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Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

11.

Peter Sellers – The Best of Sellers

I loved listening to comedy albums when I was growing up. This one was produced by George Martin. Sellers used to put on all these accents and do them perfectly. On ‘Suddenly It’s Folk Song’ it’s him playing a German anthropologist. [Proceeds to recount entire section of the album verbatim, accents and all] It’s just a great record. I loved all those black and white caper movies. The talent on Sellers was just amazing. He was so influential on the Bonzos and the Python people. I picked up on this as a teenager and I know every word of it now. It’s perfect. It’s extraordinary how funny he is.

Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Lord Spikeheart, Tom Ravenscroft
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