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Nov 30 1924 – Nov 20 1973 age 48
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Allan
Sherman became a star overnight when his debut album, 1962's My Son,
The Folk Singer, became a surprise hit and sold over a million copies in
a matter of weeks with its hilarious upending of popular folk songs
paired with new lyrics that poked broad but loving fun at
Jewish-American life. But like most overnight sensations, Sherman had
actually been working on his material for a while before he found an
audience, and There Is Nothing Like a Lox: The Lost Song Parodies of
Allan Sherman offers 13 previously unreleased tracks, most of which
predated My Son, The Folk Singer as he wrote and performed his material
for small audiences while working his day job as a producer of game
shows. Much like his debut album, these songs -- most rewrites of
Broadway favorites -- have a strong Jewish accent, celebrating the joys
of lox and chopped liver, pondering the challenges and disappointments
of cultural assimilation, reveling in the possibilities of the suffix
-stein, and studying the nuances of the geography of the Bronx. As he
became better known, Sherman would sound bolder and more confident (and
less explicitly Jewish), and on most of these recordings, it's clear
that he's still getting used to the idea of singing for an audience. But
Sherman's knack for comic lyrics was already firmly in place, finding
rich humor in the minutiae of everyday life, and these numbers,
seemingly meant for nightclub audiences, allow him to indulge in some
mild blue humor that wouldn't have made it onto a major-label album in
1962. The quality of the audio is not especially good on most of these
tracks, with an audible hiss blanketing many of the numbers, but the
sound is good enough to capture the nuances of the performances, and
Sherman's comic magic is clearly evident in these rough early tapes.
Load up a bagel with some lox and cream cheese, sit back, and relax with
these rare gems from one of the pioneers of song parody. ~allmusic
01 Choped Liver (Parody of Moon River) 2:03
02 Ollawoot (Parody of Camelot) 2:22
03 How Are Things with Uncle Morris (Parody of How Are Things in Glacamora) 2:25
04 Younger Than Springstein (Parody of Younger Than Springtime) 2:12
05 One For My Sadie (and One for Two Cents Plain) (Parody of One for Baby, One More for the Road) 3:43
06 Around the World (Parody of Around the World in 8 Days) 1:41
07 You're The Top 2:29
08 How Deep Is A Birdbath (Parody of How Deep Is the Ocean) 1:21
09 Furriers Lament 1:33
10 When You Walk Through The Bronx 3:02
11 Small World 3:45
12 There Is Nothing Like A Lox 4:40
13 Seventy-Six Sol Cohens 2:43
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His other material on this blog is "tagged" at the bottom of this post
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| Best Of Allan Sherman 1965 |
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| More Folk Songs By Allan Sherman & His Friends 1962 |
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| Selections From The Fig Leaves Are Falling (Promo) 1968 |
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| A Gift Of Laughter, Best Of Allan Sherman Vol II 1986 |
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| Allan Sherman And You 1964 |
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Nov 30 1924 – Nov 20 1973 age 48
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Allan
Sherman was an American comedy writer and television producer who
became famous as a song parodist in the early 1960s. His first album,
`My Son, the Folk Singer,' (1962) became the fastest-selling record
album up to that time. His biggest hit single was `Hello Muddah, Hello
Fadduh,' a comic novelty in which a boy describes his summer camp
experiences to the tune of Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours."
These
songs and one outtake give us a great albeit brief sampling of Allan
Sherman's very funny work; and the quality of the sound is excellent.
"Harvey
& Sheila," sung to the tune of "Hava Nagila," was one of Sherman's
first novelty hits. The audience loved this number and I can easily
remember my parents listening to this and chuckling every time they
heard it even though they had heard it many times before! The music goes
well with Allan's singing, which, by the way, wasn't very good but
Allan used this for an even greater comedy effect. "Sarah Jackman" is
absolutely hilarious; this Jewish themed song performed to the tune of
"Frère Jacques" went over big and was one of Allan Sherman's greatest
hits. "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" was yet another
successful number for Sherman. The track set ends with Allan Sherman
performing a lesser known number that was released as a single entitled
"My Son, the Vampire" (which is also on the third CD of the box set "My
Son, the Box") and an outtake of "Christmas '65 (Draft Cards)" that I
first heard on the fifth CD of "My Son, the Box."
Allan Sherman fans
will probably have most if not all of these tracks already, so I think
this is best geared toward casual fans or people just discovering Allan
Sherman's very clever humor. I recommend these songs and others by Allan
Sherman. ~amazon customer review
01 Harvey & Sheila (LP Version) 3:35
02 Sarah Jackman (Remastered Album Version) 2:28
03 Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah (A Letter From Camp) (Remastered Album Version) 2:54
04 My Son, The Vampire (Remastered Single Version)2:23
05 Christmas '65 (Draft Cards) (Outtake) 1:53
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01 That Old Back Scratcher
02 Your Mother's Here To Stay
03 Sarah Jackman
04 Shine On Harvey Bloom
05 The Painless Dentist Song
06 Second Hand Nose
07 Hello Mudduh, Hello Fudduh (sic)
08 The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas
09 Mexican Hat Dance
10 My Zelda
11 A Waste Of Money
12 Bye Bye Blumberg
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Warner Brothers K 56056 (WS 4533) UK
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His other albums on this blog are "tagged" at the bottom of this post
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| Best Of Allan Sherman 1965 |
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| More Folk Songs By Allan Sherman & His Friends 1962 |
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| Selections From The Fig Leaves Are Falling (Promo) 1968 |
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| A Gift Of Laughter, Best Of Allan Sherman Vol II 1986 |
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| Allan Sherman And You 1964 |
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This
is another promotional item made just for industry, this time for
American Enka Corp. It was not available for sale to the general
public.
Did you know:
1. He was the creator and original producer of the game show, "I’ve Got a Secret."
2. He lived next door to Harpo Marx and was invited to a party there
where he performed one of his songs. George Burns was there and
persuaded him to sign a record contract with a friend of his, resulting
in his first album, "My Son, The Folksinger" in 1962.
01 Introduction
02 Encron Is A Brand New Fiber
03 Put Them All Together They Spell Encron
04 There Is A Fiber Called Encron
05 Encron Alive, Alive-O
06 Encron's The Name
07 Why They Call It Encron
08 Encron, Encron
09 Encron Is A Great New Fiber
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His other material on this blog is "tagged" at the bottom of this post
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| Best Of Allan Sherman 1965 |
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| More Folk Songs By Allan Sherman & His Friends 1962 |
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| Selections From The Fig Leaves Are Falling (Promo) 1968 |
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| A Gift Of Laughter, Best Of Allan Sherman Vol II 1986 |
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| Allan Sherman And You 1964 |
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"Music
to Dispense With" in mono on Scott Paper SP12 is a one sided album
with 6 parodies. Sherman was commissioned by the Scott Paper Company
(Container Division) to write 6 songs - (Makin' Whoopee/Makin' Coffee;
Vending Machines; There are Cups; There'll Be Some Changes Made/That's
How the Change is Made; The Wonderful Tree in the Forest; and Scott
Cups). Released in extremely limited supply, Sherman, one of the main
influences on Weird Al and a Dr. Demento favorite, didn't necessarily
make Scott Paper very happy - as at least one of his songs was
'environmentally conscious'. Very few of these made it out of the
corporation.
The
environmental parody 'The Wonderful Tree is the Forest' - is a real
slap on the face to paper and lumber companies and it's just amazing
how it made it onto vinyl. Possibly someone from Scott Paper caught the
drift of the song, full of sarcasm, and pulled all the albums that
remained. (I have no idea how they were distributed but they were not
sold in stores). 'The Wonderful Tree...." is about a centuries old
sequoia that is 640 feet tall but is chopped and cut from the top down
(taking with it birds' nests, etc.) until it is completely felled and
hauled to a paper processing plant - first becoming wood chips and then
pulp to make Scott cups. It also mentions a dog that has nowhere to
pee. Not to worry, Scott will plant a seed in the same place and 100
years from now there will be a replica and the dog will have a spot to
pee again. I can't imagine the executives from Scott would have
appreciated this song - if they took the time to listen to the words or
think about its pro-ecology message.
Here's
a bit from 'noisesfortheleg' blogspot: The Scott Paper Company
commissioned Sherman to write six songs for them. They were handed a
masterpiece of parodic songs concerning the effects of reforestation,
technology, and economics on man and dog.
Did
Scott flinch when Sherman declared their products made holy water
'somewhat holier' or made chicken soup taste 'twice as Jewish?' And
when was the last time a corporation risked being directly responsible
for religious humor? So, it won't be easy to find yourself another copy
of this one-sided gem. This album should also be of interest to
collectors of Coca Cola memorabilia (of which I've been informed that
there are a few more Coke collectors than Scott Paper products
collectors) because two vintage Coca Cola cups are pictured on the back
cover. Enlarge the photo and see for yourself. ~collectorsfrenzy.com
This
was a promotional item not issued to the public. It is a real gem if
you happen to find it. It was available by sending in a postcard from a
7" record that contained an exclusive introduction, as well as
"Vending Machines.
01 Makin' Coffee
02 Vending Machines
03 There Are Cups
04 That's How The Change Is Made
05 The Wonderful Tree In The Forest
06 Scott Cups
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Nov 30 1924 – Nov 20 1973 age 48
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Before Allan Sherman made his hit recording, my son, the folk singer, he made a private recording, My Fair Lady.
This recording was produced by Associated Recording Studios with a
blue and white label, and had only one side. It has the greatest
number of Yiddish references of all Sherman’s recordings, which might
make it difficult for some to understand. It is a satire of the famous
musical, My Fair Lady, and lasts about twenty minutes. Here
Eliza, the flower seller, speaks English so perfectly that she can’t be
understood by the Brooklyn natives. In order to speak correctly, she
needs the help of a Jewish owner of a candy store, and learn about
“Jewish things.” The owner tells Eliza: ”You’ll trouble, dalink, is
you’ve got a speech imperiment.” As is usual for Allan Sherman, there
are the usual mangled words, i.e. “I’ve got the customers to face.”
However, unlike the majority of Sherman’s works, which feature
individual lyrics (the exception is Peter and the [Commissar]), My Fair Lady tells a story, and quite an amusing one at that. ~rivermelody blog
01 Scene I: Outside Of The National Theatre, 2nd Ave., New York
02 Wouldn't It Be Lovely
03 Scene II: At The C&L Delicatessen, 76th St. & Broadway
04 With A Little Bit Of Lox
05 Scene III: At Grossinger's
06 On The Streets Where We Live
07 Scene IV: At His Home
08 I Got The Customers To Face
09 Scene V: In The Candy Store
10 Get Me To The Temple On Time
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His other material on this blog is "tagged" at the bottom of this post
WANTED
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| Best Of Allan Sherman 1965 |
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| More Folk Songs By Allan Sherman & His Friends 1962 |
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| Selections From The Fig Leaves Are Falling (Promo) 1968 |
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| A Gift Of Laughter, Best Of Allan Sherman Vol II 1986 |
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| Allan Sherman And You 1964 |
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