Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time

Various Artists - Miscellaneous - Comedy, Dr. Demento | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 1991)
• Original Release Date: July 2, 1991
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B0000032MK
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,120 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #16 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > Comedic Music > General
  • #27 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > Comedic Music > Comedy Rock
  • #28 in Music > Country > Comedy

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Delicious

2. The Scotsman

3. Junk Food Junkie

4. Eat It

5. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight

6. Wet Dream

7. Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah!

8. Wappin'

9. The Purple People Eater

10. Monster Mash

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Dancin' Fool

2. Star Trekkin'

3. The Time Warp

4. Masochism Tango

5. The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun

6. The Ballad of Irving

7. The Battle of Kookamonga

8. King Tut

9. Der Fuehrer's Face

10. Fish Heads

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This 2 CD set is an out of print collectible! It is the original 1991 Rhino release. Catalog R2 70743. Each CD comes in a single jewel case and both have a saw cut on the edge of the case. There is no outer box.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect carpool collection...., September 20, 2002

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OAKSHAMAN "oakshaman" (Algoma, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time (Audio CD)

_When I was a kid there was one crazy dad in the neighborhood that collected novelty and party records- and looked for any excuse to play them- usually for us kids. There are recordings here that I haven't heard for 30 years- and several that I never heard before. There was also some stuff here that I think that I may have heard before at parties, but it was so far into the evening before anyone had the guts to play it that I'm not really sure....

_If you want to drive your carpool crazy on the way to work, then this is the perfect collection for the job. Actually, if you just want to make a permanent impression on people, turn the stereo up full blast, roll down the windows, and play "Masochism Tango" or "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park"....they'll never forget you. In fact, they'll probably even write down your license plate number....

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ha, ha...blah, blah, May 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time (Audio CD)

You will buy the CD for half of it, and never listen to the other half...no, I don't mean that one of the two is bad. It's just that in a collection as varied as this, you're bound to find about ten songs you love and ten more that you hate. Some of the songs suffer from being jokes that are utterly too long - by the time you reach the punchline, you've skipped to the next track. Others manage to keep you well entertained until then ("The Ballad of Irving" comes to mind). And still others are just a riot the whole way through (Tom Lehrer's two songs instantly come to mind). The moral is - listen before you buy, and figure out if you like enough of the songs to buy the discs. Don't just take someone else's word.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explain this to the kindergarten teacher..., January 9, 2000

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"mary-annechen" (Rising Stone, Meridies) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time (Audio CD)

I have worn out two copies of the audio tape in the car. My toddler has probably been permanently warped because of it, but at least he'll have a well-rounded catalogue to work from. For those of us in the shadow of corporate radio, it is a joy to have such a collection to sing along with, loudly (especially at traffic lights - I seem to have no trouble retaining the right-of-way).