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Created:Mon Feb 17 1986
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1363.0. "Dr. Demento goes laser" by AKOV11::BOYAJIAN (That was Zen; this is Dao) Wed Oct 26 1988 23:52

    Just what most of you have been waiting for, I'm sure, now
    exists. THE GREAT NOVELTY CD, assembled by that meister of
    schlockmeisters, Dr. Demento.
    
    Many of the cult classics you'd expect to be on this disc
    are represented, such as "Star Trekkin'" by the Firm (no,
    not *that* Firm) and "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!"
    by Napoleon IV (or whatever). There are also a few relatively
    normal (relative to Dr. D's usual oeuvre, that is) numbers
    such as Tom Lehrer's "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" and
    Julie Brown's "Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun".
    
    So how does it all sound on CD?  Got me. I didn't buy it, for
    the following two reasons:
    
    (1) I haven't convinced myself that this is something I want to
    pay full price ($14.99) for, though the inclusion of the Lehrer
    song and Steve Martin's "King Tut" almost snagged me.
    
    (2) It also includes, not surprisingly, Barnes & Barnes' "Fish
    Heads", and my player does not have a "program out" feature.
    
    --- jerry
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1363.1PDVAX::P_DAVISPeter DavisThu Oct 27 1988 10:531
    "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!" was by Napolean XIV.
1363.2So what's an X among friends? :-)AKOV11::BOYAJIANThat was Zen; this is DaoThu Oct 27 1988 11:521
    --- jerry
1363.3Without ruining the laser?QUARK::LIONELAd AstraThu Oct 27 1988 18:0710
    But does the CD include the B-side of "They're Coming to Take Me
    Away.." so we can listen for Satanic messages?
    
    					Steve
    
    
    
    For those who never saw it, the flip side of the single contained
    the song backwards, and even the label was a mirror-image of the
    A-side, including a reversed WB logo.
1363.4AKOV11::BOYAJIANThat was Zen; this is DaoThu Oct 27 1988 23:425
    re:.3
    
    No, unfortunately, it doesn't.
    
    --- jerry
1363.5Introducing Roy Rogers, on TriggerLESLIE::LESLIEAndy ��� Leslie, DECnet Phase VMon Oct 31 1988 06:023
    
    Does it have "intro...outro" by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band? Or the
    "Monster Mash"?
1363.6I don't recallAKOV11::BOYAJIANThat was Zen; this is DaoMon Oct 31 1988 22:461
    --- jerry
1363.7Napolean XIV = Jerry Samuels (Shhh!)PDVAX::P_DAVISPeter DavisWed Nov 02 1988 09:444
    Jerry, where did you see this?  I'd like to take a look/listen.
    
    Thanks.
    -pd
1363.8BCDAKOV75::BOYAJIANThat was Zen; this is DaoWed Nov 02 1988 22:471
    --- jerry
1363.9welcome to the world of dementiaCGVAX2::HARRISThu Nov 03 1988 06:408
    
    It does have Monster Mash. And 2 of my personal faves -
    	Junk Food Junky
    	Hello Mudah, Hello Fadah
    
    I saw it last night at Rockit Records in south nashua.
    I think it was $13.99