The Radio Years, Vol. 2

1. Spotlight Revue - Spike Jones, Lassie

2. Spike Jones Show - Spike Jones, Frank Sinatra

The Radio Years, Vol. 2,Spike Jones & His City Slickers,Rhino / Wea,Bandleader,Big Band,Leader,Musical Comedy,Novelty,Pop,Popular Music,Satire,Song Parody,Spoken / Comedy / Radio Shows,Swing

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Average customer rating: They are right A comedic gem (Vol. 1, that is) Five stars for Volume 1; one star for Volume 2 Ten Stars for Volume 1 A classic (if a bit corny)!!

Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America, Vol. 1, The Early Years, And Vol. 2, The Middle Years Stan Freberg Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Broadway & Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Box Sets | Stores | Music Comedy & Spoken Word | Box Sets | Stores | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Stan Freberg My Son, The Greatest: The Best Of Allan Sherman Tip Of The Freberg (Includes Video) That Was the Year That Was Spike Jones - Greatest Hits ASIN: B0000033TV Release Date: 1996-07-02

Tracks:

1. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Overture
2. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Columbus Discovers America 'It's A Round, Round World'
3. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Pilgrim's Progress 'Take An Indian To Lunch'
4. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Thanksgiving Story (Under The Double Turkey)
5. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Sale Of Manhattan 'Top Hat, White Feathers, And Tails'
6. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Boston Tea Party
7. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Declaration Of Independence 'A Man Can't Be Too Careful What He Signs...
8. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere
9. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Betsy Ross And The Flag 'Everybody Wants To Be An Art Director'
10. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Discovery Of Electricity
11. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Washington Crosses The Delaware (Command Decision)
12. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Yankee Doodle Go Home (Spirit Of '76)
13. Vol. 1, The Early Years: The Battle Of Yorktown
14. Vol. 1, The Early Years: Finale 'So Long, Friend...'

Tracks:

1. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Intro And Overture
2. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne: The First Advertising Agency...
3. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne'
4. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne (Part 2)
5. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: America! America!
6. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne (Part 3)
7. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Rumplemeyer's Horseshoes: The Francis Scott Key Story
8. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Rumplemeyer's Horseshoes'
9. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Stephen Foster, Beloved Songwriter
10. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Samuel F.B. Morse Sends The First Telegram
11. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Abe Lincoln In Analysis
12. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Show Folk'
13. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Abe Lincoln At Home In The White House
14. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Barbara Freitchie, Martyr Of The Year
15. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Shoot If You Must'
16. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Lincoln At Shiloh, With General Grant
17. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'As Long As You're Up'/'A Sober Life's A Hard Life'
18. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: The Appomattox Courthouse Bar & Grill
19. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'There'll Never Be Another War'
20. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Custer's Last Stand
21. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Alexander Graham Bell And The First Phone Call
22. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Thomas Edison Invents The Light Bulb! The Phonograph! (Part 1)
23. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Perserverance'
24. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Thomas Edison Invents The Light Bulb! The Phonograph! (Part 2)
25. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Planned Obsolescence'
26. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: The Wright Brothers At Kitty Hawk
27. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Henry Ford Invents Detroit
28. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Perserverance' (Reprise)
29. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: The Sinking Of The Lusitania
30. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Two Tin Pan Alley Songwriters
31. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'U-Boat'/'The Guns Of August'
32. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'Hello, Peace, Hello'
33. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: 'There'll Never Be Another War' (Reprise)
34. Vol. 2, The Middle Years: Finale 'America! America!' (Reprise)

Amazon.com

When Stan Freberg released The United States of America in 1961, it was one of the first comedy concept albums ... and perhaps the funniest musical comedy never performed onstage. With a cast that included Jesse White and June Foray (as well as a dead-on Orson Welles impression by voice-over master Paul Frees), Freberg presented a madcap version of history that began with Christopher Columbus's insistence that "It's a Round, Round World." His crew, however, was unconvinced:

Crazy kind of scheme
It's a cockamamie dream
If we don't sight land we're gonna scream.

Later, a cautious Ben Franklin would express suspicion of the declaration Thomas Jefferson brought by for him to sign: "You go to a few harmless meetings, sign a few harmless petitions, and forget all about it.... Ten years later you get called up before a committee. No thank you! I'm not going to spend the rest of my life writing in Europe!"

For decades, fans were frustrated by the lack of sequels that would carry the story beyond the Revolutionary War. (After attempts to turn the material into a real Broadway musical were ruined by heavy-handed producer David Merrick, Freberg went on to a lucrative career in advertising.) Finally, in 1996, Freberg went into the studio with the surviving members of his original cast--as well as stars David Ogden Stiers, Sherman Hemsley, Tyne Daly, Lorenzo Music, and John Goodman--with a new batch of songs and skits that covered the period from the founding of the United States government in 1789 to the end of World War I.

Volume 2 is not quite as strong as volume 1, but that's like saying that Babe Ruth didn't hit as many home runs as Hank Aaron. There's still plenty of great material in "The Middle Years," like Francis Scott Key's first draft of his most famous composition: "Rumplemeyer's horseshoes are the best you can use, what so proudly he's nailed onto all kinds of horses." Or Ulysses S. Grant demanding a drink so he can keep on...

Pursuing the South
Over the hills
Fearless and brave, minus a shave
And crocked to the gills.

The two-CD set includes the original liner notes from the 1961 release; a 1989 CD reissue of the first volume; and the notes by Freberg, Dr. Demento, and Ray Bradbury for the sequel. It also contains a complete lyric sheet. Although some of the jokes on the first CD may be too arcane for younger listeners, The United States of America can still be called, without overstatement, a work of genius. --Ron Hogan

Customer Reviews:

They are right.......2006-06-30

The reviewers above who said the first volume is one of the funniest records ever made are right.

I listened to it when it came out and tracks like "A Man Can't Be Too Careful What he Signs these days" (Jefferson and Adams trying to get Franklin to sign the Declaration of Independence) and the one where Betsy Ross presents the new flag to George Washington are still indescribably funny.

But you can still buy the two volume set, pour yourself a nice dry Martini in a damp frosted glass, and use the disk with volume 2 for a coaster.

O;-)

A comedic gem (Vol. 1, that is).......2005-07-05

I have been a BIG fan of this album for well over two decades, since I came across the LP at the local library as a teenager. I was simply in stitches, and searched at used record stores until I found a copy of my own, which I eventually wore out in my repeated listenings.

So I was excited when I heard that after all these years, Vol. 2 was finally coming. But what a disappointment.

Vol. 1 has great songs like "Round Round World", "Take an Indian to Lunch" and "A Man Can't be Too Careful What He Signs These Days" that not only sparkle with satiric wit, but are great tunes I sometimes find myself humming.

The songs in Vol. 2, however, fall flat and just feel, well, forced. And that applies to all of Vol. 2 as well. The sense is that they had a list of punch lines they were set on, and didn't stop to think if it was funny or not. Funny is not a word that can be applied to Vol. 2, sadly.

So buy it for Vol. 1. You can just discard the other disc.

Five stars for Volume 1; one star for Volume 2.......2005-04-19

"Vol. 1, The Early Years" is without a doubt the best comedy recording I have ever heard. I personally discovered it back in the mid-80s, when I came across a copy of the album one Saturday at the radio station where I worked. It was listened to many a time "in cue" or after sign-off. I simply could not get enough of it. I also listened repeatedly to his "Original Cast" greatest hits album and the classic "Freeberg Underground" live recording he did in the mid-60s at the Hollywood Bowl.

Ever since then, I had hoped that a) Vol. 1 would someday come out on CD, and b) that he would eventually make good on his promise in the original album's liner notes to bring out a Vol. 2.

Well, both of my wishes came true. Vol. 1 is out on CD and as good if not better than I remember it. Plus, they added back in some parts that were cut so the original recording could fit on one LP. Vol. 2, on the other hand, is a *major* disappointment.

Vol. 2 simply tries too hard. It tries to tackle a huge amount of American history (from the late 1700s through the end of World War I) in 34 tracks on one CD (a virtually impossible task). It tries to satirize events during the Civil War (a hopeless task). And, its satire lacks the "let's not take ourselves too seriously" light-heartedness of Vol. 1, which is another way of saying it is trying to be Politically Correct.

It's a shame Vol. 2 wasn't written and produced soon after Vol. 1. I honestly believe Stan and Co. would have come up with another classic.

I too wish Rhino still offered Vol. 1 separately. From a marketing/business standpoint, I understand why they don't do it.

Still, if you don't have Vol. 1, it's worth the sacrifice to buy the two-volume set just to get it. Who knows? You may end up liking Vol. 2. If not, it makes a good (albeit expensive) coaster.

Ten Stars for Volume 1.......2005-02-10

My mom turned me on this LP and I listened to it repeatedly. It makes history SO funny! I have not heard this LP in years and years but I can still remember so much of it word for word.

Chris Colomubus and his duet with King Ferdenand is great!

Chris: It's a round, round world, it's a round, round world. I contend its round and its goin' be found, it's a round world now and its always been!

Kind Ferdindad: It's a flat, flat world, it's a flat, flat world, I contend its flat, as a welcoming mat, and you're sailing off the end, it's a flat world now and its always been!

If you are Stan Freberg fan, this is a MUST HAVE! And while you are at it, get yourself a nutcup and a couple of french horns!

A classic (if a bit corny)!!.......2004-12-24

This is a classic bit of Americana.
A must-have for anyone who enjoys good comedy and great production value.

Average customer rating: Very Funny for those with a Sense of Satire!

Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America, Vol. 2, The Middle Years Stan Freberg Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America, Vol. 1, The Early Years, And Vol. 2, The Middle Years ASIN: B0000033TX Release Date: 1996-07-02

Tracks:

1. Intro & Overture
2. Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne: The First Advertising Agen cy (Part 1)
3. 'Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne'
4. Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne (Part 2)
5. 'America! America!'
6. Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne (Part 3)
7. Rumplemeyer's Horseshoes: The Francis Scott Key Story
8. 'Rumplemeyer's Horseshoes'
9. Stephen Foster, Beloved Songwriter
10. Samuel F. B. Morse Sends the First Telegram
11. Abe Lincoln in Analysis
12. 'Show Folk'
13. Abe Lincoln at Home in the White House
14. Barbara Frietchie, Martyr of the Year
15. 'Shoot If You Must'
16. Lincoln at Shiloh, with General Grant
17. 'As Long as You're Up' - 'A Sober Life's a Hard Life'
18. The Appomattox Courthouse Bar & Grill
19. 'There'll Never Be Another War'
20. Custer's Last Stand
21. Alexander Graham Bell and the First Phone Call
22. Thomas Edison Invents the Light Bulb! the Phonograph! (Part 1)
23. 'Perseverance'
24. Thomas Edison Invents the Light Bulb! the Phonograph! (Part 2)
25. 'Planned Obsolescence'
26. The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
27. Henry Ford Invents Detroit
28. 'Perseverance' (Reprise)
29. The Sinking of the Lusitania
30. Two Tin Pan Alley Songwriters
31. 'U-Boat'/'The Guns of August'
32. 'Hello, Peace, Hello'
33. 'There'll Never Be Another War' (Reprise)
34. Finale 'America! America' (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

Very Funny for those with a Sense of Satire!.......1998-06-18

I started with his first volume as a child, and was happy to learn of a second. A few parts are not as hysterical as I had hoped, but definitely this CD is a Must Hear. My brother & I listened to it as we drove to his wedding, and were singing along, loudly, laughing the entire time. If you can appreciate a good spoof, than this is your best history lesson.

Average customer rating: Bing Sparkles On The Airwaves Although more songs here, not as good as the 20 song package

The Radio Years, Vol. 2 Bing Crosby Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001P2H Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Hello, Hello
2. Great Day
3. On A Slow Boat To China
4. That Lucky Old Sun
5. If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake
6. Zip A Dee Doo Dah
7. On Top Of Old Smokey
8. Changing Partners
9. Up A Lazy River/Paper Doll
10. It's Only A Paper Moon
11. Hand Holdin' Music
12. Everybody Loves My Baby
13. You Gotta start Off Each Day With A Song
14. If This Isn't Love
15. Louise/Mimi
16. Vaya Con Dios
17. It Might As Well Be Sprng
18. How Are Things Glocca Morra
19. For Me And My Gal
20. The Jones Boy
21. The Old Lamplighter/It's A Good Day
22. Cuanto Le Gusta
23. I Got The Sun In the Morning
24. Clancy Lowered The Boom
25. May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You

Customer Reviews:

Bing Sparkles On The Airwaves.......2004-02-28

Bing Crosby was the number one radio star in the country for most of his 30 years in the medium, regularly drawing 50 million listeners. That was, amazingly, about a third of the U.S. population at the time. This collection, along with its companion, Volume 1, gives us a generous sampling of the Crosby charm, and conclusive evidence as to why Bing was so popular for so long. He was always loose and relaxed on the air, and, when covering a song he had previously committed to vinyl, frequently delivered a livelier version for his radio audience. The wealth of on-air performances which Bing had transcribed to tape from the late 1940's through the '50's could easily fill several CD box sets. It's a shame Crescendo stopped after only producing two discs.

Although more songs here, not as good as the 20 song package.......2001-02-21

Amazon.com has available a different CD with just 20 songs under "The Radio Years". Although it has fewer songs, it is without question better because of the material Bing sings on that CDas opposed to this one. Please do not get me wrong; the songs here are, on occasion delightful, especially when sung by Crosby. But this CD does not possess the powerhouse of material that was on the 20 song CD. Nevertheless, if you enjoy Bing's music, do not let anything I say stop you for a second. It is, as always, up to you.

Average customer rating:

Portrait of American Women Composers, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Master Musicians Col ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005QK6T Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

1. Mosaic
2. La Chanson De Printemps
3. Passages Of Years
4. Dance
5. Luminaria
6. Till The Walls Fall: I. Indirect Interlock
7. Till The Walls Fall: II. Indirect Interlock
8. Till The Walls Fall: III. Direct Interlock
9. Till The Walls Fall: IV. Direct Interlock
10. Till The Walls Fall: V. Intervals Separate

Average customer rating: For the love of Mike, don't miss Spike! Great CD!

The Radio Years, Vol. 2 Spike Jones & His City Slickers Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Radio Years, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0000032Y5 Release Date: 1992-10-13

Tracks:

1. Spotlight Revue - Spike Jones, Lassie
2. Spike Jones Show - Spike Jones, Frank Sinatra

Customer Reviews:

For the love of Mike, don't miss Spike!.......2007-02-05

This CD features two half-hour episodes of the Spike Jones radio show from the late 1940s. The first episode guest-stars Lassie. The second episode guest-stars Frank Sinatra. Both shows are pretty funny, in a slightly corny kind of way. Lassie helps to "sing" "Ill Barkio" and Sinatra sings a "straight" version of "Everybody Loves Somebody". The show with Sinatra sounds somewhat scratchy.

Great CD!.......1999-03-15

This CD has two great shows on it. Doodles Weaver is great in both and Lassie and FRANK SINATRA are the guests of the seperate shows. Lassie messes up El Barkio by barking at inappropriate times, Very Funny. there's also an early version of Wild Bill Hiccup with Hiccup being called TEX instead. Very Funny! Find it and BUY IT! Frank Sinatra-who can go wrong?

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Jazz Years, Vol. 2 Woody Herman Manufacturer: Swedish Radio ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005YD9B Release Date: 1999-12-25

Average customer rating:

[3 CDs / 37 Rare Live and Unreleased Songs] WBCN "Alternative Rock" Naked Series "A Collection of Live and Unreleased Performances" Freak on a Leash - Korn, Stitches - Orgy, Battle Flag - Lo Fidelity All Stars, Believe - Lenny Kravitz What It's Like - Everlast , Teen 90 Nine - Limp Bizkit, Anthem for the Year 2000 - Silverchair, What's My Age Again - Blink 182 Down - 311 , Body Rock - Moby, It's Too Late - The Jim Carroll Band I Am the Bullgod - Kid Rock , Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots, Permanent Daylight - Radiohead, Voodoo - Godsmack, (Rock) Superstar - Cypress Hill Stellar - Incubus , Magdalena - A Perfect Circle, Home - Staind, Waffle - Sevendust Nobody's Real - Powerman 5000 , Push It - Static-X, Walk This Way - Aerosmith Impression That I Get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones , Dead Man Walking- David Bowie, Old Apartment- Barenaked Ladies, Mockingbird Girl- Scott Weiland My Own Prison- Creed , Who Will Save Your Soul- Jewel, Sex and Candy- Marcy Playground Closing Time- Semisonic , Inside Out- Eve 6, The Way- Fastball Airport Song- Guster , and Natural One- Folk Implosion, The Passenger- Iggy Pop Save Tonight- Eagle Eye Cherry ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FGAIP6

Mexican Music:

1. The Wacky World of Spike Jones
2. They're All Gonna Laugh at You [Explicit Lyrics]
3. Toledo Window Box [Explicit Lyrics]
4. Trance-Zendance: Ambient Entrancement
5. Twisted Christmas
6. Vol. 1-Favorite Pop Duets [KARAOKE] [Enhanced]
7. Well...There You Go Again! The Humor That Shaped America [Live]
8. What the Hell Happened to Me? [Explicit Lyrics]
9. What's Your Name [Explicit Lyrics]
10. World According to Me

Mexican Music

mexican music

Mexican Music

Blues Apostles [Import]

George Lloyd: Piano Concerto No. 4

Hajimete No Blues: Morning Side [Import]

Music CD: No Puedo Olvidarte

Hapshash & Coloured Coat [Import]

En Escena

Hangin' Out With My Baby

Forza Del Destino (Live 1957)

Get Loud [Import]

Eros

Free Design

House of Dreams [Import]

I Will Survive: Best Of Gloria Gaynor [Import]

Medals

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