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My Son, The Box
$119.98 CD
An individually numbered, limited edition of 4000 copies from Rhino Handmade.
The one-time writer for Jackie Gleason and The Steve Allen Show remains the most successful parody artist in pop history. After a string of writing and producing jobs, Sherman had an unexpected hit in 1962 with his Warner Bros. debut, My Son, The Folk Singer, which contained the classic "Sarah Jackman." My Son, The Celebrity followed later that year, providing the brilliant "Hava Nagila" send-up "Harvey And Sheila." From Mark Cohen's liner notes to this Rhino Handmade release: His songs depicted people and themes that were so ordinary, so ungussied up, so devoid of heroic aspirations and behavior that they were a cultural breakthrough as well as comic masterpieces. In the early 1960s the folk music scene was bloated with solemn renditions of antiquated classics performed by The Kingston Trio, The Limeliters, and Peter, Paul & Mary. All that hot air begged for release, and Sherman provided the pin. But My Son, The Folk Singer did more than parody the soulful earnestness of the folk revival. Sherman jostled American culture off its high horse and made it mingle with those who had recently arrived in steerage. His songs gave a voice to Americans who had been too embarrassed to call attention to themselves. They spoke off-kilter English, worked low-class jobs, had large, unruly families and were crazy for bargain merchandise. This was also Sherman's appeal to the many non-Jewish buyers who made the album a national sensation. Their parents, too, spoke nonstandard English and struggled to make a buck. In 1963 Sherman released his masterpiece, My Son, The Nut, which spent eight weeks at the top of the charts on the strength of "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh." He won a Grammy and spent a week as guest host on The Tonight Show. But by 1964 things had changed; Kennedy's death, racial violence, and a somber national mood took a bite out of Sherman's popularity. His subsequent Warner Bros. albums contained brilliant moments all the same, including "Your Mother's Here To Stay," "Peyton Place, USA," and "The Drinking Man's Diet." This six-disc Rhino Handmade boxed set contains everything Sherman waxed for Warner Bros., and more. The albums My Son, The Folk Singer; My Son, The Celebrity; My Son, The Nut; Allan In Wonderland; Songs For Swingin' Livers Only!; My Name Is Allan; Allan Sherman Live!!!; and Togetherness are included in their entirety, along with previously unreleased outtakes, alternate versions, and live performances, as well as "Sue Me" (with Debbie Reynolds) from the Guys And Dolls soundtrack. My Son, The Box is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 4,000 copies.
Selection # 7891
149 Tracks
31 Unreleased
6 Discs
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TRACK LIST
- Jack Benny Introduction
- The Ballad Of Harry Lewis
- Shake Hands With Your Uncle Max
- Sir Greenbaum’s Madrigal
- My Zelda
- The Streets Of Miami
- Sarah Jackman – with Christine Nelson
- Jump Down, Spin Around (Pick A Dress O’ Cotton)
- Seltzer Boy
- Oh Boy
- Shticks And Stones
- My Fair Lady
- Wouldn’t It Be Lovely
- Scene II: At The C & L Delicatessen, 76th St. & Broadway
- With A Little Bit Of Lox
- Scene III: At Grossinger’s
- On The Streets Where We Live
- Scene IV: At His Home
- I Got The Customers To Face
- Scene V: In The Candy Store
- Get Me To The Temple On Time
- Al ’N Yetta
- Medley: Barry Is The Baby’s Name/Horowitz/Get On The Garden Freeway
- Mexican Hat Dance
- The Bronx Bird Watcher
- The Let’s All Call Up A.T.&T. And Protest To The President March
- Harvey And Sheila
- Won’t You Come Home Disraeli?
- No One’s Perfect
- When I Was A Lad
- Me
- Shticks Of One And Half A Dozen Of The Other (Molly Malone / Old Lang’s Sign / Billy Sol / Car
- Chopped Liver
- Smart Ass
- You Went The Wrong Way, Old King Louie
- Automation
- I See Bones
- Hungarian Goulash No. 5
- Headaches – with Tom Greenleigh
- Here’s To The Crabgrass – with Jacqueline Ward
- Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)
- One Hippopotami
- Ratt Fink
- You’re Getting To Be A Rabbit With Me
- Eight Foot Two, Solid Blue
- Hail To Thee, Fat Person
- Sue Me – Debbie Reynolds & Allan Sherman
- The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas (Unedited Single Version)
- Skin
- Lotsa Luck
- Green Stamps
- Holiday For States
- You Need An Analyst
- The Drop-Outs March
- I Can’t Dance – with Debbie Bush
- Night And Day (With Punctuation Marks)
- Little Butterball
- Good Advice
- My Son, The Vampire
- Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) (New 1964 Version)
- Grow, Mrs. Goldfarb
- Your Mother’s Here To Stay
- Pills
- Shine On, Harvey Bloom
- J. C. Cohen
- Pop Hates The Beatles
- Beautiful Teamsters
- Kiss Of Myer
- America’s A Nice Italian Name
- The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas (Edited Version)
- Bye Bye Blumberg
- It’s A Most Unusual Play
- The Laarge Daark Aardvark Song
- That Old Back Scratcher
- Call Me
- Peyton Place, U.S.A.
- The Drinking Man’s Diet
- Secret Code
- The Painless Dentist Song
- Chim Chim Cheree
- Go To Sleep, Paul Revere!
- An Average Song
- When I’m In The Mood For Love (You’re In The Mood For Herring) (Alternate Version with E
- Overweight People
- Crazy Downtown (Extended Version)
- Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) (New 1964 Version) (Alternate Version)
- Where Do You Come From Tex
- Between 18th & 19th On Chestnut Street
- Christmas ’65 (Draft Cards)
- Intro To Allan Sherman Record (Promo)
- Introduction – Short Songs: Hello Mudduh - Nevada Style / A Song Written By Elizabeth Taylor
- Taking Lessons
- A Waste Of Money
- How Van Nuys Got Its Name
- Smog Gets In Your Eyes
- Scotch And/Or Water
- Sorry ’Bout That
- The Learner’s Brassiere
- Mononeucleosis
- In Which I Finally Admit That I Won World War II Single-Handed
- Dodgin’ The Draft
- The Rebel
- Warning To Those Who Have A Low Threshold Of Sex
- When I’m In The Mood For Love (You’re In The Mood For Herring)
- Second Hand Nose
- A Few Words About The Chinese New Year
- Sam You Made The Pants Too Long
- If I Could Play Piano
- Son Of Peyton Place
- His Own Little Island
- Odd Ball (Single)
- His Own Little Island (Single)
- Makin’ Coffee
- Vending Machines
- There Are Cups
- That’s How The Change Is Made
- The Wonderful Tree In The Forest
- Scott Cups
- Westchester Hadassah
- Strange Things In My Soup
- Turn Back The Clock
- Signs
- Down The Drain
- Plan Ahead
- Togetherness
- Spanish Flea
- My Aunt Minnie
- If I Were A Tishma
- There’s No Governor Like Our New Governor
- Dum Dum Song (Somewhere)
- Somewhere
- Westchester Hadassah (Alternate Version)
- Turn Back The Clock (Takes 1 & 2) (Alternate Version)
- Down The Drain (Take 1) (Alternate Version)
- Plan Ahead (Take 1) (Alternate Version)
- Togetherness
- Spanish Flea (Alternate Version)
- If I Were A Tishman (Take 1) (Alternate Version)
- There’s No Governor Like Our New Governor (Takes 2 & 3) (Alternate Version)
- Introduction
- Encron Is A Brand New Fiber
- Put Them All Together They Spell Encron
- There Is A Fiber Called Encron
- Encron Alive, Alive-O
- Encron’s The Name
- Why They Call It Encron
- Encron, Encron
- Encron Is A Great New Fiber
- Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) (Live Version)
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