Tom Lehrer - Songs & More Songs By Tom Lehrer

Artist:

Lehrer, Tom

UPC:

081227277628

Description:

SONGS & MORE SONGS BY TOM LEHRER contains the two albums SONGS BY TOM LEHRER and MORE OF TOM LEHRER on one CD. Originally released in 1953 and 1959.
Includes liner notes by Dr. Demento.
Personnel: Tom Lehrer (piano).
Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot.
Liner Note Author: Dr. Demento.
Recording information: 01/22/1953-10/08/1996.
Tom Lehrer recorded rather sporadically starting in the 1950s then abruptly retired in the mid-`60s from his unique solo musical comedy act. He`s a competent pianist with a voice that is perfect for his original material. This compilation combines both of his records that were originally pressed and sold privately on the Lehrer label, which he later re-recorded with improved sound for Reprise as Songs by Tom Lehrer and the live concert An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer. While the differences between this CD and the Reprise versions are minimal, other than a little more muffled piano sound on these earlier recordings, it`s fun to hear hilarious works like "The Irish Ballad," the creative "Oedipus Rex," and his satire of military life in "It Makes a Fellow Proud to Be a Soldier." Several favorites, including "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" and "The Masochism Tango" are heard in orchestrated versions as well as by Lehrer alone. And Lehrer finally got around to recording "I Got It from Agnes," which implies how venereal disease is spread (in an amusing fashion, if that`s possible) without ever coming out and saying it directly. This CD is a must for Lehrer fanatics. ~ Ken Dryden

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Fight Fiercely, Harvard
2. Old Dope Peddler, The
3. Be Prepared
4. Wild West Is Where I Want to Be, The
5. I Wanna Go Back to Dixie
6. Lobachevsky
7. Irish Ballad
8. Hunting Song
9. My Home Town
10. When You Are Old and Gray
11. I Hold Your Hand in Mine
12. Wiener Schnitzel Waltz
13. Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
14. Bright College Days
15. Christmas Carol, A
16. Elements
17. Oedipus Rex
18. In Old Mexico
19. Clementine
20. It Makes a Fellow Proud to Be a Soldier
21. She`s My Girl
22. Masochism Tango, The
23. We Will All Go Together When We Go
24. Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
25. Masochism Tango
26. Hunting Song, The
27. We Will All Go Together When We Go - (previously unreleased)
28. I Got It from Agnes - (previously unreleased)

Album Information

Release Date:

05/06/1997

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Comedy

Subgenre:

Music Comedy

Label:

Rhino

Producer:

David McLees (Reissue); Barry Hansen (Reissue); Tom Lehrer (Reissue); Bill Inglot (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

72776

Original Release Year:

1997

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Mono

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