Purple People Eater

Sheb Wooley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B000001B59
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,085 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Purple People Eater

2. Walkin' Guitar

3. Wild and Wooley, Big Unruly Me (2)

4. Josie (Brown)

5. The Birth of Rock 'N' Roll

6. Honey I'm Lonesome (The Telegraph Song)

7. A King or a Clown

8. You Can Do It

9. Purple People Eater #2

10. Hyoom

11. I Found Me an Angel

12. Pygmy Love

13. Mirage

14. Do I Remember

15. Running With the Night Crowd [#]

16. The Taste of Ashes

17. Let the Big Wind Blow

18. Santa Claus Meets the Purple People Eater

19. Crazy Butterfly

20. Skin Tight, Pin Stripped, Purple Pedal Pushers

See all 31 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Inspired by the success of David Seville's "Witch Doctor," Sheb Wooley decided to work up his own tape-manipulation novelty and created "The Purple People Eater," a huge number one hit in 1958. This CD is a companion to Bear Family's That's My Pa box set and two other single discs which, in combination, account for most of Wooley's recordings. The Purple People Eater concentrates on novelty songs, including the instrumental EP The Purple People Eater Plays Earth Music, a couple of sequels to "The Purple People Eater," and the unbelievable "Pygmy Love." Other recordings are merely pop-oriented (Wooley's first hit from 1955, "Are You Satisfied") or up-tempo country, but for the most part, this is the wackiest music in Wooley's catalog. Bear Family usually organizes its reissues in a more sensible manner than Sheb Wooley received with his haphazard thematic packages, but lovers of novelty music will appreciate this one. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFULL!!!!, March 24, 1999

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This review is from: Purple People Eater (Audio CD)

You'll love this funny C.D, which is packed with great songs! I love Purple people eater, and my whole family is always listening to it! Think of a mix of any of the "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" C.D.s and young childrens story C.D.s, and this is the outcome. The only reason I left out the 5th star is because it IS a tad expensive, BUT worth the money! So, BUY BUY BUY!!!!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great tribute to one of the great novelty acts of popular music., April 29, 2007

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This review is from: Purple People Eater (Audio CD)

I actually had a vinyl copy of the "Purple People Eater" when I was a child, so I was thrilled to find this CD. I'll admit I bought it just to get Purple People Eater, but I was surprised to find that I could sit through the entire CD and just enjoy it. It's not just Purple People Eater and a lot of garbage, but rather just a whole lot of fun.

Particularly interesting are the "sequels" to Purple People Eater. Sheb seems to have tried to capitalize on his novelty hit several times. I never knew these songs existed.

And, Sheb wasn't just a novelty act. He did a number of country folksie sounding songs that were just plain good wholesome 1950's to early 60's male pop vocalist sounding stuff.

So, come for the Purple People Eater, but don't just eat and run. Stay around for the whole platter.