The Secret Policeman's Third Ball: The Music

The Secret Policeman's Third Ball:The Music is a 10 track live compilation album recorded at The London Palladium" (UK) over four consecutive nights 26th - 29th March 1987 by "Elephant House Production",and released by "Virgin Records" with royalties going to "Amnesty International".

About the album
In 1976 British comedy actor John Cleese brought together stars from UK comedy programmes such as "Monty Python's Flying Circus","The Goodies" and also the Cambridge stage show "Beyond the Fringe" to create a comedy show to benefit "Amnesty International",an organization that helps victims of oppression and polital imprisonment in other countries.Gradually John Cleese's comedy shows began to be integrated with rock music.

1987 Show
The 1987 show featured a lineup of musicians with several who were already veterans of earlier Amnesty benefits events in the UK and the USA,such as Bob Geldof,Peter Gabriel,Jackson Browne and Lou Reed.Other performers included Kate Bush,David Gilmour,Mark Knopfler,Joan Armatrading and Duran Duran.The comedic performers in the show were talents familiar primarily just to British audiences which included Stephen Fry  & Hugh Laurie,Mel Smith & Griff Rhys Jones,Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders,Lenny Henry,Ben Elton and Robbie Coltrane.

The album
The album features an exclusive live acoustic version of Duran Duran's track "Save a Prayer('Til The Morning After)" and also includes Kate Bush with "Running Up That Hill".The vinyl album is presented with a inner picture liner sleeve.