Features spoken passages by John Watusi Branch, Abu Muhammad, and Yusufu O Waliyaya – plus tenor and flute by Michael G William, guitar by Clint Mendoza, and additional percussion! (Jazz, Comedy/Spoken)LP, Vinyl record album
A rare set of offbeat tunes from the creator of Alvin & The Chipmunks – in the style of some of the pre-chip sounds that Ross was doing for Liberty in the late 50s! Nice cover shot of Ross using a gold phone outside of his Rolls Royce! (Now Sound, Comedy/Spoken)LP, Vinyl record album
Peter Boyle/Bobby Scott —
Joe Speaks ... LP Mercury, 1970. Very Good ...
$3.99
A wonderful document of a very wild film! The album's a companion soundtrack to the musical score of Joe – and features star Peter Boyle speaking his mind on topics that include the economy, hippies, drugs, and drinking! The set includes a few of the vocal numbers from the film – ... (Soundtracks, Comedy/Spoken)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
David Brent (Ricky Gervais) —
Life On The Road ... CD BBC/Universal (UK), 2016. New Copy ...
$18.99
A big leap into the musical mind of David Brent – aka the character created by Ricky Gervais for the original UK version of The Office – now off to follow his dream as a singer/songwriter! The music here follows from those last few musical moments that Gervais gave us on the final ... read moreCD
Albert Brooks' famous takeoff on the Music Minus One series – and a cracker of a comedy record, too! In addition to the title gag – which even includes a script and mirror so you can be the co-star – the record also features Brooks' excellent "Another Kooky Krazy Kall", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderfully hip comedy album from the early years of Albert Brooks – very much in the spirit of the LA Warner scene of which Brooks was a part! The album's got some really great bits that show Brooks' off-kilter sense of humor strongly, in the same manner as early classic films like Real ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A Lenny Bruce 2-fer – 2 classic albums back to back on a single CD! First up is Interviews Of Our Times – not necessarily a record of interviews – as the title might make you think – but one of Bruce's best records for Fantasy! The album's got some very edgey bits that ... read moreCD
William S Burroughs —
Call Me Burroughs ... LP ESP/Superior Viaduct, 1966. New Copy (reissue)...
$19.99
The first-ever record to capture the amazing voice of William S Burroughs – the author who helped transform fiction forms in the 60s, but also somewhat of a public figure too – thanks to albums like this! The set's was recorded in France, and given wider circulation in the US by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Willam S Burroughs may be best remembered as a writer, but he was also one hell of an audio experimentalist too – as you'll hear on this late 60s album of fantastic tape experiments, of the sort he used to inform his cutup writing technique! Many Burroughs albums just feature the writer ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered edition of 500 copies – with insert, and clear vinyl!)
The Chipmunks take on The Beatles – in an early version of fab four fun! Titles are almost all early Lennon/McCartney numbers, sung by Alvin and the gang with a surprisingly nice groove! LP, Vinyl record album
A bit goofy, but a pretty compelling record issued on Motown's MoWest subsidiary. Tom Clay creates these groovy tracks that mix popular soul instrumentals (arranged by Gene Page and Artie Butler) with recitations that have a very righteous political feel. The single on the record, "What The ... (Soul, Comedy/Spoken)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great relic – not only of the time, when drugs were exploding on the public consciousness, but also of Cosby's career – when he was making the shift from hip African-American comic into his 70s kid-centric mode! The set – as you'd guess from the title – has Bill talking ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Johnny Frigo/Jack Brickhouse —
Cub Power ... LP Quill, 1969. Very Good+ ...
$9.99
A bit of Chicago sports magic, from that mighty Cubs year of 1969! The set features one side of spoken bits, with Jack Brickhouse and others – and one side of songs sung by the Cubs, set to music by Johnny Frigo and the Bleacher Bum Eight – a combo that inlcudes Floyd Morris on piano! LP, Vinyl record album
Allen Ginsberg is probably best known as a poet and political force in the 60s and 70s – but during the latter decade, he also entered the studio as a recording artist too – and managed to turn his ideas into some surprisingly groovy tunes! This special 3CD set offers up a hugely ... read moreCD
Allen Ginsberg —
Lion For Real ... LP Great Jones/Island, 1989. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Beautiful righteousness from poet Nikki Giovanni – a wonderfully put together session that features her reading her own poetry over musical backings, plus some added choral bits from the New York Community Choir! The sound is completely right on – never too over the top, and never too ... (Soul, Comedy/Spoken)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An unusual album – spoken, not music – Glenn Gould talks about his move away from live performance – with topics that include "The Concert Is Dead", "A Live Audience Is A Great Liability", and "Electronic Music Is The Future". LP, Vinyl record album
2LP set of material that was recorded in 1969, and which features Dick Gregory in the prime of his shift from hip comedian to political activist. The set includes pieces like "Black Rioters", "The Concerned Honky Law", "Moral Gap", "Drafter Resisters", and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Dick Gregory's standout records from the early years – a set that has him talking turkey about a number of subjects that other comedians of the time wouldn't dare touch! Gregory's still quite funny at this point in his career, but also is showing plenty of the politics that would make ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has wear and some splitting.)
Groupies —
Groupies ... LP Earth, Late 60s. Near Mint- ...
$36.99
Fantastic LP of "authentic" interviews with "real live groupies" from the late 60's. Theoretically an expose, this is more of a loose conversation with the girls drinking their way through a chat about the different positions that their lifestyle puts them in. We're not sure ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Always the master storyteller, Kip Hanrahan turns his unique musical vision to source material from 1001 Arabian Nights – interweaving stories from the text with jazz-based expression, augmented by spoken and vocal passages. Carmen Lundy sings quite a bit on the record – which is a ... (Jazz, Comedy/Spoken)read moreCD
One of the rare early albums on the Detroit based Tribe label, now made legendary by the compilations on Soul Jazz and P-Vine. Tenor player Wendell Harrison leads a group that includes Marcus Belgrave, Charles Eubanks, and Phil Ranelin, and which features occasional poetry by the "Black ... (Jazz, Comedy/Spoken)read moreCD
Seduction and witchcraft aren't really two words we'd readily associate with each other – but sexy witch Louise Huebner manages to make both of them work together nicely! The album's quite an odd one – in which the self-proclaimed modern witch Huebner speaks about lots of spooky stuff ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mickey Katz's first full LP for Capitol – a collection of early singles, many of which were parodies of famous songs of the time, redone with a borscht belt twist! The instrumentation features quite a bit of Mickey's clarinet – and when he's not camping it up in a Spike Jones mode, he's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Turquoise label pressing. Cover has a partially split top seam.)
Fantastic stuff – incredibly hard and incredibly funky, and a masterpiece all the way through! Long before there was any talk of gangster rap, Jalal of the Last Poets recorded this album of gamblin', pimpin', and hard double dealin'. It's a fantastic album-long ride through the dark side of ... (Soul, Comedy/Spoken)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wild! This one's almost like hearing Louis Armstrong sing "The Creator Has A Master Plan" – in that it features rough-voiced comedienne Moms Mabley, working through a set of hip late 60s tunes arranged by Leroy Glover and George Butcher. The sound is actually pretty nice – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a slightly wavy corner, peeled spot from sticker removal, a half split top seam, and split bottom seam.)
One of two albums produced by Rudy Ray Moore – the other being The Sensuous Black Man – which define the art of making love from a gender-based perspective. Like Rudy's Sensuous Black Man, The Madam's version features one side of "instructional" dialogue – very XXX-rated ... (Soul, Comedy/Spoken)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the strongest albums of recordings we've heard by Malcolm X – issued on the Douglas Records label, and featuring shorter snippets of longer speeches. The package is put together with a strong focus on Malcolm's true charisma as a speaker – his incredible ability to deliver ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rudy Ray Moore takes the white house – or at least tries to – in this cool 1972 album that must have been a great antidote to the campaigns of Richard Nixon and George McGovern! The set starts with Rudy running his way through a whole bunch of campaign issues – including "Fre ... (Soul, Comedy/Spoken)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Classic stuff – Rudy's first album, and a fitting launch to his famous career of party records and live club performances! The cover's got Rudy in front of a nude black model, laying back on the couch, and encouraging him to do the thing that's implied by the title – but the record ... (Soul, Comedy/Spoken)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the "censored" cover – with a "rated XX" bar over the naughty bits! Cover has some wear and splitting.)
Dolemite returns, every bit as raw as on his debut – making for another funky feather in the cap of Rudy Ray Moore during the 70s! The album begins with the extended "Return Of Dolemite" piece – one that's almost a manifesto for Rudy's way of life at the time – and the ... (Soul, Comedy/Spoken)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Non-gatefold pressing.)
National Lampoon —
Lemmings ... LP Blue Thumb, 1973. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$4.99
Ken Nordine's first album of goofy jazzy stuff, recorded with the groovy Fred Katz group, and featuring such gems as "The Sound Museum", "Flibberty Jib", and "Hunger Is From". Sampled by United Future Organisation and a whole bunch of others. This is probably his best ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wild! The Nutty Squirrels were an obvious attempt to cash in on the success of Alvin & The Chipmunks during the late 50s – a studio-trickery session handled with the voices of Don Elliott and Sascha Burland – but to our ears, honestly, the album's a lot better! You see, both ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
David Peel & The Lower East Side —
Have A Marijuana ... LP Elektra, Late 60s. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
Probably one of the most controversial records to be issued on Elektra at the end of the 60s – a rough-edged batch of hippie dippy tracks that shares a fair bit of energy and humor with The Fugs! The tunes here are perhaps a bit more focused than the work of The Fugs, but the group explore ... (Rock, Comedy/Spoken)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Quite a weird one! The record clearly features people having sex – and you can hear a woman making some especially pleasurable noises – but the producers of the set have also chosen to overdub the sound of drumming and tribal chants, probably in an attempt to slightly mask the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Amazing work from one of the hippest comedians of the postwar years – not only filled with razor-sharp wit about politics and society of the period, but delivered in a long stream, without any "bits" – a real revolution that made Sahl a huge influence on standup for years to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original red vinyl pressing. Cover has a small bit of tape on the seams.)
Jean-Claude T —
Bicentennial Poet ... LP Philadelphia International, 1976. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
A weird record for Philly International to put out, and an obscure bit of righteous political poetry with funky backing, in the vein of Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Poets, or Wanda Robinson. Jean-Claude T delivers a number of short cuts like "Nude and Next To Nature", "My Moms and ... (Soul, Comedy/Spoken)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has promo stamp, tracklist sticker, some ring & edge wear, a piece of masking tape, and an ink stamp.)
Standup, sketches, and spoken word -- plus kids records, sports records, and even some Folkways oddities!
Laurie Anderson —
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