Dr. Demento Presents: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time (limited edition box set)

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Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl: Volume I: The 40s (And Before)
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	The Okeh Laughing Record	[unknown]		2:48
2	Hooray for Captain Spaulding	Groucho Marx		3:12
3	Inka Dinka Doo	Jimmy Durante		1:42
4	Minnie the Moocher	Cab Calloway		3:13
5	I'm Popeye the Sailor Man recording of: I’m Popeye the Sailor Man lyricist and composer: Sammy Lerner	Billy Costello		2:28
6	Three Little Fishies recording of: Three Little Fishies (on 1939-04-08) lyricist: Josephine Carringer (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies") and Bernice Idins (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies") composer: Saxie Dowell part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25654)	Kay Kyser		3:07
7	I Like Bananas (Because They Have No Bones)	Hoosier Hot Shots		3:21
8	Cocktails for Two recorded in: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-11-29) vocals: City Slickers and Carl Grayson (on 1944-11-29) orchestra: Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1944-11-29) part of: V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 939 (2)) recording of: Cocktails for Two (on 1944-11-29) lyricist: Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) composer: Sam Coslow	Spike Jones	4	2:59
9	Too Fat Polka	Arthur Godfrey		3:03
10	I'm My Own Grandpaw recording of: I’m My Own Grandpa writer: Moe Jaffe (songwriter / bandleader) and Dwight Latham publisher: Colgems-EMI Music Inc.	Lonzo & Oscar		3:06
11	Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) vocals: Tex Williams recording of: Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (on 1947-03-27) writer: Merle Travis and Tex Williams publisher: Campbell Connelly and American Music (publisher) (on 1947-06-27)	Tex Williams		2:57
12	Shaving Cream	Benny Bell & Paul Wynn		2:42
13	The Freckle Song	Larry Vincent		2:42
14	Pico and Sepulveda	Felix Figueroa		2:32

2▶12" Vinyl: Volume II: The 1950s

3▶12" Vinyl: Volume III: The 1960s

4▶12" Vinyl: Volume IV: The 1970s

5▶12" Vinyl: Volume V: The 1980s

6▶12" Vinyl: Volume VI: Christmas

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/4173640 [info]

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Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 6×12" Vinyl
Length:: 3:58:33

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Rhino
RNBC 490

Release events

United States
1985

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