I took a little extra time on this one, and split the tracks as they should be. A couple of things to point out--I have said this before about a previous K-Tel LP: that might be "some" Coasters on the two tracks here, but it's not "The" Coasters...it's an obvious lackluster remake, who knows about the details. Also, I don't know anything about Harv Norman, who performs the first track on Side Two, nor do I fathom why anyone would need to cover the Sesame Street classic "Rubber Duckie," but in this age of all the crimes that can happen against children, it REALLY creeps me out...maybe it's just me, but the guy sounds like he's sitting in his bathtub at the end of a trail of candy, if you know what I mean. Otherwise, there are lots of enjoyable tracks here. Lonnie Donegan is always a treat (this one is a live version, by the way), as is Tiny Tim. "Tip Toe" is a bit overused, it's sort of his "I Cant Get No Satisfaction," which is unfortunate, but I heartily recommend checking out the rest of the album it came from! Enjoy!
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I got this one at a Salvation Army back in the 90's!
I just wonder how many dozens of these things they cranked out like sausage! There are tons!
Oh when I think back to all the family road trips in the late 70's/early 80's where we listened to this and the other K-tel comps on 8-track, those were the days.
It took me a few years to figure out the meaning behind "Shaving Cream", but my brothers and I still sing it even thirty odd years later.
You don't happen to have any of the other albums; "Goofy Greats", "kooky Tunes".....?
sumdumguy in wisconsin
I do have Kooky Tunes (I think I have Goofy Greats somewhere even), but I also have "Wacky Westerns" on this very blog, which is almost identical to "Kooky Tunes" except for 2 songs!
http://snakeandboris.blogspot.com/2009/06/wacky-westerns-k-tel-1975.html
I will look for the others and post them in the near future.
Thank a bunch!
These have been proudly added to my K-tel file!
sumdumguy in wisconsin
During the early CD era, K-Tel re-released all their novelty compilations. The bad part of that is you can clearly hear whenever they took the songs from a record instead of a master tape.
Awww, most of the tracks are re-recordings (any track that says it's licensed from SJ Productions is not the original).
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