refused to handle sleeve-designer Dave Brett's revolting artwork. After a few weeks, it appeared on the picture sleeves we know and love. It is the same ukelele-pronged pervert you see on the sleeve of The Winkers Album. It spent 12 weeks in the charts and reached its highest position at number 19, 20, 21 or 22 (depending whose Charts you read), and was Number One on the Indie/Punk Charts for several weeks, being the first big hit for Beggars Banquet Records. It featured in an episode of 'Men Behaving Badly' (series 4, episode 3) when Gary and Tony, having lost their girlfiends, felt a song coming on. You used to be able to hear an audio clip of Gary and Tony singing badly at (Steve Kelly's) Men Behaving Badly site, but this seems to be no longer present :{. The B side is completely unavailable elsewhere, because Ivor thinks it's crap. |
This single featured two tracks from The Winkers Album, on the blue Beggars Banquet label. Another Dave Brett sleeve adorned this long deleted flatulence festival.
Jeremy Is Innocent |
Jeremy Is Innocent/Woof Woof Bang/I'm Jolly Mad. (BOP 4) 1979
A three track single, spoofing the Jeremy Thorpe scandal, recorded at Monterey Studios. This was released on the blue Beggars Banquet label by 'Rex Barker and the Ricochets', a pseudonym for Ivor and Terrific Teddy. It has a white paper picture sleeve (drawn by Ivor himself) with a cartoon Ivor holding a shotgun with a bone hanging from the end on a string. The dog is standing alert and smiling and eager, salivating at the bone, while the shotgun barrel almost touches its little black nose. |
The W*nkers Rock'n'Roll E.P |
The W*nkers Rock'n'Roll. (BOP 5) 1979
A 4 track E.P on a red or blue Beggars Banquet label with another Dave Brett sleeve.
1) The W*nkers Rock'n'Roll This copy is signed "hello Keith! You w*nk*r!! from Ivor Biggun xxx" If _you_ are that Keith, then please contact me. |
Bras On 45 (Sleeve) |
Bras On 45/Are Mice Electric/Richard The Third. (BOP 6)
A single on the DEAD BADGER label, with a sleeve and label drawn by Ivor. The two B side tracks were from MORE FILTH DIRT CHEAP. The A side was a spoof on the Stars-on-45 craze, and included a startling Gary Numan impersonation. The run-out groove is inscribed "Bras in pocket!" - a novel twist on a similarly-named Pretenders track. There was a just-about-broadcastable 'Family' version of Bras On 45 on the 7" single (produced by Robin Langridge), but the 12" Disco Single version (BOP 6 T) had the 7" version on one side, and an extended 'Dirty Gertie' version on the other. |
Bras On 45 (Label) |
This 7" single on BBC RECORDS features the brilliant Jeremy Taylor on the A side, and Ivor on the B side singing a different version of a song from The Winkers Album. It sold twenty seven copies, about the same number as JEREMY IS INNOCENT, making these two singles Ivor's rarest recordings.
The Majorca Song |
The Majorca Song (Filthy version)/The Majorca Song (Just-about-broadcastable version) (IVOR 1)
This 7" single on the DEAD BADGER label came in a nice brown-paper vomit-bag. Due to a factory cock-up, most copies had the A and B side labels reversed, so some unlucky radio DeeJays found themselves broadcasting the filthy version by mistake. It crawled into the Charts at about number 50, and is still used to drive people out of Majorcan clubs at closing time. There was a 12" version (IVOR 1T) in a similar sleeve, which contained the two 7" versions plus a very expensive, utterly crap disco remix that Ivor had sod all to do with. |
Rude Rock & Dirty Ditties |
A compilation of 23 raunchy tracks including not only Ivor's "W*nkers Song" and "Bras on 45", but also "Come Outside" and "Up With the Cock" by Judge Dread. Available from Continental Records. |
Punk Singles |
A compilation of 20 tracks including Ivor Biggun ("The W*nkers Song"),
The Lurkers, Tubeway Army and The Carpettes. Released March 1996.
Available from
Cherry Red/Anagram On-line Mail Order. Ivor himself has never actually seen a copy of this, but the record company (who seem remarkably reluctant to pay him anything for it) insist that it exists. |
John Denny also reported an EP featuring 'Readers Wives' (BOPA 2 ??)
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Ivor Biggun (lead vocals, electric guitar, ukelele) Jilly B (saxophone, fart machine) Pete 'The Professor' Terry (keyboard, accordian) Andy Hyam (bass guitar) Nigel 'Lucozade' Appleton (drums, electric helmet) |
The Flasher |
They appeared at these fine establishments:
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Doc Cox (vocals, guitar) Their most recent gig was in Carshalton on 15th June 2002.
'Fearless' Phil Drury has written a
brief history of Ivors Jivers.
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Ivor's Jivers: Live at last! |
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Doc Cox (vocals, electric guitar) Alex Chanter (vocals, electric guitar) Pete 'The Professor' Terry (keyboard, accordian) Terry Peaker (bass guitar) Robin Williams (electric violin) 'Hud' (drums). |
The "Big Boogie Spoonful" gigged in August '97 at The King's Head, Acton Vale. Some classic numbers (with witty interjections from Doc), including: 'My Baby', 'Hello Josephine', 'Red River Rock', Willie Dixon's 'Don't call me fat' (I'm built for comfort, not for speed), 'Sweet Old Chicago', and a version of Elvis's 'Hound-dog'. The grand finale was the climactic 'Boogie Woogie Country Girl', where Pete excelled himself on the keyboards. Ivor Biggun fans in the audience (including me) were gratified to also hear 'My Name is Ivor Biggun' and 'The W*nkers Song'. Thanks to all the band for making it a memorable night out! |
Doc Cox |
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