It is a compilation album, collecting the firesigns choice of the best comedy sketches from their nationally syndicated radio program produced from september 1970 to february 1971. The firesign theatre dear friends 2001, cd discogs. The firesign theatre is an american comedy troupe consisting of phil austin, peter bergman, david ossman, and philip proctor. Feb 18, 2012 dear friends is the firesign theatres fifth album to be released on columbia records. The firesign theatre music, videos, stats, and photos. Firesign theatre dear friends 1972 lyrics at the lyric. Find firesign theatre discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. In january 1972, the group released a dear friends double album, a compilation of what they considered. A tv series on the comedy channel which often makes references to obscure firesign theatre phrases, including loose shoes, shoes for industry, hi im joe beets, dear friends, sit in a tree and learn to play the flute, as well as the golden hinde. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Listen free to the firesign theatre duke of madness motors. The firesign theatre is a troupe of 4 or 5 crazee guys, known for their series of comedy albums. Mr foster freeze dear friends firesign theatre by zaires50. Inside youll find all the source material and all the background information on every radio broadcast firesign theatre did during the years 19701972. This side, the further adventures of nick danger, the ralph spoilsport mantrum, side. The firesign theatre dear friends releases discogs. Firesign theater joins thom to talk about the box of danger. The firesign theatre poops principles dear friends 1972 by alaraco. Its the fourman comedy troupe of phil austin, phil proctor, peter bergman and david ossman all of them born under astrological fire signs. Firesign theatre duke of madness motors what it is. Firesign theatre biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Firesign theatre deputy dan has no friends by escherusa. Having grown up in the fifties when radio shows ruled the air. By fusing the highconcept comic vision of stan freberg with the expansive studio experimentation of.
In the tv comedy space ghost coast to coast there was a parody of a. Music profile for the firesign theatre, formed 1967. Firesign theatre the story of thanksgiving dear friends youtube. They would, for instance, stop to listen if they had said thing on the other side of the record, and one half of a phone conversation on one album would have the other half showing up on another. Apr 22, 2003 the firesign theatre isnt a theater at all. Main artists list charts genres last added lyrics artistgroup album song song lyrics advanced search. I listened to these guys in college many years ago. It was the only record the group made under a new contract with butterfly records, after the cancellation of their tenyear columbia records contract. Comedy the firesign theatre dear friends 2001, cd discogs. Their albums parody the usual radio and comedy album tropes. John lennon in the dear friends album, one of the skits ends with a politician singing, those moscow girls really knock me out a misquote from back in the ussr the girls were ukrainian.
Dear friends, the newest firesign album, is a minor respite from the greater trip the group is on, and a major retrospective of where they have taken us up to this point. See more ideas about theatre, friends day and theatre quotes. The material is based on previously unreleased material from their 19701972 radio shows dear friends and lets eat it was the only record the group made under a new contract with butterfly records, after the cancellation of their tenyear columbia records contract. The album is the best from the now legendary dear friends sunday radio show on which phil and peter and david and phillip unleashed their collective and ersatz insanity on a. I listen to this collection of crazy themed stories several times. In fact i still have all of the records of firesign theatre from those days. Firesign theatre firesign theatre dear friends lp music. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the firesign theatre at the discogs marketplace. Was there a cow on the moon the firesign theatre 2r rt david ossman collection 12 1970 dear friends. Our reissue package is nothing less than the complete history of the period in one 108page book and one dvdrom of mp3 data. These tapes were then whittled down to 12 onehour shows and syndicated under the title dear friends, and were subsequently broadcast throughout.
The book contains an 8000word historical essay, new interviews with firesign and their producer and engineer. Thannks friends, for reading, and say, this is some of the best abrupt firesign theatre yet. They produced fifteen record albums and a 45 rpm single. Firesign theatre the firesign theatres box of danger. Firesign theatre restored my faith that radio talent lived on into the sixties and beyond. Fans of old radio will love their rich, hallucinatory environments, dripping with satire and filled with cultural references revealing themselves to the perceptive listener. They continued appearing on radio free oz, which later moved to krla 1110 am and then kmet fm, through february 1969.
In the beginning there was peter bergmans flybynight sundays, after eight until the cows came home radio free oz, krla 1967, peter bergman and friends said friends soon rebranded the firesign theater. For the first time ever, every firesign theatre radio broadcast of note from 1970 to 1972 is now available for purchase. One of the kids in le trent huit cunegonde returned for regrooving was named malcom x. Aircheck of the firesign theater program dear friends. Locating a copy of the 1992 cd reissue of dear friends on the audiophile mobile fidelity sound lab might be difficult, as it was limited in edition and likewise became an unfortunate casualty of the demise of the label in the late 90s. See more ideas about theatre, funny and theatre quotes. This is a great collection of all the nick danger recording and brings back a lot of really good memories. Explore releases from the firesign theatre at discogs. A firesign chat is a 1977 comedy album by the firesign theatre. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the firesign theatre. Firesign theater is an american comedy group which consists of phil austin nick danger, philip proctor, peter bergman, and david ossman.
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See more ideas about theatre, friends day and dear friend. Firesign theatre radio hour hour, dear friends and lets eat. Dear friends of the firesign theater, as you can see from the digital philco at the top of the home page, firesign theater radio is now on the web, planet wide, 24 hours a day, providing a continuous stream of surreal consciousness to fill the rococo nooks and crannies of your holographic lap top home entertainment centers. New firesign theatre box duke of madness motors steve. This is the best of the best of the best of the best of the funniest guys on the planet. It is a compilation album, collecting the best bits from the groups nationally syndicated radio program. A total of 58 shows in all, 80 hours of audio, on a single dvdrom disc. A comedy troupe consisting of phil austin, peter bergman, david ossman, and philip proctor, the firesign theatre have been creating weirdly cool recordings since the mid1960s. Dear friends is the firesign theatre s fifth album to be released on columbia records. Firesign theatre biography, albums, streaming links. The material is based on previously unreleased material from their 19701972 radio shows dear friends and lets eat. Firesign theater dear friends 1972 complete album duration. Buy it now, savor it, drool on it and share it with your best friends. For enthusiasts of the firesign theater, it is a mandatory find.
Each episode, well play a show from the firesign theater s classic dear friends era 1970 to 1972 of radio broadcasts, which started out with the firesign theater radio hour hour originally on kppcfm in 1970, which begat dear friends kpfk in 19701971, which begat lets eat kpfk in 19711972. Albums include how can you be in two places at once when youre not anywhere at all, everything you know is wrong, and pick of the month. Firesign theatre download high quality complete mp3 albums. In january 1972, the group released a dear friends double album, a compilation of what.
Twentyone episodes aired between september 16, 1970 and february 17, 1971. Give me immortality or give me death, all things firesign, all things firesign, the bride of firesign, boom dot bust, top tracks. The firesign theatre dear friends 1972, santa maria. The firesign theatre radio hour hour 24 episodes dear friends 21 episodes and. Foster from the firesign theatres dear friends and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Each broadcast is completely restored and remastered for your protection. Mar 10, 2012 peter bergman, a founding member of the surrealist comedy troupe firesign theater, whose albums became cult favorites among college students in the late 1960s and 70s for a brand of sly. The complete dear friends radio era, a combination book and data dvd comprising a complete compilation, totaling over 80 hours, of their 1970s radio shows firesign theatre radio hour hour, dear friends, and lets eat the last two in both original broadcast, and syndicationedited form.
Dear friends is the firesign theatres fifth album to be released on columbia records. The firesign theatre sometimes credited as the firesign theater is an american comedy group. Update this biography complete biography of firesign theatre. Its really very even art of the insane, which is longer since it has three parts three thirds is finished each time. For the uninitiated, firesign theater s radio era had its roots in peter. Live at the ash grove the firesign theatre 2r rt david ossman collection 11 29 1970 dear friends. Jun 01, 2014 one of the great comedy teams that sprung from the 1960s counterculture is the firesign theatre. At their best, the firesign theater was far ahead of its time.