Superwombling was the fourth and final album (apart from compilations) released by The Wombles

The Wombles (band)

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. The songs were recorded by Mike Batt

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 (vocals/keyboards) with session musicians Chris Spedding

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 (guitars), Les Hurdle (bass), Clem Cattini

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 (drums), Ray Cooper

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 (percussion), Rex Morris (sax), Eddie Mordue

Eddie Mordue

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 (sax) and Jack Rothstein

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 (violin).

The musical styles included rock, pop, blues, reggae, barbershop harmony, James Bond

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 themes.

The Myths and Legends of King Merton Womble and His Journey to the Centre of the Earth is a parody of two contemporary concept album

Concept album

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s – The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

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and Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Journey to the Centre of the Earth (album)

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– both by Rick Wakeman

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Despite having several successful singles, the album did not chart but did eventually go gold.

Track listing

Side 1

The Womble Shuffle

The Myths and Legends of King Merton Womble and His Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Down At The Barber Shop

The Empty Tidy-Bag Blues

Wombling White Tie And Tails


Side 2

Superwomble

Miss Adelaide

Wombles On Parade

To Wimbledon With Love

Nashville Wombles

Singles

Wombling White Tie And Tails, Superwomble and The Womble Shuffle were released as singles. Down At The Barber Shop was later released on the B side of Let's Womble To The Party Tonight.

Wombling White Tie And Tails was used in the soundtrack of the 1977 film Wombling Free

Wombling Free

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