cadavra: Reminds me of the time Letterman did one of his 'actual ads' about an act that played in a club in Evansville, Indiana, which is near my hometown. It was the Duck Inn, and the act was Johnny Kaye and His Swingin' Organ. Letterman said, "Now you know why they call it the DUCK Inn."
You know... it's not a real cover! That record was mocked up. There is no Tamla (which was a subsidiary of Motown) record with that title. But you probably already know that and I just take things too literally!
BTW, the worst cover SONG by a celebrity ever is "Orange Colored Sky" by Burt Ward. That question was asked of me a lot after "Hollywood HiFi" came out. I would always say that, of course, taste is subjective, and it's impossible to name a single worst record...nevertheless, Burt Ward's is, without a doubt, the absolute, unarguable worst.
Best record ever, courtesy of Stiff Records in 1980, the original home of Elvis Costello. The Wit & Wisdom of Ronald Reagan. Details here. Audio here. Shifted over 30,000 copies.
I thought of buying a copy at the time. If I had, it'd now be worth more than the rest of my record collection put together.
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ReplyDeleteI think you're forgetting the great john denver
ReplyDeleteBut nothing can top "Dick Hyman and His Organ." (not a joke)
ReplyDeletecadavra: Reminds me of the time Letterman did one of his 'actual ads' about an act that played in a club in Evansville, Indiana, which is near my hometown. It was the Duck Inn, and the act was Johnny Kaye and His Swingin' Organ. Letterman said, "Now you know why they call it the DUCK Inn."
ReplyDeleteit's even better on 8-track.
ReplyDeleteShe probably accompanied a jazzy acapella group of guys who were all named Richard and went by the moniker "The Swingin' Dicks"...
ReplyDeleteI heard that record. It sucked.
ReplyDeleteYou know... it's not a real cover! That record was mocked up. There is no Tamla (which was a subsidiary of Motown) record with that title. But you probably already know that and I just take things too literally!
ReplyDeleteYeah, supposedly that's the catalog number for Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" on Tamla. Fun with PhotoShop, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteI used to date her. That's false advertising.
ReplyDeleteI specialize in the worst of the world's LPs (note my website link), and if you like odd LP covers, here are quite a few:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.octanecreative.com/Parodyville/worst_album_covers/cover_slideshow/index.html
BTW, the worst cover SONG by a celebrity ever is "Orange Colored Sky" by Burt Ward. That question was asked of me a lot after "Hollywood HiFi" came out. I would always say that, of course, taste is subjective, and it's impossible to name a single worst record...nevertheless, Burt Ward's is, without a doubt, the absolute, unarguable worst.
Best record ever, courtesy of Stiff Records in 1980, the original home of Elvis Costello.
ReplyDeleteThe Wit & Wisdom of Ronald Reagan.
Details here.
Audio here.
Shifted over 30,000 copies.
I thought of buying a copy at the time. If I had, it'd now be worth more than the rest of my record collection put together.
You see, Tony Randall was right.
I like that you're still a 12 year-old at heart. Makes me smile. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou want to know all about the Burt Ward record?
ReplyDeleteNot a problem.
1966, Ward backed by the Mothers of Invention.
You want the A-side?
But what of William Shatner's Transformed Man? Spoken word with... Dramatic... Pauses and... Flourishes.
Bora Bora hubba hubba.
ReplyDeleteNot only is the LP info fake, apparently Gruebbersolvik is not a real name in any known language. Rats.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was a VIDEO, not an album...
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