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)
2▶12" Vinyl: Volume II: The 1950s
3▶12" Vinyl: Volume III: The 1960s
4▼12" Vinyl: Volume IV: The 1970s
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1Short People
engineer:
Loyd Clifft and Lee Herschberg
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
bass:
Klaus Voorman (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
congas:
Milt Holland (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
background vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) (from 1977-07 until 1977-09), J.D. Souther (from 1977-07 until 1977-09) and Tim Schmit (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
conductor:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer) (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
arranger:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1977) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1977)
remixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 41)
recording of:
Short People (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Six Pictures Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Hightree Music (in 1977)
Randy Newman42:58
2Junk Food Junkie
recording of:
Junk Food Junkie
writer:
Larry Groce
Larry Groce43:06
3My Bologna
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at:
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) in San Luis Obispo, California, United States
recording of:
My Bologna
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Berton Averre and Doug Fieger (in The Knack)
parody version of:
My Sharona
“Weird Al” Yankovic2:25
4Fish Heads
recording of:
Fish Heads
Barnes & Barnes52:26
5Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out
Shel Silverstein2:46
6The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati
recording of:
The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati
Rose & The Arrangement2:11
7Pencil Neck Geek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Raunchy Tonk Records (in 1977)
recording of:
Pencil Neck Geek
writer:
Pete Cicero and Johnny Legend
Freddie Blassie3:33
8Time Warp
producer:
Richard Hartley
mixer:
Phil Chapman (engineer) and Keith Grant (classical recording engineer)
vocals:
Charles Gray (English actor and voice artist), Little Nell, Richard O’Brien and Patricia Quinn
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Time Warp (in 1975)
lyricist and composer:
Richard O’Brien
publisher:
Druidcrest Ltd., Hollenbeck Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Richard O’Brien Druidcrest Ltd. and Wardlaw Music (full service music publishing company based in London, UK)
part of:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Rocky Horror Show (1973 stage musical)
Rocky Horror Picture Show4.43:20
9King Tut
recording of:
King Tut
lyricist:
Steve Martin (comedian and banjo player)
Steve Martin2:13
10Earache My Eye
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Tunes by Made-Up Musicians (number: 25)
recording of:
Earache My Eye
writer:
Tommy Chong, Gaye Delorme and Cheech Marin
Cheech & Chong featuring Alice Bowie55:23
11My Dead Dog Rover
Hank, Stu, Dave & Hank22:22
12Dead Skunk
Loudon Wainwright III3:10
13Dead Puppies
recording of:
Dead Puppies
Ogden Edsl2:14
5▶12" Vinyl: Volume V: The 1980s
6▶12" Vinyl: Volume VI: Christmas