HOW SWEET TO BE AN IDIOT /
THE AGE OF DESPERATION
UNITED ARTIST : UP35495 / 1973
A : Arranged by Richard Hewson Produced by John Anthony, A Neptune Production
B : Produced by Neil Innes
It is definitely rarest single of his works. Probably it did not sell well, I haven't ever seen regular label of this.
"How Sweet To Be An Idiot" on A side is absolutely different from album take. It has strings, bass, drums and guitar, in short it's band sound. "The Age Of Desperation" was only for this single,  later it's included on CD compilation "Re-Cycled Vinyl Blues" in 1994. However "How Sweet . ." is still un-reissued!
I hope this song will be listed on any CD someday.     		多分Neilのシングルの中ではいちばん入手困難の一品であると思われる。A面の"How Sweet To Be An Idiot"はアルバムのテイクと違いストリングスやギターの入ったバンド・ヴァージョン。それでもアルバムのピアノの弾き語りの方が力強く感じられるかもしれない程ソフトな仕上がり。B面はCD　"Re-Cycled Vinyl Blues"に収録された。しかしテイク違いの"How Sweet . ."は今尚CD化されていない。Recollectionシリーズでは権利関係で収録が難しいそうだが、是非とも再発をして欲しい1曲である。