Schoolhouse Rock! (1973 TV Series) [BOX SET] [SOUNDTRACK]

Bob Dorough, Various Artists - Soundtracks - Television, Schoolhouse Rock (Related Recordings)

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 1996)
• Original Release Date: June 18, 1996
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Soundtrack
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000033TA
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #144,987 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Schoolhouse Rocky - Bob Dorough and Friends

2. Elementary, My Dear - Bob Dorough

3. Three Is a Magic Number - Bob Dorough

4. Four-Legged Zoo - Bob Dorough and Friends

5. Ready or Not, Here I Come - Bob Dorough

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Schoolhouse Rocky - Bob Dorough and Friends

2. Unpack Your Adjectives - Blossom Dearie

3. Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here - Bob Dorough

4. Conjunction Junction - Terry Morel, Jack Sheldon

5. Interjections! - Essra Mohawk

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Disc: 3

1. Schoolhouse Rocky - Bob Dorough and Friends

2. No More Kings - Lynn Abrams, Lynn Ahrens

3. Fireworks - Grady Tate

4. Shot Heard 'Round the World - Bob Dorough

5. Preamble - Lynn Abrams, Lynn Ahrens

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Disc: 4

1. Schoolhouse Rocky - Bob Dorough and Friends

2. Body Machine - Bob Dorough, Jack Sheldon

3. Do the Circulation - Joshie Armstead, Mary Sue Barry, Maretha Stewart

4. Electricity, Electricity - Zachary Sanders

5. Energy Blues - Jack Sheldon

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It's hard to overestimate the effect Schoolhouse Rock had on anyone who was a child between 1973 and 1985. Forty-one three-minute educational cartoons set to original songs, they were the original music videos, and they taught countless kids the difference between adjectives ("Unpack Your Adjectives") and adverbs ("Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here"), how to multiply ("Three Is a Magic Number"), basic principles of science ("Do the Circulation," "Interplanet Janet"), and American civics ("I'm Just a Bill," "The Preamble"). All of the original songs are here, plus four Money Rock songs--"Dollars and Sense" and "Where the Money Goes" are as classic as any of the original standouts--and four tracks from the short-lived Scooter Computer & Mr. Chips series (which, unlike the rest of the Schoolhouse Rock songs, can be dated by the proto-new-wave-influenced instrumentation). A classic collection of (mostly) timeless songs that shaped the minds of a generation or two: how many box sets can you say that about? --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great box set albeit a bit pricey, September 26, 2000

By	Peter (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

If you grew up in the 70s you remember Schoolhouse Rock. Those little three minute cartoons really grew on you. My daughter is 9 and she loves this set... we listen to it in the car all the time. I have two small gripes, though: as other reviewers have noted this is not the entire collection. There are four Money Rock songs that are only available on the Best Of Schoolhouse Rock disc. Also, this four disc set would fit on two discs with room to spare (even with the additional four Money Rock songs). Spreading it over four compact discs smacks of gouging and that kept me from giving it five stars. But it is a great set and there's nothing quite like it. Recommended if you have kids (they'll dig it) or were a child of the 70s.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'll unpack an adjective...Wonderful, February 12, 2000

By	Donald (Ohio) - See all my reviews

Though SHR was before my time, I still heard the songs when we watched an America Rock tape in my eigth grade history class. I absolutly loved them. When I saw that there was a complete box set, i asked for it for x-mas. I now own it and love it. The songs are great. While America Rock is, in my opinion, the best overall, science rack has the best music and Grammer rock is the most helpful in terms of actually teaching something. Though this set isn't cheap, it is well worth it considering you get four classic CDs, and intersting liner notes that tell the story of SHR. This is a must have collection for anyone who remebers SHR, or wants their children to remember it.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So close to five stars..., April 15, 2000

By	Cory (Virginia) - See all my reviews

I love school house rock. All of the songs are great, even the songs I didn't think were all that wonderful when I first got the CDs. But one flaw remains. This is NOT the complete school house rock songs. If you want the other half of money rock, you'll have to dish out another 12$. I just went to the library and checked out the Best of School House Rock and just kept on renewing it.