The Tom Lehrer Collection (CD/DVD)

Tom Lehrer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 13, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Shout Factory!
• ASIN: B0039TD73G
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,962 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > Miscellaneous > Radio Shows
  • #10 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > General AAS
  • #12 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > General

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Fight Fiercely, Harvard

2. Lobachevsky

3. The Irish Ballad

4. When You Are Old And Gray

5. Be Prepared

6. The Elements

7. We Will All Go Together When We Go

8. National Brotherhood Week

9. Pollution

10. So Long, Mom (A Song For World War III)

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. National Brotherhood Week(VIDEO Live in Oslo, 1967)

2. When You Are Old And Gray(VIDEO Live in Oslo, 1967)

3. MLF Lullaby(VIDEO Live in Oslo, 1967)

4. Poisoning Pigeons In The Park(VIDEO Live in Oslo, 1967)

5. So Long Mom (A Song for World War III)(VIDEO Live in Oslo, 1967)

6. Pollution(VIDEO Live in Oslo, 1967)

7. The Masochism Tango(VIDEO Live in Oslo, 1967)

8. Send The Marines(VIDEO Live in Oslo, 1967)

9. Who's Next?(VIDEO Live in Oslo, 1967)

10. Wernher von Braun(VIDEO Live in Oslo, 1967)

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

The Tom Lehrer Collection is Tom Lehrer's first-ever hits collection, containing highlights from across his 40-year-long recording career. Fans are treated to material from his live albums for Reprise (An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer and Revisited), That Was the Year That Was, early-`70s material recorded for The Electric Company, radio performances, a rare 1960 single and more. This collection also contains his first-ever DVD, featuring a slew of unreleased performances, including a complete 1967 Oslo concert, animated clips from The Electric Company, and other TV performances. Tom Lehrer is a preeminent musical comedian who achieved notoriety and great success in the '50s and '60s. He left show business for a career as a math professor, but rewarded his loyal fans with occasional albums, appeared on national television shows such as The Electric Company, and even composed and performed new material for the Garrison Keillor's The American Radio Company.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cd/dvd combo!, April 17, 2010

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Dion (California) - See all my reviews

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As a fan of Tom Lehrer, I'm very happy with this "Tom Lehrer Collection." I now own every single song Lehrer released- which fits on a couple of cds. Some songs here were only previously on "The Remains of Tom Lehrer", and so without paying $100 for that, it's nice to have these tracks. Also, there is a dvd with clips and videos of Tom Lehrer and his songs and is very nice. If you've never listened to any songs by Tom Lehrer before, then this Collection is a great sampling. If you are a fan of Lehrer, then I know you, like me, will enjoy this. So I'm very happy with this- the only thing I'm not happy about is that Tom Lehrer didn't produce more. But what's out there is excellent. Even all these years later, the songs are still relevant and very funny.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars our long national nightmare is over!!! Video of Tom Lehrer, April 28, 2010

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Richardson "Clarence" (Sunny California USA) - See all my reviews
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I've loved this guy since hearing one of the funniest songs of all time , Poisoning Pigeons In the Park on Dr Demento decades ago...but have never bought any of his releases for one reason or other. This looked to be the perfect intro and I was not wrong. The CD is crammed with 26 intelligent and hysterically funny songs that sound like something Groucho Marx would have sang. The bonus DVD is truly a treasure chest of fun with a classic black and white performance and many extra videos. If you want an intro I can't imagine a better one and if you are a fan I can't imagine not owning this.

I'd love to hear what he'd write about todays crazy society/world. That said, much of this still could apply...but a good laugh is timeless and priceless and this set is worth much more than the asking!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Collection, May 12, 2010

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Y. Forsland (Norway) - See all my reviews
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The Tom Lehrer Collection is what I see as a "must have" for any Lehrer fan, as it contains a huge amount of his work. The biggest plus is that it contains video recordings of him singing, which until now just have been available via Youtube in not-so-very-great-quality.

If you're not a Lehrer fan I still recommend this product since the songs are very funny/entertaining, and the topics discussed in most of them are still relevant today.