to listeners, who might on a subsequent listening hear material they had never heard before, creating genuine confusion. Since the record had two concentric grooves, they were spaced considerably apart, halving the length of the playing time. Subsequent editions of the vinyl incorporated both grooves sequentially as separate tracks, eliminating the double groove. Likewise with promotional copies for radio stations, as they were banded for airplay. However, when Virgin reissued the album in the UK in 1985, the double groove was retained, but with the "Great Actors" sketch cut from the end of Side 1 and moved onto the start of the second side which previously began with "The Background to History". This meant the two B-sides no longer had equal length, resulting in a long silence following the "Phone-In" sketch at the end of the second Side B. Release The album reached No. 49 on the UK album chart. No single was released from the album in the UK but the belated US release (the group's first on Arista) in 1975 was promoted by a 7" single entitled "The Single" (AS 0130) which consisted of three excerpts from the album tracks "Elephantoplasty", "Mrs Niggerbaiter" and "Pet Conversions". Both sides of the record were labelled Side B, with the other side containing "The Cheese Shop" in its entirety. The 2006 reissue featured new sound effects on some sketches as well as four previously unreleased bonus tracks, although these date from the 1980 Contractual Obligation Album sessions. The 2014 LP reissue by Virgin Record Ltd. contains the original version of the album without bonus tracks. It also restores the two concentric grooves on Side 2. The new lacquer has been cut by Abbey Road Studios engineer Sean Magee. Legacy Post-punk band Department S took the name of their 1981 hit single "Is Vic There?" from a line of dialogue from the album's closing "Phone-In" sketch. Track listing The following sketches are from the TV series: "Dead Bishop", "Bruces", "Cheese Shop", "Boxing Tonight", "Mrs. Niggerbaiter", "Oscar Wilde", and "Pet Conversions". The remainder are exclusive to this album. Side One: Single-Groove Election Forum Dead Bishop Elephantoplasty Novel Writing Word Association Bruces Bruces Song Ralph Mellish Doctor Quote Cheese Shop Wasp/Tiger Club Great Actors Side Two: Groove One The Background to History Record Shop First World War Noises Boxing Tonight Side Two: Groove Two Mrs. Niggerbaiter Oscar Wilde Pet Conversions Phone-In 2006 bonus tracks