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The Capitol Singles Collection

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This is the Stan Freberg collection I have been waiting for as it does indeed collect not only the A-sides of virtually every Stan Freberg record as released but the B-sides as well!!!

Some of these have never been compiled on any album before. For instance, you probably have heard Freberg's version of "Ya Got Trouble" from "The Music Man", but have you heard his version of "Gary, Indiana"?

I say virtually because there is at least one single ("Comments For Our Time Parts 1 and 2") that still eludes compilations, but this is a minor complaint due to the excessive datedness of the track and the fact that it really isn't very funny anymore.

Buy this and Tip Of The Freberg (Includes Video) and be in Freberg heaven!!!

I have on 45 the lone Phychaiatryst and the honey earthers and point of order why were these left out ? After waiting paitently for years and years for these comedic gems to be finaly properly isued ...Bear Famly Please Step in And show them how to do a proper set. It's great to see so many make C.D Debuts Here anyway. this is the best so far out there get it and laugh your guts out .like man i realy dig this cat .Wunerful .....

You know you're not getting a complete Freberg singles collection when "John and Marsha," the hugely popular single which was Stan's first big hit, isn't here. Nor is "Abe Snake for President" with "Ba-Ba-Ba-Ball and Chain." Yes, we need a Bear Family-style complete Capitol collection of Freberg. Some of us would even like to have clean copies of his two children's records, "Dinky Pinky" and "Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party." One nice thing about the current collection is that it does contain the hilarious and strangely overlooked "Maggie" -- which is the actual title, at least on my original 78rpm copy (while a choir hums "When You and I Were Young, Maggie," Stan gives a heartfelt recitation, increasingly interrupted by a massive attack of hiccups). It also has the earliest of *three* issued versions of "Tele-Vee-Shun," this one with different lyrics from the other two. So, this is worth having but a missed opportunity to include even more rarities.

I purchased this CD for my brother, who just turned 70. He was a great fan of Stan Freberg in his 20's. This collection of Freberg's works is still as funny today as it was 50 yrs ago. As listening access becomes more scarce for older LP's and tapes, this is a wonderful, easy way to visit the past.

I love it. Even though I have almost all the songs on it on other CDs, the ones I don't have are worth it most noticably "Gary, Indiana." The cover art is ugly as all get out, but the disks are worth it.

This double disc album does NOT include ALL of the Capital Singles Freeberg released!! The Old Payolla Blues (one of Freeberg's last hit singles for Capital & one of my personal favorites) is not included. Exclusions should have been noted!!!