The Legend of Xanadu
| "The Legend of Xanadu" | ||||
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| Single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | ||||
| from the album If No One Sang | ||||
| B-side | "Please" | |||
| Released | 9 February 1968 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 17 January 1968, Phillips Studios, Stanhope Place, Marble Arch, London | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
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Fontana TF903 (UK) Imperial (US) |
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| Writer(s) | Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Rowland | |||
| Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich singles chronology | ||||
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"The Legend of Xanadu" is a single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich that reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1968, and was the group's biggest hit. As with many of their singles, it was written by songwriters Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley, and like many of the group's recordings, it features novelty elements — in this case a trumpet section and the distinctive sound of a whip cracking in the chorus. The musical accompaniment was directed by John Gregory.
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Side two
The song was recorded by the Fall for an NME Various Artists compilation album, Ruby Trax.
In Red Dwarf episode "Timeslides" (Season 3, Episode 5), an alternate dimension sees Dave Lister rich and living in a mansion named Xanadu; "not as a reference to the film Citizen Kane, but rather as a tribute to the hit single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich".
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