TV or Not TV
TV or Not TV | ||||
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Studio album by Proctor and Bergman | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | February 1973 | |||
Genre | Comedy | |||
Length | 40:33 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Steve Gillmor | |||
Proctor and Bergman chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide | [1] |
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [2] |
TV or Not TV is the first album by the comedy duo Proctor and Bergman. It was originally released in 1973 by Columbia Records.
Contents
Track listing
Side one — act one
- "Insert Here"
- "Channel 85 Sign-On"
- "Escaping From The Declining Fall Of The Roaming Umpire, Chapter XIII"
- "Police Lineup"
- "Salute My Boots"
- "The Channel 85 Story"
- "Cirque Internationale"
- "Communist Love Song"
Side two — act two
- "Channel 85 Reply"
- "Tobor Radar Robot"
- "The Pills Brothers On Drugs"
- "The Mz Information Society"
- "Bring Us Together"
- "Nasi Goring"
- "Our Lady Of The Torch"
- "Emergency Alert"
- "Emerging Fall Of The Roaming Umpire, Program VII"
- "Give Up This Day"
- "Channel 85 Sign-Off"
- "Insert Here"
Critical reception
Critically this album received the best notices out of all of The Firesign Theatre's side projects. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide gives the album 4 out of 5 stars and says that Proctor and Bergman "melds [their] characteristic Joycean wit with some hilarious slapstick routines" (404)[3], while The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide says that Proctor and Bergman "seem like Wayne and Shuster on acid" (272). While The Goldmine Guide only gives this particular album 2 stars, this is still a higher notice than any other album by one of The Firesign Theatre's side projects [4].
Issues and reissues
This album was originally released simultaneously on LP, 8 Track, and Cassette:
- LP — KC-32199
- Cassette — CT-32199
- 8 track — CA-32199 [5]
It has been re-released on CD at least once:
- 2001 - Laugh.com LGH1152 [6]
References
- ^ "FIREZINE: Linques!." Firesign Theatre FAQ. 20 January 2006 <http://firezine.net/faq/>.
- ^ "Proctor & Bergman — TV or not TV — AUDIO ONLY." Laugh.com. Laugh.com. 10 February 2006 <http://store.yahoo.com/laughstore/prbetvornott.html>.
- ^ Smith, Ronald L. The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide. Iola: Krause, 1996. 272.
- ^ Swenson, John. "Proctor and Bergman." The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Ed. Dave Marsh and John Swenson. New York: Random House, 1983. 404.
- Smith, Ronald L. The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide. Iola: Krause, 1996. 272.
- Swenson, John. "Proctor and Bergman." The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Ed. Dave Marsh and John Swenson. New York: Random House, 1983. 404.
- Proctor and Bergman. TV or not TV. Columbia Records, 1973.
External links
- Proctor & Bergman - TV or not TV – Laugh.com (10 February 2006)
- Firesign Theatre – Official website (19 January 2006)
- FIREZINE: Linques! – Firesign Theatre FAQ (20 January 2006)