[Monty Python's Previous Record] points up the difference in senses of humor between those on this side of the pond and those in Britain. It just isn't funny, by American standards, despite moments of high hilarity. The "comedy" disc … is of interest more to scholars of the genre than to listeners.

Sherwood L. Weingarten, "Weingarten of the Record: 'Monty Python's Previous Record'," in Audio (© 1973, CBS Publications, The Consumer Publishing Division of CBS Inc.), Vol. 57, No. 8, August, 1973, p. 52.