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Inspired by the success of David Seville's "Witch Doctor," Sheb Wooley decided to work up his own tape-manipulation novelty and created "The Purple People Eater," a huge number one hit in 1958. This CD is a companion to Bear Family's That's My Pa box set and two other single discs which, in combination, account for most of Wooley's recordings. The Purple People Eater concentrates on novelty songs, including the instrumental EP The Purple People Eater Plays Earth Music, a couple of sequels to "The Purple People Eater," and the unbelievable "Pygmy Love." Other recordings are merely pop-oriented (Wooley's first hit from 1955, "Are You Satisfied") or up-tempo country, but for the most part, this is the wackiest music in Wooley's catalog. Bear Family usually organizes its reissues in a more sensible manner than Sheb Wooley received with his haphazard thematic packages, but lovers of novelty music will appreciate this one.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
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Sheb Wooley, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer - Neely Plumb, Unknown, Other
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jim Vienneau, Producer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist - Jesse Kaye, Producer - Auther Unknown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jack Clement, Producer - Sheb Wooley, ComposerLyricist - Ben Colder, MainArtist
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jim Vienneau, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jim Vienneau, Producer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer - Morton Craft, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer - Georgia Carroll, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jim Vienneau, Producer
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer - Neely Plumb, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ray Ellis, Producer - Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist - Don Robertson, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John D. Loudermilk, ComposerLyricist - Sheb Wooley, MainArtist - Jim Vienneau, Producer
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sheb Wooley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Kaye, Producer - Homer Escamellia, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Inspired by the success of David Seville's "Witch Doctor," Sheb Wooley decided to work up his own tape-manipulation novelty and created "The Purple People Eater," a huge number one hit in 1958. This CD is a companion to Bear Family's That's My Pa box set and two other single discs which, in combination, account for most of Wooley's recordings. The Purple People Eater concentrates on novelty songs, including the instrumental EP The Purple People Eater Plays Earth Music, a couple of sequels to "The Purple People Eater," and the unbelievable "Pygmy Love." Other recordings are merely pop-oriented (Wooley's first hit from 1955, "Are You Satisfied") or up-tempo country, but for the most part, this is the wackiest music in Wooley's catalog. Bear Family usually organizes its reissues in a more sensible manner than Sheb Wooley received with his haphazard thematic packages, but lovers of novelty music will appreciate this one.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:25
- Main artists: Sheb Wooley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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