The Underwater Melon Man (1998)

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"He's really a most remarkable chap
An ingenious kind of a fella
He's invented the very first cactus tap
And the wonderful desert umbrella."

Book & CD:-

Book:-

The Underwater Melon Man and other unreasonable rhymes
Fane Flaws with Arthur Baysting and Peter Dasent

Pictures - Fane Flaws

Special thanks to (amongst others) :- Neil & Sharon Finn - Hospitality and use of the Finn Home Studio

Publisher - Monkey Biz

Date - 1998; ISBN 0-9582010-0-5

CD:-

Music - 'Bend' (Fane Flaws and Peter Dasent)

Tim Finn vocals on: Melon - Cauli Baby; The Perfect Stranger
Neil Finn vocals on: Neville The Enchanted Rug; The Girl From Godknowswhere; Dream Girl

Michael Den Elzen is in a long list of recording and mixing credits.

Date - 1999

Album track listing

Information from CD booklet:-

1. The Underwatermelon Man
Vocals - Chris Knox
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Guitar & Vocals - Fane Flaws
Drums - Jim Lawrie

2. Melon - Cauli Baby
Vocals - Tim Finn
Piano - Peter Dasent
Backing Vocals - Tony Backhouse, Jenny Morris
Ollie & Wally - Fane & Shaan Flaws

3. The Girl With the Porcupine Coat
Vocals - Jenny Morris
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Banker - Don McGlashan

4. The Man With the Cast Iron Belly
Vocals - George Washingmachine
Piano - Peter Dasent
Guitar - Ian Date
Double Bass - Jonathan Zwartz
Drums - Hamish Stuart

5. Neville The Enchanted Rug
Vocals - Neil Finn
Piano - Peter Dasent
Guitars - Fane Flaws, Darren Watson
Bass - George Barris
Drums - Jim Lawrie
Backing Vocals - Tony Backhouse, Jenny Morris
Louise - Linda Topp

6. The Hide & Seeky Bird
Monologue - John Clarke (AKA Fred Dagg)
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Bass Drum - Fane Flaws
Backing Vocals - The Four Squares (Tony Backhouse, Fane Flaws, Rob Maxwell-Jones)

7. The Girl With The Empty Head
Vocals - Bic & Boh Runga
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent

8. The Wicked Conjuror
Vocals - Dave Dobbyn
Hammond Organ - Peter Dasent
Double Bass - Jonathan Zwartz
Drums - Hamish Stuart
Tenor Saxophone - Tim Hopkins

9. Pottie Training
Vocals - Jackie Clarke
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Ringmaster - Mikey Havoc

10. Money Trees
Vocals - Fane Flaws
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Double Bass - Patrick Bleakley
Drums - Jim Lawrie
Backing Vocals - Steve Roche
Cautionary Chorus - Shaan & Fane Flaws

11. Thirteen O'Clock
Vocals - Renee Geyer
Piano - Peter Dasent
Guitar - Darren Watson
Double Bass - Jonathan Zwartz
Drums - Hamish Stuart
Counting Chorus - Fane Flaws, Peter Dasent, Stephen & Ry Jessop, Simon & Emile Emsley, Brandon Pou

12. Jemina Spride
Vocals - Jackie Clarke
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent

13. Knights
Vocals - The Shag Piles - (Fane Flaws, Peter Dasent, Tony Backhouse, Simon Emsley, Rob Maxwell-Jones)
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent

14. The Forgotten Fork
Vocals - Darren Watson
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Lap Steel Guitar - Stephen Jessop
Double Bass - Jonathan Zwartz
Drums - Hamish Stuart
Electric Bass - Fane Flaws
Family - Mikey Havoc, Bic & Boh Runga

15. The Girl With The X-Ray Eyes
Vocals - Don McGlashan
Keyboards - Peter Dasent
Guitar - Fane Flaws
Bass - George Barris
Drums - Jim Lawrie
Backing Vocals - Tony Backhouse, Jenny Morris, Fane Flaws

16. Imelda Blade
Vocals - Tony Backhouse
Keyboards, Samples & Guitar - Peter Dasent
Bass - Fane Flaws
Drums - Jim Lawrie

17. The Man With The Elephant Nose
Vocals - Che Fu & King Kapisi
Rap - MCOJ & Rhythm Slave
Piano & Samples - Peter Dasent
Guitar - Fane Flaws
Double Bass - Patrick Bleakley
Drums - Jim Lawrie
Soprano Saxophone - Nathan Haines
Beautiful Mind BV's - King Kapisi, Fane Flaws, Mark Williams

18. The Girl From Godknowswhere
Vocals - Neil Finn
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Guitar - Fane Flaws
Bass - George Barris
Drums - Jim Lawrie
Backing Vocals - Tony Backhouse, Jenny Morris

19. The Eccentric Instrumentalist
Dialogue - The Topp Twins
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Double Bass - Jonathan Zwartz
Drums - Hamish Stuart
Backing Vocals - Tony Backhouse & Virna Sanzone

20. The Dog With The Saxophone
Vocals - Tony Backhouse
Piano - Peter Dasent
Double Bass - Jonathan Zwartz
Drums - Hamish Stuart
Tenor Saxophone - Tim Hopkins
Backing Vocals - Tony Backhouse, Lisa Spence, Fane Flaws
Hound-Doggy Dog - Mikey Havoc

21. The Mysterious Box
Vocals - Dave Dobbyn
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Backing Vocals - Lisa Spence, Tony Backhouse

22. The Perfect Stranger
Vocals - Tim Finn
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Angels - Jenny Morris

23. El Flamo
Vocals - Brandon Pou
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Double Bass - Patrick Bleakley
Drums - Jim Lawrie
Backing Vocals - Jackie Clarke, Brandon Pou

24. The Man Who Never Was
Vocals - Renee Geyer
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Guitar - Fane Flaws
Bass - George Barris
Drums - Jim Lawrie

25. Dream Girl
Vocals - Neil Finn
Keyboards & Samples - Peter Dasent
Guitar - Fane Flaws
Lap Steel Guitar - Stephen Jessop
Bass - George Barris
Drums - Jim Lawrie
Dream Girl - Lucy Lawless

Notes

Neill Gladwin of Los Trios Ringbarkus, and who played Neill in Garbo (Aus 1992), is directing a live version of the The Underwater Melon Man (1998) in New Zealand in March 2002.

Sing a song of nonsense 1st April, 2002 (New Zealand Herald)

Tony Backhouse directs the Café of the Gate of Salvation gospel choir whose music is used in Sweetie (Aus 1989).

The Underwater Melon Man (1998)

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