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Spike Jones & His City Slickers were accomplished musicians who could incorporate sneezes, belches, and all kinds of oddball percussion such as gunshots and bells into their arrangements of all kinds of music; "Dark Eyes" and "Holiday for Strings" with its cackle chorus are two of the best examples within this anthology. The musical comedy duo Homer & Jethro sing a zany lyric to the opera Pagliacci, retitled "Pal-YatChee," while Paul Frees (the man of a thousand voices, best known as the original voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy) spoofs the popular baritones of the 1940s in "Dark Eyes." Two previously unreleased tracks from 1961, including Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" and the rumba "Frantic Freeway," sound over-produced to the point where they would have been difficult to perform on-stage, unlike most of the material that Spike Jones recorded earlier in his career. Since a lot of this material is extremely hard to find elsewhere, this compilation is highly recommended.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - Spencer Jones, Arranger - D. Porter, Arranger - Willie Spicer, Performer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1942. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Homer & Jethro, Vocal - Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - Sir Frederick Gas, Vocal - Eddie Maxwell, Arranger - Ruggero Leoncavallo, Composer - Lindley A. Jones, Arranger - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1950. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - Del Porter, Composer - Del Porter, Lyricist - Judy Manners, Vocal - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Carl Hoefle, Composer - Carl Hoefle, Lyricist - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Red Ingle, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1945. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Sir Frederick Gas, Vocal - Doodles Weaver, Vocal - Johnny Tipson, Composer - Johnny Tipson, Lyricist - George Rock, Vocal - Freddy Morgan, Vocal - Dick Morgan, Vocal - The Four Fifths, Vocal - Johnny Morris, Composer - Johnny Morris, Lyricist - William Henry Davis, Composer - William Henry Davis, Lyricist - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - Vincent Lopez, Composer - Vincent Lopez, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1949. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - David Rose, Composer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1944. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - Horatio Q. Birdbath, Vocal - David Raksin, Composer - David Raksin, Lyricist - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Jimmy Cassidy, Vocal - Red Ingle, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1946. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Walter Donaldson, Composer - Walter Donaldson, Lyricist - Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - Sully Van, Vocal - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Gil Bert, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Gus Kahn, Composer - Gus Kahn, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1949. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - Del Porter, Composer - Del Porter, Lyricist - The Rhythmaires, Vocal - Terry Housner, Performer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Carl Hoefle, Composer - Carl Hoefle, Lyricist - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1950. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Thurland Chattaway, Composer - Thurland Chattaway, Lyricist - Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - F.A. Mills, Composer - F.A. Mills, Lyricist - Del Porter, Vocal - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - Jay Milton, Composer - Jay Milton, Lyricist - Niles, Arranger - Spike Jones and His Other Orchestra, Performer - George Rock, Vocal - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1949. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Paul Frees, Vocal - Mitchell Parish, Composer - Mitchell Parish, Lyricist - Peter DeRose, Composer - Peter DeRose, Lyricist - Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1952. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Walter O'Keefe, Composer - Walter O'Keefe, Lyricist - Spike Jones, Arranger - Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Doodles Weaver, Vocal - Doodles Weaver, Arranger - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1947. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer - Sol Meyer, Composer - Sol Meyer, Lyricist - Barefooted Pennsylvanians, Vocal - Carl Grayson, Vocal - Lindley A. Jones, Composer - Lindley A. Jones, Lyricist - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1946. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Sir Frederick Gas, Vocal - Mack David, Lyricist - Mack David, Composer - George Rock, Vocal - Horatio Q. Birdbath, Vocal - Al Hoffman, Composer - Al Hoffman, Lyricist - Jack Livingston, Composer - Jack Livingston, Lyricist - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - The Tailwaggers, Vocal - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1947. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Barefooted Pennsylvanians, Vocal - Sir Frederick Gas, Performer - George Bassman, Composer - George Bassman, Lyricist - George Rock, Performer - Ned Washington, Composer - Ned Washington, Lyricist - Dick Morgan, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Jim Crotty, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1947. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Nutcracker Suite (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Susan Scott, Performer - Joseph "Country" Washburn, Composer - Foster Carling, Lyricist - Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1945. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Susan Scott, Performer - Joseph "Country" Washburn, Composer - Foster Carling, Lyricist - Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1945. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Susan Scott, Performer - Joseph "Country" Washburn, Composer - Kuhl, Producer - Foster Carling, Lyricist - Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Garry Harris, Recording Engineer
Originally Recorded 1945. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Susan Scott, Performer - Joseph "Country" Washburn, Composer - Foster Carling, Lyricist - Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1945. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Susan Scott, Performer - Joseph "Country" Washburn, Composer - Foster Carling, Lyricist - Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1945. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Susan Scott, Lyricist - Susan Scott, Performer - Joseph "Country" Washburn, Composer - Foster Carling, Lyricist - Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Performer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1945. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Album review
Spike Jones & His City Slickers were accomplished musicians who could incorporate sneezes, belches, and all kinds of oddball percussion such as gunshots and bells into their arrangements of all kinds of music; "Dark Eyes" and "Holiday for Strings" with its cackle chorus are two of the best examples within this anthology. The musical comedy duo Homer & Jethro sing a zany lyric to the opera Pagliacci, retitled "Pal-YatChee," while Paul Frees (the man of a thousand voices, best known as the original voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy) spoofs the popular baritones of the 1940s in "Dark Eyes." Two previously unreleased tracks from 1961, including Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" and the rumba "Frantic Freeway," sound over-produced to the point where they would have been difficult to perform on-stage, unlike most of the material that Spike Jones recorded earlier in his career. Since a lot of this material is extremely hard to find elsewhere, this compilation is highly recommended.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:15
- Main artists: Spike Jones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: catalyst
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1994 BMG Music
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