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Wombles CDs

Several compilation CDs were released in the late 1990s and 2000s. The full original albums were reissued on CD in 2011, after years out of print, and later re-released as a box set in 2022.

Studio albums

The Wombles 4 CD Box Set: The Complete Studio Albums

Released: 25 November 2022
Catalogue number: DRAMBOX004


Wombling Songs

Released: 20 June 2011
Catalogue number: DRAMCD0065

  1. The Wombling Song (TV Version)
  2. Wombles Everywhere
  3. Exercise Is Good For You (Laziness Is Not)
  4. The Wombles’ Warning
  5. Tobermory
  6. Dreaming In The Sun (Orinoco’s Song)
  7. Madame Cholet
  8. Great Uncle Bulgaria’s March
  9. Wellington Womble
  10. Bungo’s Birthday
  11. Wombling Along (Link Piece)
  12. The Wombling Song (Full Version)

Remember You’re A Womble

Remember You're A Womble CD

Released: 20 June 2011
Catalogue number: DRAMCD0066

  1. Remember You’re A Womble
  2. Minuetto Allegretto
  3. Non-Stop Wombling Summer Party
  4. Wombling In The Rain
  5. Womble Burrow Boogie
  6. Wellington Goes To Waterloo
  7. The Return Of Cousin Yellowstone
  8. The Womble Square Dance
  9. Wimbledon Sunset
  10. Banana Rock

Keep On Wombling

Keep On Wombling CD

Released: 20 June 2011
Catalogue number: DRAMCD0067

Orinoco’s Dream (Fantasies Of A Sleeping Womble)

  1. Womble Of The Universe
  2. The Orinoco Kid
  3. The Jungle Is Jumping
  4. Underground Overture
  5. Hall Of The Mountain Womble
  6. Look Out For The Giant
  7. The Wombling Twist
  8. Tobermory’s Music Machine
  9. Wipe Those Womble Tears From Your Eyes
  10. Invitation To The Ping-Pong Ball
  11. Wombling Merry Christmas

Superwombling

Superwombling CD

Released: 20 June 2011
Catalogue number: DRAMCD0068

  1. The Womble Shuffle
  2. The Myths And Legends Of King Merton Womble And His Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
  3. Down At The Barber Shop (Singing In Harmony)
  4. The Empty Tidy-Bag Blues
  5. Wombling White Tie And Tails
  6. Superwomble
  7. Miss Adelaide (She’s Got A Lot Of Knowledge)
  8. Wombles On Parade
  9. To Wimbledon With Love
  10. Nashville Wombles

Wombling Free

Wombling Free CD

Released: 20 June 2011
Catalogue number: DRAMCD0069

  1. The Wombling Song (Film Version)
  2. The Creation Of The World (Main Title)
  3. Edinburgh Rock
  4. Introduction From Minuetto Allegretto
  5. Introduction To The Womble Burrow
  6. Wombling White Tie And Tails (Film Version)
  7. Under The Hills And Not Far Away
  8. Madame Cholet (Film Version)
  9. Mr Roland Frogmorton’s Music
  10. Miss Felicity Kim Frogmorton’s Music
  11. Frogmorton’s Theme (Schmaltzy Hi-Fi Background)
  12. The March Of The Machines
  13. Exercise Is Good For You (Laziness Is Not) (Film Version)
  14. The Underground Garden
  15. Count Down And Lift-Off
  16. Womble Of The Universe (Not From Soundtrack)
  17. The Queen

Compilation albums and CD singles

Underground, Overground - The Ultimate Wombles Collection

Underground, Overground

Released: 1997
Catalogue number: Reader’s Digest RDCD 2181-2

Disc 1

  1. The Wombling Song
  2. Remember You’re A Womble
  3. Wombling White Tie And Tails (Foxtrot)
  4. The Orinoco Kid
  5. Invitation To The Ping Pong Ball
  6. Tobermory’s Music Machine
  7. Wombles On Parade
  8. Down At The Barber Shop (Singing In Harmony)
  9. The Empty Tidy Bag Blues
  10. Wellington Goes To Waterloo
  11. Nashville Wombles
  12. Wombling In The Rain
  13. Non Stop Wombling Summer Party
  14. Underground Overture
  15. The Jungle Is Jumping
  16. Hall Of The Mountain Womble
  17. Banana Rock
  18. Womble Of The Universe

Disc 2

  1. Superwomble
  2. The Myths And Legends Of King Merton Womble And His Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
  3. The Wombling Twist
  4. Madame Cholet
  5. Minuetto Allegretto
  6. Miss Adelaide (She’s Got A Lot Of Knowledge)
  7. Exercise Is Good For You (Laziness Is Not)
  8. Let’s Womble To The Party Tonight
  9. To Wimbledon With Love
  10. Rainmaker
  11. Wimbledon Sunset (Interlude)
  12. The Wombles’ Warning
  13. The Womble Square Dance
  14. The Womble Shuffle
  15. Look Out For The Giant
  16. Wipe Those Womble Tears From Your Eyes
  17. Wombling Merry Christmas

Remember You’re A Womble

Remember Youre A Womble

Released: 9 March 1998

  1. Remember You’re A Womble
  2. Remember You’re A Womble (Dance Mix)

The Best Wombles Album So Far

The Best Wombles Album So Far

Released: 16 March 1998
Catalogue number: Columbia 489562 2

  1. The Wombling Song
  2. Remember You’re A Womble
  3. Wombling White Tie And Tails
  4. The Orinoco Kid
  5. To Wimbledon With Love
  6. Wombles On Parade
  7. Down At The Barber Shop (Singing In Harmony)
  8. The Empty Tidy Bag Blues
  9. Wellington Goes To Waterloo
  10. Nashville Wombles
  11. Invitation To The Ping Pong Ball
  12. Non Stop Wombling Summer Party
  13. Underground Overture
  14. The Myths And Legends Of King Merton Womble And His Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
  15. Hall Of The Mountain Womble
  16. Banana Rock
  17. Womble Of The Universe

The Wombling Song

The Wombling Song

Released: 1 June 1998

  1. The Wombling Song (Underground Overground)
  2. The Orinoco Kid

The Wombles Collection

The Wombles Collection

Released: 20 November 2000
Catalogue number: Dramatico DRAMCD0001

Disc 1

  1. The Wombling Song
  2. Remember You’re A Womble
  3. Wombling White Tie And Tails
  4. The Orinoco Kid
  5. To Wimbledon With Love
  6. Wombles On Parade
  7. Down At The Barber Shop
  8. The Empty Tidy Bag Blues
  9. Wellington Goes To Waterloo
  10. Nashville Wombles
  11. Invitation To The Ping Pong Ball
  12. Non Stop Wombling Summer Party
  13. Underground Overture
  14. The Myths And Legends Of King Merton Womble And His Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
  15. The Hall Of The Mountain Womble
  16. Banana Rock
  17. Womble Of The Universe
  18. I Wish It Could Be A Wombling Merry Christmas Every Day (Album Version)
  19. ENHANCED CD: Remember You’re A Womble - Video

Disc 2

  1. Minuetto Allegretto
  2. Superwomble
  3. Miss Adelaide
  4. Let’s Womble To The Party Tonight
  5. Rainmaker
  6. Wombling In The Rain
  7. Tobermory’s Music Machine
  8. The Womble Square Dance
  9. The Wombling Twist
  10. Exercise Is Good For You
  11. Madame Cholet
  12. Look Out For The Giant
  13. The Jungle Is Jumping
  14. Wimbledon Sunset
  15. The Womble Shuffle
  16. Wipe Those Womble Tears From Your Eyes
  17. Wombling Merry Christmas
  18. ENHANCED CD: The Wombling Song - Video

I Wish It Could Be A Wombling Merry Christmas Every Day - The Wombles With Roy Wood

Released: 18 December 2000
Highest chart position: 22

CD One

Catalogue number: DRAMCDS0001

  1. I Wish It Could Be A Wombling Merry Christmas Every Day
  2. Wombling Merry Christmas
  3. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day (live version)
  4. I Wish It Could Be A Wombling Merry Christmas Every Day - Promo Video

CD Two

Catalogue number: DRAMCDS0001X

  1. I Wish It Could Be A Wombling Merry Christmas Every Day (‘Fat Boy Furry’ Crucial Dub Groovy Acid Dance Burrow Garage Mix)
  2. Wombles On Parade
  3. Wombles On Parade - Promo Video

Cassette

Catalogue number: DRAMCAS0001

  1. I Wish It Could Be A Wombling Merry Christmas Every Day
  2. Wombling U.S.A. (rare previously unreleased track)

The Very Best Of The Wombles

The Very Best Of The Wombles

Released: 3 October 2005
Catalogue number: Columbia 504418 2

  1. The Wombling Song
  2. Remember You’re A Womble
  3. Let’s Womble To The Party
  4. Minuetto Allegretto
  5. Banana Rock
  6. Down At The Barber Shop
  7. Underground Overture
  8. Wombling White Tie & Tails
  9. The Myths And Legends Of King Merton Womble And His Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
  10. Hall Of The Mountain Womble
  11. Nashville Wombles
  12. Non Stop Wombling Summer Party
  13. Invitation To The Ping Pong Ball
  14. The Empty Tidy Bag Blues
  15. The Orinoco Kid
  16. To Wimbledon With Love
  17. Wellington Goes To Waterloo
  18. Wombles On Parade
  19. Womble Of The Universe
  20. Superwomble
  21. Wombling Merry Christmas

Mike Batt: A Songwriter’s Tale / The Orinoco Kid

Released: 17 May 2010
Catalogue number: DRAMCD0058

Disc 1: A Songwriter’s Tale

Disc 2: The Orinoco Kid

  1. Summertime City
  2. Madhouse Rag
  3. The House Of The Clown
  4. Hang On, Sloopy
  5. Memphis, Tennessee
  6. Your Mother Should Know
  7. Sinking Like A Stone
  8. The Myths And Legends Of King Merton Womble And His Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
  9. Nashville Wombles
  10. To Wimbledon With Love
  11. Wombling White Tie And Tails
  12. The Orinoco Kid
  13. Minuetto Allegretto
  14. The Empty Tidy Bag Blues

The W Factor - 20 Wombling Greats

Released: 28 November 2011
Catalogue number: DRAMCD0069

  1. Remember You’re A Womble
  2. The Wombling Song
  3. Superwomble
  4. Invitation To The Ping Pong Ball
  5. Wipe Those Womble Tears From Your Eyes
  6. Wombling White Tie And Tails
  7. Wombling In The Rain
  8. The Orinoco Kid
  9. Exercise Is Good For You
  10. Wellington Goes To Waterloo
  11. To Wimbledon With Love
  12. The Womble Shuffle
  13. Minuetto Allegretto
  14. Down At The Barber Shop
  15. Nashville Wombles
  16. Tobermory
  17. Banana Rock
  18. Madame Cholet
  19. Bungo’s Birthday
  20. Wombling Merry Christmas

The original artwork (first picture) was amended before release, adding “The Wombles” to make it more obvious (second picture). When I had a quick chat with Mike Batt during The Wombles’ personal appearance at HMV in London, he told me that it was Tesco who had demanded the change to the album cover.


Wombling Merry Christmas

Wombling Merry Christmas

Released: 11 December 2011
Catalogue number: DRAMCDS087

  1. Wombling Merry Christmas
  2. The Wombles’ Warning
  3. Miss Adelaide (She’s Got A Lot Of Knowledge)

Mike Batt: The Penultimate Collection

Mike Batt: The Penultimate Collection

Released: 8 May 2020 (digital), 26 June 2020 (CD)
Catalogue number: DRAMCD0110

Disc 2

  1. The Wombling Song
  2. Minuetto Allegretto
  3. The Orinoco Kid