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Spike Jones on LP, CD, MP3 & DVD: A Guide to the Essentials
Author(s): Jordan Young (Author)
- Publisher: Independently published
- Publication Date: June 17, 2023
- Language: English
- Print length: 39 pages
- ISBN-10: B0C881K3KC
- ISBN-13: 9798398636376
Book Description
Spike Jones, the bandleader whose cowbell-and-gunshot renditions of popular songs brightened the darkest hours of World War II, has been much emulated but never equaled since he passed from the scene almost half a century ago. The master of musical mayhem perpetrated his wreck-reations—including “Cocktails for Two,” “My Old Flame,” “Hawaiian War Chant” and “You Always Hurt the One You Love” —on an appreciative public in the 1940s and ‘50s via records, radio, TV, movies and a live stage show. He recorded the bulk of the work for which he is best known for RCA Victor from 1941-1955, subsequently recording for Verve, Warner Bros., Liberty and other labels. Spike Jones on LP, CD, MP3 & DVD is a response to the many requests from fans and collectors for recommendations, to help sort the essential from the tons of issues and reissues over the years. An introduction to Jones’ recordings and a select list of out-of-print collectables and additional resources (mp3s, radio broadcasts, books, etc.) is also included in this ebook by the author of the much-acclaimed Spike Jones Off the Record: The Man Who Murdered Music. Revised 2023.
