The Radio Years, Vol. 1

The Radio Years, Vol. 1 Artist: Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 081227115623
EAN: 0081227115623
ASIN: B0000032Y4


Release Date: 1992-10-13

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Tracks:

  1. Intro For 'Spotlight Revue'
  2. 'Spotlight Revue'
  3. Intro For 'The Spike Jones Show'
  4. 'The Spike Jones Show'
  5. Outro For 'The Spike Jones Show'

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  1. The Radio Years, Vol. 2

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Old Time Radio Fun!.......2007-01-10

All I can say is Spike Jones was one of a kind. I'm an old time radio fan and these shows, with their celebrity guests (particularly the horror/mystery ones, like Karloff & Lorre), make it even more fun to listen to.

4 out of 5 stars Thank you, music lovers!.......2006-05-03

This CD features two half-hour episodes of the Spike Jones radio show from the late 1940s. The first episode guest-stars Boris Karloff. The second episode guest-stars Peter Lorre. Both shows are pretty funny, in a slightly corny kind of way. I should mention that this CD is not Volume 2 of the series, it's Volume 1.

4 out of 5 stars Spike's radio shows are even better than his albums!.......1999-10-21

A lot of you probably know of Spike due to his classic parodies of songs like Cocktails for Two, replete with fiddle solo and gunfire. But he also had a successful radio run, as well as a TV show. Most of the humor is typical Spike "my musicians don't know what they're doing" humor, but a lot of fun. The Lorre/Karloff CD is a blast.

Quality of the recording is very good, and there are two tracks that talk about Spike, from the point of fellow musicians and the like.

Obviously includes several musical numbers, but is a great humor CD, on par with Jack Benny or Abbott/Costello. If you like Spike at all, this is a must own. Now I need to find more!

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  2. Spectrum Suite ~ Steven Halpern
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  4. Letting Go of Stress ~ Subliminal Series, Letting Go of Stress
  5. Human Beings: What a Concept ~ Karen Williams
  6. Cosby and the Kids ~ Bill Cosby
  7. Hot & Spicy Mamitas ~ Hot & Spicy Mamitas
  8. Lullaby Suite
  9. Comic Relief V ~ Various Artists
  10. Death Defying Radio Stunts ~ Andy Breckman & Ken Freedman

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