HE'S the cult star who has been taking university dance events by storm over the last few months.

Forget Chesney Hawks and Jason Donovan.

Zippy is the man -- or puppet -- to have at your bash in the next few months!

Along with Bungle and the slightly-camp pink hippo George, Zippy has been reborn for the 21st century as a celebrity DJ.

Having already scored a Top 40 hit with trance track It's A Rainbow -- a ploy to exploit the popularity of retro TV shows if ever we saw one -- the trio are now going into the party album market with, wait for it, The Rainbow Rave-up!

Snap, Shaggy, Run DMC, Rednex, Yazz -- all the "classics" are here, along with more modern offerings from Supermen Lovers, Republica and Bob The Builder. Oh yes.

And just in case you are still in doubt about spending your Christmas HMV vouchers on this one, it even has the original Rainbow theme.

Guaranteed to make any party go with a bang. Apparently, Geoffrey plays it in his minicab!