This one which is pretty much like it sounds: a compilation of routines from their albums that are tops. I got the cassette version as a birthday present from a family friend. I don’t remember any other birthday presents I got that year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was also my first foray into hearing them. I listened to that a lot. Brought it with me a few months later when I had jaw surgery. Since my whole head was wrapped up in bandages and my eyes swollen, watching tv was out of the question, so I brought things to listen to, this album being one of them. My jaw was also tightly rubber-banded shut to hold things in place, and I couldn’t laugh the regular way. When I wanted to laugh, all that energy had to go somewhere and I convulsed with laughter which shook the hospital bed, and I made weird sounds since I couldn’t move my head. The nurses probably wondered if I was ok \ud83d\ude02. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the tracklist of what’s on the cassette version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Tom Dooley<\/li>
- Chocolate<\/li>
- Laredo<\/li>
- The Saga Of John Henry<\/li>
- Gnus<\/li>
- Crabs Walk Sideways<\/li>
- Mediocre Fred<\/li>
- Mom Always Liked You Best<\/li>
- You Can Call Me Stupid<\/li>
- Jenny Brown<\/li>
- The Military Lovers<\/li>
- I Talk To The Trees<\/li>
- Hangman<\/li>
- Michael, Row The Boat Ashore<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
I later saw my local library had the CD version which had more routines on it. Needless to say, I checked that out several times until I bought my own copy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAnd then at some point I bought the vinyl version. Because that’s the kind of fan I am \ud83e\udd13<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I definitely would recommend this album if you are a new fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it’s easy to say a “Best of” album as a favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Songs and Comedy of the Smothers Brothers at the Purple Onion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
That summer of 1989 I was home recovering from jaw surgery, and my mom mentions that she thinks she has a Smothers Brothers record somewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Really?!? WHERE?!?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Oh, it’s somewhere in the steam trunk” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although I had my own records when I was little (Sesame Street, Disney, Beach Boys, Elton John), I don’t remember my parents listening to their records. I remember listening to their 8-tracks many many times, and my own. But in ’89 I went through their record collection (Sgt Pepper! Including the sheet of cut-outs!), and lo-and-behold I found the Purple Onion album. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a good thing I didn’t know about mom having this record when I was little, because otherwise it would have gone the way of my own records… which is probably why they weren’t brought out often! \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below, my daughter listening to the album on our (then) brand new record player. I am hoping to get a better player later on, because the one I have is \ud83d\ude12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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