They stand up to abuse much better than lps or 45s. It was released as a three 7 inch 45 rpm vinyl set in 1949 as wp143 and as a one 45rpm extended play epa143 in. If you liked the various video excerpts of the spike jones show found on youtube, do yourself a treat. For other people with similar names, see spike jones disambiguation. Now when im lookin at the funnies i get as mad as mad. With spike jones, helen grayco, earl bennett, freddy morgan. See more ideas about popular music, funny songs and songs. This giant nutcracker can be disassembled for easier transport. When the nutcracker prince and the girl landed there. When i was a kid, we had an album out of the library that broke us up with laughter called spike jones is murdering the classics it was on rca red seal and i believe it was a new release in the early 70s of spikes classic sendups of classical pieces. I bought a little bunny, then i bought another bunny. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations.
The straight numbers are done better by others, and the comic numbers lack flair somehow as if he was being too respectful to the time of year. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment nutcracker suite. Spike jones and the city slickers 1953 mda telethon duration. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. What puts the cherry on the sundae with this album is the complete version of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, done. In 1944 rca victor released his spike jones presents for the kiddies version of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, in three 10 inch 78 rpm records, p143, arrangement credited to joe country washburne with lyrics by foster carling. Spike jones was a popular musician and comedian during the 1940s and 1950s. Yes, you can make this nutcracker that stands over 6 feet tall. Lauren cuthbertson, federico bonelli, gary avis, et al. Spike previously has been represented in this format only on two video compliations, the unknown mark brothers, and a readers digest comedy box set. Spike jones was born on december 14, 1911 in long beach, california, usa as lindley armstrong jones. These dvds contain all the numbers you want to see, plus others youll be happy to discover. Ever since he was a child, spike had an affinity for music, playing the drums at an early age, and organizing groups as a teenager. These phonograph records are not 33rpm lps or 45rpm vinyl records.
What puts the cherry on the sundae with this album is the complete version of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, done in the completely politically incorrect manner of the early 1940s. Spike jones and his city slickers topic 273 views 3. Best of spike jones now available on dvd spikejonesestate uploaded a video 10 years ago. For those who know some of spike jones work you will find a number of wacky tracks here, but also many straight numbers. Adam spiegel born october 22, 1969, known professionally as spike jonze pronounced as the common welsh name jones, is an american filmmaker, photographer, and actor, whose work includes film, television, music videos, and commercials jonze began his career as a teenager photographing bmx riders and skateboarders for freestylin magazine and transworld skateboarding, and he co.
Spike jones the nutcracker suite 1953, vinyl discogs. Jan 20, 2020 kirov, bolshoi, royal, san francisco, abt etc. Lindley armstrong spike jones december 14, 1911 may 1, 1965 was an american musician and bandleader specializing in satirical arrangements of popular songs and classical music. This disc is a repackaging of the 1988 biographical vhs and spikes only audiovisual biography ever made. As recorded by spike jones and his city slickers, vocal refrain by george rock by carl hoefle and del porter, tune town tunes, 1949 recitative. They dance on the seat of their pants russian dance waltz of the flowers spike jones. 3x, shellac 10 spike jones and his city slickers the nutcracker suite 1944, shellac discogs.
Amiable enough, but theres nothing here to grab the attention. Complete your spike jones and his city slickers collection. Contrary to what amazon states, it is not arearestricted with a region 1 code. As recorded by spike jones and his city slickers, vocal refrain by george rock by carl hoefle and del porter, tune town tunes, 1949. See more ideas about city slickers, bobbie gentry and cocktails for two. Make it alone or as a team, for yourself, your classroom, your school or your office. Oct 23, 2010 spike jones and the city slickers 1953 mda telethon duration. He and his backing band the city slickers employed a wide variety of zany vocals, household implements and shotguns to produce their wacky, yet musically intriguing tracks. He was married to helen grayco and patricia middleton. Adam spiegel born october 22, 1969, known professionally as spike jonze pronounced as the common english name jones, is an american filmmaker, photographer, and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. It usually outsells not only every other video version of the nutcracker, including the 1993 film of balanchines version, but every other ballet video as well.