Homer & Jethro Assault The Rock & Roll Era [Import]

Homer & Jethro | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 17, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B000Q8FVFU
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,917 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Houn' Dawg (take 2)

2. Hart Brake Motel

3. Two Tone Shoes

4. Rock Boogie

5. Hernando's Hideaway

6. Middle-Aged Teenager

7. At The Flop

8. Screen Door

9. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini

10. The Battle Of Kookamonga

11. My Special Angel

12. Houn' Dawg (take 1)

13. I'm Movin' On No. 2

14. Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyeballs

15. Yaller Rose Of Texas, You-All

16. Keep Them Cold Icy Fingers Off Of Me

17. The West Virginny Hills

18. Pore Ol' Koo-Liger

19. Hey, Good Lookin' No. 2

20. Jam-Bowl-Liar

See all 31 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Thirty-one classic parodies and novelties from country music's legendary comedy team! Superb fidelity from the original 1951-1968 RCA Victor session masters with many tracks in stereo, including Homer and Jethro's pop hit The Battle Of Kookamonga and their celebrated Beatles spoofs She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand. Dazzling finger work from mandolin master Jethro Burns with stellar support from lead guitarists Chet Atkins, George Barnes, Hank Garland and Grady Martin. Extensive, newly researched liner notes, plus Jethro Burns's wry comments on the songs. CD digipac with 64-page booklet.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great new release, September 14, 2007

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J. Priessen (Amsterdam Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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As we can expect from Bear Family this release is well documented and illustrated. Of course we are always missing some favorites, for me these are Oh, Babe and Mr. Sandman, to name two. The quality of the mastering is overall very good. Still there are some minuses. For instance, the track The Battle Of Kookamonga is not stereo as listed, it is in perfect stereo on BMG's American Dream - Best of the 50's Volume 2. Also the track No Hair Sam is in poor shape and can be heard in perfect three track condition on BMG Special Products Homer & Jethro 36 All-time Greatest Hits.

Since my last review, BF has re-released the CD with the stereo version of The Batlle Of Kookamonga and a drop-out free No Hair Sam.

The CD is subliem!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The guys who influenced Weird Al, January 12, 2008

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G. Sivits (Fort Wayne, IN. USA) - See all my reviews
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For those of us who like the deranged music of Weird Al, these guys will probably trip your trigger too! I grew up listening to my parents' old Homer and jethro albums, and got the biggest kick out of them. Listening to them now on CD, instead of scratchy old vinyl, is a Godsend. For the longest time I'd been hoping for some Homer and Jethro CD releases, and finding their albums is getting harder.
Some of their material might be considered a bit dated, and younger listeners might not get some of their jokes, but for the most part, they're still hilarious. This compilation is not typical of their standard songs, which were more country, but one listen to 'She loves You', and 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' showed they could cross-over to rock just as well. H&J could take hit records, and totally murder them, in the same vein as Weird Al, only they did it first. Never are they silly, but always funny.

3.0 out of 5 stars less tan expexcted, November 28, 2011

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Ronald A. Swinarski - See all my reviews
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i was hoping that there was a better selection of homer and jethro murdering the hits on this disc. quality was good.