Novelty No. 1's [Import]

Novelty No. 1's [Import]

Track Listings

1. Axel F

2. Who Let The Dogs Out

3. Saturday Night

4. Macarena

5. Birdie Song

6. Sugar Sugar

7. Monster Mash

8. Barbados

9. Agadoo

10. Witch Doctor

11. Fast Food Song

12. AserejÉ (The Ketchup Song)

13. I'm Too Sexy

14. Kung Fu Fighting

15. Star Trekkin'

16. Chicken Song

17. Shaddap You Face

18. Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)

19. Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)

20. Nut Rocker

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Toccata In DeMole
Hall Of The Mountain King
Harvest Dance
The Flying Dutchman
Z-Row Gravity
Funeral March Of A Marionette
Rock & Roll Graveyard
Night On Bald Mountain
Crystal
All Hallow's Eve
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Rite Of Twilight
Ride Of The Falkyries

Tracks:

Enchanted Forest
The Other Side
Enchanted Forest II
The Reaper
Ghost Voices
Alien Spaceship
Enchanted Forest III
Mountain King
Digital Death
Souls Demise

Customer Reviews:

Hallo-wha?.......2006-04-19

Let me start by saying I've never listened to Steamroller before picking this up. I am a big fan of Halloween and have quite a collection of music/sound fx so naturally, this was a must buy when I saw it.
Strictly from a Halloween fan's point of view, I can't recommend this except maybe for a kids party. The synth on the tracks really removes any spookiness from the tunes and makes them fall short of Halloween-worthiness. Tocatta and Hall of the Mountain King are some of my absolute favorite classical pieces and here they are given a royal treatment...if they were produced on a Commodore 64, or Casio keyboard for you younger folk.
The FX disc isn't horrible, but it's below the average generic sound fx you find in the bargain bin. Again, not much scary except for the fact that I spent money on this.
If possible, check it out before you buy.

An interest take on the usual.......2005-11-06

I wasn't sure what I'd think of this from reading other reviews, but I really did like it. I'm not really familiar with Mannheim's other stuff (but if the rest of the Autumn cd is anything like Harvest Dance, I'm looking forward to getting it), so I didn't have any preconceived ideas. I have a lot of the classical pieces on other cds, but I like the different twist given to them here. And I did like the sound effect cd. Nicely spooky (I have enough other sound effects cds with screaming and muching ghouls, etc).

Could have been great but . . ........2004-10-15

As a big Steamroller fan, perhaps my hopes were set a little too high. I envisioned more original music (perhaps a more scarier vibe than the silly one this CD has to it) and maybe a few covered tunes. Chips originals (from the Fresh Aire series)found on this CD outshine the weak efforts put forth on the covered and rearranged tracks. The sound effects disc sets a great(and creepy)mood, that should had been followed through with some new and equally scary compositions.

If you're a die hard Mannheim fan (as in 'I just have to own everything Chip puts out') I say go for it. But otherwise spend your Halloween money elsewhere. Overall this is a forced and lazy effort.

It's not That bad..........2004-06-14

It's not scary. There, you have it, that's what it all boils down to. With a creepy cover like that, you'd think it would be terrifying! It's not, but it's not bad, either!

A lot of the songs sound kind of like low-budget MIDI tunes that are sometimes embedded in websites.. but I think that might have been what the Steamroller was going for. Kind of like a broken Music Box? Anyway, only a few sound low budget, the rest sound good, even a few are a little "eerie" but at the same time, there's a lot that pretty much remind me of something you would hear come out of sesame street toy. The sound effects are great, though.

There's a few songs that are bad. there's a few that are "babyish" but there's also Lots that really capture the mood of halloween and some of it's eerieness. I can't really recommend it for Halloween itself (maybe if you already have every halloween cd already) but I think any Chip Davis fan should give it a listen.

Tries to please everyone.......2004-06-02

One of the neat things about the holiday of Halloween is that it is so versatile. Where Christmas has a very straightforward story (Santa or Jesus, take your pick), Halloween can be many things. Some people see it as a sort of Mardi Gras atmosphere, where any kind of costumed theme is suitable. Others see it as a dark holiday, only suited gothic castles, zombies, and monsters. Still others celebrate it in the style of gory slasher movies, complete with deranged serial killers and buckets of blood. And then there is the non-scary childrens Halloween, where the ghosts are cute and jack-o-lanterns all have goofy grins.

Tracks:

Powerhouse
The Toy Trumpet
Tobacco Auctioneer
New Year's Eve In A Haunted House
Manhattan Minuet
Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals
Reckless Hight On Board An Ocean Liner
Moment Musical
Twilight In Turkey
The Penguin
Oil Gusher
In An 18th Century Drawing Room
The Girl At The Typewriter
Siberian Sleighride
At An Arabian House Party
Boy Scout In Switzerland
Bumpy Weather Over Newark
Minuet In Jazz
War Dance For Wooden Indians
The Quintet Plays Carmen
Huckleberry Duck
Peter Tambourine
Bonus Track 1

Amazon.com

Prewar gems from a long-neglected master. Scott's career as composer, bandleader, and electronic-music pioneer is just beginning to be rediscovered. Here he mixes swing jazz with classical forms, exotica (long before there even was such a thing), and his own hyperactive melodies to create a timeless sound. Many of the bouncy tunes are recognizable from their constant use in cartoon soundtracks over the years: the classic "Powerhouse," a jittery mix of an edgy scherzo and a relentless march (as well as a favorite of Looney Toons composer Carl Stalling); the jaunty "The Toy Trumpet"; and the dizzying "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals." Scott's original recordings with his Quintette (which, strangely enough, consisted of six musicians) are a delight, and the invention and energy never let up. --Heidi MacDonald

Customer Reviews:

THIS IS THE OLD VERSION -- ORDER REMASTERED INSTEAD!!!.......1999-10-03

THIS IS THE OLD VERSION -- DON'T ORDER FROM THIS PAGE! BE SURE YOU ORDER THE REMASTERED (ALSO AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM) INSTEAD!! The new, remastered version from SONY sounds better, the booklet has been updated, PLUS: it's cheaper!

A brilliant composer.......1999-09-16

Raymond Scott cannot really be categorized. Constant references to the use of his music in cartoons are unfair. Scott approaches each of his pieces as a total composition, which is why they usually sound so good in even the most trite cover versions. Scott's curiosity about music & musical instruments was insatiable. The compositions on this CD are the core of Scott's art, & the starting point.

Irwin Chusid, this CD's producer, pulled Raymond Scott's music out of obscurity & firmly established him as more than a composer of novelties. See review below for more information on the mastering of this CD.

Bob Rixon

Perfect music to do stuff to........1999-03-02

If you need music to wash your car, clean the house, bake a cake or juggle to, this is the stuff. These songs were in cartoons and conjur up wacky images in the mind of madcap chases and retarted farm animals with firearms. Holy crap! this is a good cd! Sure, it's a little silly but not in a Puff Daddy way, in a good way! Perfect background music for everyday activities. Excellent driving music. It makes you want to swerve into other cars and run over fire hydrants.

24-bit Digital Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungary Cannibals!.......1998-07-22

It's important to note there are actually 2 different versions of this CD available!! The album, produced by Irwin Chusid with Executive Producer Hal Willner, was originally mastered by Parkinson in Summer 1992 & released on Columbia in December of that year. The 24-bit remastered version allows for a fuller presence in the transfer from metal master to digital format. Meaning: it sounds a lot better, brighter, more alive. There's more bass, & richer textures. "The overall sound is far superior to the first CD issue," Chusid commented. "We continue to be amazed at discovering the bass in these tracks, especially as compared to the CD. "We're doing only light CEDAR-ing [declicking & decrackling]. Most discs are very clean sounding. We found an alternate take of 'Oil Gusher' where the drums are more prominent in the middle section. The performance is comparable to that on the first CD, & we intend to substitute the newly found ver! sion. "Even better is a stunningly different take of 'At An Arabian House Party' -- one of two numbers on the CD by the RS Orchestra -- that features 'comic' horns a la the Quintette in the intro, a great guitar solo in the middle, & a neat tom-tom fill at the end, none of which were on the version used on the '92 release."

Classics You've Never Heard.......1998-05-19

Raymond Scott's compostions have been appropriated by Soul Coughing, Warner Bros., and Ren & Stimpy. Now you can enjoy the originals. Often quite invigorating and imaginative, tracks like "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals" and "Boy Scout in Switzerland" will be quickly recognizable with the catchy rhythms and swinging reeds that Scott reined in to create his miniature masterpieces.

Average customer rating:

Novelty No. 1s!

Novelty No. 1's
Various Artists
Manufacturer: EMI/Virgin TV
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Folk | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0009VY6XC
Release Date: 2005-07-04

Tracks:

Axel F
Who Let The Dogs Out
Saturday Night
Macarena
Birdie Song
Sugar Sugar
Monster Mash
Barbados
Agadoo
Witch Doctor
Fast Food Song
Aserej(The Ketchup Song)
I'm Too Sexy
Kung Fu Fighting
Star Trekkin'
Chicken Song
Shaddap You Face
Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
Nut Rocker
Purple People Eater
Lily The Pink
My Ding-A-Ling
Frog Chorus - We All Stand Together

Customer Reviews:

Novelty No. 1s!.......2005-10-12

It's a brilliant CD, here's the listings.

1) Crazy Frog - Axel F 5/5 Brilliant song! I love the crazy frog! I do not think he is annoying at all.

2) Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out 4/5 A good party song, and I quite like it.

3) Whigfield - Saturday Night 3/5 Not one of my favourites. I don't even know the dance!

4) Los Del Rio - Macarena 4/5 I like this one. At least I know the dance! Ther are two versions, this is the one with the woman on it.

5) Tweets - Birdie Song 5/5 Actually quite like it!

6) Archies - Sugar Sugar 5/5 I like the song, but I am not sure why it is on here. It is not a novelty song. It's just a normal record!

7) Bobby 'Boris' Pickett / Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash 5/5 Second best song on the album! The bes tis Track 16, Chicken Song

8) Typically Tropical - Barbados 4/5 I quite like it! Ther is a Vengaboys version of it called "We're Going To Ibiza"

9) Black Lace - Agadoo 3/5 Not THAT good...........

10) Cartons - Witch Doctor 5/5 Love this song! I have their album!!

11) Fast Food Rockers - Fast Food Song 3/5 Used to be my favourite song, but now it's not that good anymore...........

12) Las Ketchup - Aserjé 2/5 Used to like it, but not anymore......

13) Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy 5/5 Like this song!

14) Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting 4/5 Don't like it that much.....

15) Firm - Star Trekkin' 5/5 LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

16) Spitting Image - Chicken Song 1000000/5 BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALthough it doesn't make any sense. I mean, how exacty DO you stick a deckchair up your nose?

17) Joe Dolce Music Theatre - Shaddap You Face 4/5 It's quite good - and funny. Not one of my real favourites, though.

18) Wurzels - Combine Harvester 5/5 Like this!

19) Benny Hill - Ernie 5/5 LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!

20) B Bumble / Stingers - Nut Rocker 2/5 Instrumental, not THAT good.

21) Sheb Wooley - Purple People Eater 5/5 - I like this one, this is the slower version, not the fast one.

22) Scaffold - Lily The Pink 5/5 I DO like this song, it's funny as well.

23) Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling 5/5 Love it!

24) Paul McCarney - We All Stand Together 3/5 Not THAT brilliant, but good.