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Box of Danger: The Complete Nick Danger Casebook
:Album Description:The Firesign Theatre's Box of Danger: The Complete Nick Danger Casebook turns the spotlight on the legendary comedy troupe's most famous creation: Nick Danger, Third Eye. This 4-CD box set assembles for the first time such legendary skits as 'Cut 'Em Off at the Past,' 'The Case of the Missing Shoe,' 'The Three Faces of Al,' plus a wealth of rare and unreleased items from Nick's tattered casebook. Danger is Firesign's take on the hard-boiled detective character, with firstperson narration and crazy adventures that often involve mistaken identity, and of ...
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The Remains of Tom Lehrer
: :This three-CD set collects many of Tom Lehrer's tunes, described by Time magazine as 'brilliant and coruscating parodies,' bringing back a bygone era when the 'liberal consensus,' as Lehrer calls them, knew who they were and could, therefore, laugh at both themselves and the well-defined enemy. Delivering clever, witty rhymes about topical subjects was Leher's strength. In 'Wernher Von Braun' [the Nazi German scientist who later worked for NASA], Lerher sings: 'I'll sing you a tale of Wernher Von Braun / A man whose allegiance is ruled by expedience / Once the rockets ...
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Poetry On Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006)
:Album Description:THE ULTIMATE POETRY BOX Poetry On Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006) is an engrossing collection of poems read by the people who wrote them, from the dawn of sound recording to the current day. Over the course of four CDs and an info-packed book, it tells the story of the past 120 years of poetry in English, from Romanticism (Dylan Thomas) to Modernism (T.S. Eliot), from the Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes) to Black Arts (Amiri Baraka), from rhyme and meter (Alfred, Lord Tennyson) to free verse (Adrienne Rich) ...
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Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America, Vol. 1, The Early Years, And Vol. 2, The Middle Years
: :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 ...
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Richard Pryor: ...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992)
: :One can't help but feel both elated and sad when listening to this colossal overview of Richard Pryor's recorded work. Multiple sclerosis has silenced the greatest humorist of his generation, and that's tragic for Pryor. But it's also a heartbreaking loss for comedy, for, as these discs amply illustrate, the man who exploded the parameters of stage comedy in the '70s could have taken it in wild new directions. As it was, Pryor fleshed out Lenny Bruce's commitment to brutal honesty--and with a keener acting ability. This nine-CD set includes the ...
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The Complete Collection
: :One can't help but feel both elated and sad when listening to this colossal overview of Richard Pryor's recorded work. Multiple sclerosis has silenced the greatest humorist of his generation, and that's tragic for Pryor. But it's also a heartbreaking loss for comedy, for, as these discs amply illustrate, the man who exploded the parameters of stage comedy in the '70s could have taken it in wild new directions. As it was, Pryor fleshed out Lenny Bruce's commitment to brutal honesty--and with a keener acting ability. This nine-CD set includes the ...
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Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement: Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966
: :One can't help but feel both elated and sad when listening to this colossal overview of Richard Pryor's recorded work. Multiple sclerosis has silenced the greatest humorist of his generation, and that's tragic for Pryor. But it's also a heartbreaking loss for comedy, for, as these discs amply illustrate, the man who exploded the parameters of stage comedy in the '70s could have taken it in wild new directions. As it was, Pryor fleshed out Lenny Bruce's commitment to brutal honesty--and with a keener acting ability. This nine-CD set includes the ...
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100 Greatest
:Album Description:For the first time ever, 100 of the greatest Speeches, News Stories, Personalities, Scandals and Sports Moments in one amazing package! 100 Greatest is an audio documentation of the most significant moments in our modern history. Each disc features 100 history-making sound bites ranging from Martin Luther King's famous 'I Have A Dream' speech, and Willie Mays' 'Catch' to the tragedy of 9/11. A must have for history, news, sports and pop-culture enthusiasts. Comes with a 44 page booklet. Highlights include audio from: 100 Greatest Speeches - Winston Churchill, John ...
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Great Speeches of the 20th Century
: :Students and teachers of history, enthusiasts of speechmaking, and folks needing something different to spice up those mix tapes with will enjoy this inspired four-disc tour of a century. It's a bit heavy on events a baby boomer is most likely to be interested in, but there's nothing wrong with knowing one's audience. For the most part, these recordings make 20th-century history appear to be happening right now. It might sound clichéd, but it really is a thrill to hear history in the making: Woodrow Wilson lying to the American Indians, ...
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Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph
: :A new animal disrupted the political circus in 1908 when the phonograph carried the voices of presidential candidates directly to the people. Debate '08 marks the centennial of this historic premiere with the first reissue of all 22 Edison wax cylinders recorded by the Democratic candidate, William Jennings Bryan, and the Republican candidate, William Howard Taft. The two-minute duration of these records forced an eager Bryan and a reluctant Taft to excerpt their nuanced speeches and get to the point. Thus began the 20th century's march to the sound bite ...
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