
Welcome to The Head Ballet podcast! This podcast is the place to come to hear guests discuss with me, Paul Abbott, their favourite novelty songs - the funny, the weird, the daft and the outright baffling tunes that have been skipping and dancing around in their heads for years. Everybody loves something that could be considered novel, so why not celebrate it? Importantly, it also seeks to try and ... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 27 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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Welcome to The Head Ballet podcast. Paul Abbott invites guests to discuss their favourite novelty songs. In this special one-off episode (whilst I get some new guests and material ready!) I'm joined by the author, podcaster and all-round bon ouef, Be... more
Welcome to The Head Ballet podcast. Paul Abbott invites guests to discuss their favourite novelty songs. This episode marks one year of The Head Ballet's existence and what better way to celebrate than by exploring the band who gave the show its name... more
Welcome to The Head Ballet podcast. Paul Abbott invites guests to discuss their favourite novelty songs. It's back to 1967 for this episode as my guest, Chris Shaw, of the amazing Beatles podcast I Am The EggPod, joins me to unravel the dark psychede... more
Welcome to The Head Ballet podcast. Paul Abbott invites guests to discuss their favourite novelty songs. Along for a nightmare-inducing ride into the world of Science Fiction prog epics is musician Ian Scanlon, of the band Model Village (whose new re... more
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I’ve spent the last couple of hours walking around on Sunday trying to drop off my parcel and I’ve been in the company of some great guests and knowledge of novelty records, namely Paul Putner & Tim Worthington. I’m only sad that I’m late to the party as this is a rich seam to mine. I’d love to do ‘Dogs’ by The Who as it’s a truly bizarre 60s record. Thanks Paul. Loving your work and yes I did manage to drop off that parcel in the end.
An interesting and entertaining look at the oddities that have peppered the UK charts over the years. Lots of backstory to the chosen songs too. A must for fans of novelty hits.
Head Ballet has given me such a lift over the past year. Paul really does his research and each episode is filled with fantastic little discoveries and the discussions are relaxed with plenty of laughs. An essential listen for music enthusiasts.
Head Ballet is a rare and beautiful thing - an expert and enthusiast, Paul Abbott, talking knowledgeably with wit and humour about very specific instances of popular culture - novelty records - and setting them in a context. Each episode features a guest whose knowledge of the record in question is brought out by Paul in a friendly conversational style.
Somehow, by going from the specific piece of music and exploring its origins, influences and production, Paul and his guests manage to illumi... more
A great deep dive into the world of novelty music that takes you on a journey of discovery! Good fun and informative.
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