George Carlin may be known today for all sort of things aside from his comedy recordings--HBO specials, concert tours, books, and film roles. But his most beloved work, the mother lode of humor upon which his reputation is based, are the recordings in the seven-CD collection George Carlin: The Little David Years (1971-1977). On albums such as Class Clown, Occupation: Foole, and the Grammy-winning FM & AM, Carlin redefined what it meant to be stand-up comic: he was a hip, intelligent, social satirist who was also extremely funny and entertaining. And he still is. The issues he was making fun of in the '70s are still around, which is why routines such as "7 Dirty Words" have lost none of their punch or humor. It's all here in a wondrous box set, including the complete contents of six classic records and a CD of rarities from his early years. Recent Carlin converts (as well as those who remember laughing at this stuff when it came out on LPs and 8-tracks) should all consider this great career retrospective. --John Sulak
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- Shoot
- The Hair Piece
- Sex In Commercials
- Drugs
- Birth Control
- Son Of Wino
- Divorce Game
- Ed Sullivan Self Taught
- Let's Make A Deal
- The 11 O'Clock News
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- Class Clown: Bi-Labial Fricative/Attracting Attention/Squeamish
- Wasted Time-Sharing A Swallow
- Values (How Much Is That Dog Crap In The Window?)
- I Used To Be Irish Catholic
- The Confessional
- Special Dispensation: Heaven, Hell, Purgatory And Limbo
- Heavy Mysteries
- Muhammad Ali-America The Beautiful
- Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television
Tracks:
- Welcome To My Job
- Occupation: Foole
- White Harlem
- The Hallway Groups
- Black Consciousness
- New York Voices
- Grass Swept The Neighborhood
- Childhood Cliches
- Cute Little Farts
- Raisin Rhetoric
- Filthy Words
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- Toledo Window Box
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- A Few More Farts
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- Teenage Masturbation
- Mental Hot Foots
- High On The Plane
- Bodily Functions
- Wurds
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- Baseball-Football
- Good Sports
- Flesh Colored Band-Aids
- Religious Lift
- Radio Dial
- Y'ever
- Unrelated Things
Tracks:
- On The Road
- Death And Dying
- Headlines
- Kids Are Too Small
- Rules, Rules, Rules!
- Parents' Cliches And Childrens' Secret Answers
- Words We Leave Behind
- How's Your Dog?
- Supermarkets
Tracks:
- George's Disc Jockey Theme And Show Opening
- Tattoos
- Hitchhiking (Short Version)
- Clerks, Hankies & Emma
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George Carlin may be known today for all sort of things aside from his comedy recordings--HBO specials, concert tours, books, and film roles. But his most beloved work, the mother lode of humor upon which his reputation is based, are the recordings in the seven-CD collection George Carlin: The Little David Years (1971-1977). On albums such as Class Clown, Occupation: Foole, and the Grammy-winning FM & AM, Carlin redefined what it meant to be stand-up comic: he was a hip, intelligent, social satirist who was also extremely funny and entertaining. And he still is. The issues he was making fun of in the '70s are still around, which is why routines such as "7 Dirty Words" have lost none of their punch or humor. It's all here in a wondrous box set, including the complete contents of six classic records and a CD of rarities from his early years. Recent Carlin converts (as well as those who remember laughing at this stuff when it came out on LPs and 8-tracks) should all consider this great career retrospective. --John SulakCustomer Reviews:
Classic Laugh-Till-You-Hurt Comedy.......2007-05-21
These early albums showcase the lighter, happier Carlin who spent time exploring the strange things we humans do, from bodily functions, to accents, to the ridiculous names we give things... He even manages to successfully make light of heavy topics like Viet Nam and losing the faith with his child-like curiosity and amazing insight. The sixth album, "On the Road" shows the beginnings of the edginess that would define his later work.
Since the product page only shows disc numbers and track titles, I thought I'd post a list of the albums that each disc corresponds to:
(Each title is linked to the individual album for sale on Amazon)
Disc 1: FM & AM (1972)
Disc 2: Class Clown (1972)
Disc 3: Occupation: Foole (1973)
Disc 4: Toledo Window Box (1974)
Disc 5: An Evening With Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo (1975)
Disc 6: On the Road (1976)
Classic Carlin-It ages slowly and can still make you laugh.......2006-09-24
The Little David Years (1971-1977) is the first six classic carlin albums with an extra CD of Carlin stuff from that time not on album or CD. These CD albums including such routines as" The seven words you cant say on television" and its sequel "Filthy Words", Ed Sullivan, Football/Baseball, Occupation Foole, and " Death and Dying".
Carlin is witty and thought provoking. He will make you laugh and think-sometime at the same time. These comic routines are 35 years old and still can pack a punch and a laugh
Worth it for any person who enjoys great comedy
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Captain who?.......2006-04-07
1 - the six albums are packaged in photos of worn LPs, not the original art
2 - the "extras" disc is mostly 80s and 90s material, so why is it here?
These records are still genuinely funny. I suppose it was inevitable that he would outgrow this persona, and he's done some excellent work since ("Jammin in New York" springs to mind), but his 70s albums will always be my favorite.
Carlin the Comedic genius.......2004-03-18
George Carlin, along with Robert Kline, Monty Python, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, and Bill Cosby forms one of the grand pillars of modern comedy. He was the first person ever to host Saturday Night Live and was one of Carson's last guests on the old Tonight Show.
The comedy albums in this collection make up, along with his early work on HBO, the cornerstone of his work. "FM& AM", "Class Clown", "Occupation: Foole", "Toledo Window Box", "On the Road", "An Evening with Wally Lando featuring Bill Slaszo". That great bit Carlin did on pretty much anything that you remember being great when you first heard it, it most likely on these albums someplace.
Carlin's most famous bit, of course, is about the seven dirty words that can never be said on television. This has, after the whole Janet Jackson/Super bowl episode, again become very relevant to modern society. If you thought the USA was now a mature nation that could put up with a little obscenity, then you were very mistaken. Carlin was trying to point out stupidity in society 30+ years ago, and it is still very much stupid today. It appears that people never really do learn new tricks.
People should listen to these album's because it might, admittedly a long shot, but you never know, it might help them shack off the shackles of weirdness that modern society has forced upon them and make them see the brew-ha-ha surrounding things like seven dirty words for the utter foolishness it is. People should not let mere-words have the power to offend them to the point of stupidity. Of course, our President and other leaders in Washington would rather have people screaming about dirty words and wardrobe malfunctions at the Super Bowl, because it keeps them from noticing what they are doing to the people and planet.
People should listen to Carlin. He is one of the great modern philosophers, more knowledgeable than our leaders and more intelligent than most. Of course, most people just laugh and never really think about it. Do more than most, do both!
An excellent Collection.......2004-03-03
The seventh disc is great for Carlin fans because it shows his unreleased stand-up from through-put the years, but people who are new to Carlin should not start by listening to this disc but to the others in the collection, leaving #7 for last.
Some people have complained about the fade-in/fade-out thing, but what you have to understand is the original Vinyls had them, and if they were taken out, Toledo Window Box wouldn't be Toledo Window Box, FM & AM wouldn't be FM&AM (etc.) they would just be concerts.
this is a must-buy for all fans of Carlin.
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