Novelty records
18 articles
Mel Blanc, Pat Boone: Boone Changes Style Again
Report by Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 28 July 1962
IT LOOK A bit of the old rock 'n' roll, a screaming female, and a voice that takes you back to the sordid cartoon theatres ...
Rolf Harris: The Zany 'Kangaroo Man' Is Back
Report and Interview by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 8 September 1962
TWO YEARS ago, 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport' hit the British charts with all the fury of an aboriginal war dance. So did Rolf Harris, ...
Cassius Clay: Clay Wins: Columbia Swings
Report by uncredited writer, Billboard, 7 March 1964
NEW YORK — The upset victory of Cassius Clay over Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing championship last week (25) also upset the operational procedures ...
The Chipmunks: He Is Those Chipmunks
Interview by Maureen Cleave, The San Francisco Examiner, 29 November 1964
Ross Bagdasarian's Electronic Creatures Are Vastly Real ...
Interview by Norman Jopling, Record Mirror, 20 August 1966
THE VOICE OF Napoleon XIV didn't crackle across the transatlantic 'phone. In fact, it sounded as though he was talking from the other side of ...
The New Vaudeville Band: Band Plays, But Didn't Cut 'Cathedral'
Profile and Interview by Rochelle Reed, KRLA Beat, 31 December 1966
DID YOU SEE the New Vaudeville Band on television? Or maybe catch a personal appearance? ...
Review by Robot A. Hull, Creem, December 1974
I've decided to give up surfing and become a homo. — Les Crammer from Surfing Comedy Annual '74 ...
Review by Colin Irwin, Melody Maker, 1 March 1975
Elton gets lost ...
Disco-Tex and his Sex-O-Lettes: Disco Tex: Boogoo Boogoo to Choo
Interview by David Hancock, Record Mirror, 24 May 1975
Sir Monti talks to David Hancock ...
C.W. McCall: Wilderness (Polydor)
Review by Richard Riegel, Creem, July 1976
LET'S FACE it. 'Convoy' was probably the one moment of pure inspiration C.W. McCall's adcopy-blighted brain will ever enjoy, and those fans hoping for a ...
Interview by Robin Katz, Record Mirror, 1 October 1977
"I'VE BEEN singing 'Telephone Man' for years," explained a very chatty Meri Wilson in a flirtatious southern lilt. ...
New Order, Pop Will Eat Itself, Saint Etienne: Football Songs: The Final scores
Report by Martin Aston, The Independent, 16 May 1990
For this year's World Cup, England has its most sophisticated anthem ever. Martin Aston reports ...
Jive Bunny: Where are they now? Jive Bunny
Interview by Martin Aston, Q, May 1997
The guy who works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis. And the woman on the M&S tights counter might well be Tanita Tikaram. ...
The Baha Men, Hampton and the Hampsters: I Still Want a Hula Hoop: Hampton and the Hampsters
Comment by Metal Mike Saunders, The Village Voice, 17 October 2000
OK, HERE'S THE hamster scoop: Last fall a U.K. indie-artsy outfit named the Cuban Boys took note of the wacky hamster sample (manipulated from the ...
John Leyton: Remembering John Leyton
Sleeve notes by Kieron Tyler, Sanctuary Records, February 2002
ONCE HEARD, 'Johnny Remember Me' is never forgotten. It was atmosphere itself, the first time British pop had distilled the essence of drama onto vinyl. ...
Last Christmas, I gave you my chart
Column by Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 26 November 2003
Caroline Sullivan is appalled by this year's efforts for the Chrismas No 1, but finds some consolation in the thought that next year the singles ...
Comment by Pete Paphides, The Times, 31 March 2006
We get the football anthems we deserve, says Pete Paphides. Can Embrace score a winner? ...
Ray Parker Jr.: Who you gonna call? 118 118
Comment by Johnny Sharp, The Guardian, 4 April 2009
Ray Parker Jr is the latest ad/pop crossover. Johnny Sharp wants more ...
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