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“Folk Songs for the 21st Century” Sheldon Allman HIFI Records. Sheldon’s first record was “Sing Along With Drac” in 1960 (see the “monsters” category), he went on to write many TV theme songs including Let’s Make a Deal and George of the Jungle and Superchicken.
“Monkeying Around ” With Bill Gallus. “Gargatuan Gags for Big Town Jungle Dwellers”. A StereoODDITIES Images in Sound Live Comedy Album.
Politically incorrect cover #12,356. “Yakety Saki Man in Orbit’ by the (not-so-) honorable Bill Fraser! On the Maestro Label. Super rare and absolutely crazy. Must be early sixties.
Shag Connors and the Carrot Crunchers “West Country Humour At Its Funniest” I’ll need someone else to explain this one and “Furzlin'” to me. (Courtesy Uncle Gil)
I don’t remember where I picked this record up, but it’s signed by the man himself. It’s scribbled: “To Princess Marge the beauty. May you swing with love. Love Lord Buckley.”
“Way Out Humor” on World Pacific Records. Royal Concert Performance Ivar Theater Hollywood (1959)
Lord Buckley died in 1960. I recommend you dig him a bit deeper! There are some cool clips of LB on youtube including his appearance on “You Bet Your Life” with Groucho from 1956. Remarkable.
Another great Jack Davis illustration. Homer & Jethro “Songs My Mother Never Sang” on RCA Victor (Trick or Treat series?)
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Decca (May 1965) “Goodyee” backed with “Not Only But Also (Theme)”
Listen at the Peter Cook Appreciation Society.
Kermit Schafer (of all those “Bloopers” records) produced this “album of hilarious 19th hole golf humor” GOLF-O-RAMA Vol. 1 (Dedicated to the PGA – “Poor Golfers Association”). A nice cover and illustration from the fifties.
In the 1950s Woody Allen began a career in show business as a comedy writer for tv shows like Your Show of Shows and The Garry Moore Show. By the 60s, he’d graduated to performing his material in stand-up venues across America. For a handful of these years (before embarking on a career of movie making) several of his live performances were captured on disc. This the second of Woody’s three records of stand-up material was recorded at The Shadows in Washington, D.C., April 1965.
Side One
THE MOOSE
THE KIDNAPPING
SUPERMAN
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE
EGGS BENEDICT
FOOTNOTE
Side Two:
WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT?
REMINISCENCES
SWEDISH MOVIE
TAKING A SHOWER (a PANTOMINE)
LOST GENERATION
