Tigger2's Music Madness National Lampoon: Missing White House Tapes FACTORY SEALED LP

Format: Sealed LP
Country: U.S.A. Record Company & Release Number: Blue Thumb: BTS 6008
Original release date: 1974
Bar Code: NONE Condition of the cover: MINT
Condition of the record: Sealed - Assumed Mint Shipping Weight: 1 pounds, 1 ounces
My inventory number: 205152 Notes: - - -

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Songs

Calendar Oval Office New VP Inspiration Energy Crisis Hearings Admission Speech Wrap Up Pennsylvania Avenue Impeachment Parade Continued Mission: Impeachable News F.B.I. Impeachment, Swearing Out

Credits

John Mitchell J. Alice Playten Tony Scheuren Zal Yanovsky Harry Yarmark Tom Hummer Henry Beard Sam Dash Sam Ervin Hugo Flesch Gary Ford Garry Goodrow Bebe Rebozo Jim Strahs Ron Zierler Sean Kelly David Axelrod Chevy Chase Richard M. Nixon John Dean The Checkers John Belushi Pat Buchanan Christopher Cerf Rhonda Coullet Jim Czak Tony Hendra Mark Linett: Engineer

Album Review

National Lampoon's Missing White House Tapes may get a little silly at times, but it's a fairly funny parody of Watergate and Nixon-era scandals, highlighted by such tracks as "Admissions Speech," "Oval Office," "The New VP," "Energy Crisis," "Mission Impeachable" and the hysterical "Hearings" and "News." by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Biography

National Lampoon biography by Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

The launching pad for comedians from John Belushi and Chevy Chase to Bill Murray and Richard Belzer, the National Lampoon performing troupe emerged from the pages of The National Lampoon magazine in 1972. The publication itself debuted in April 1970 under the auspices of writers Michael O'Donoghue and Tony Hendra as an extension of the collegiate humor magazine The Harvard Lampoon; famed for its caustic wit and razor-sharp satiric edge, it quickly became a major force in American comedy, setting the stage for its editorial staff to break out into the performing arena. In addition to Lemmings, a live revue produced by Hendra, O'Donoghue established The National Lampoon Radio Hour, which originated the material comprising the 1972 LP Radio Dinner. Among the featured players was Christopher Guest, later Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel; here Guest satirized Bob Dylan, while Hendra took the reins for "Magical Misery Tour," a send-up of John Lennon. Pop music remained a prime target for the 1973 recording of Lemmings, a vicious Woodstock parody starring John Belushi as the emcee; in addition to jabs at James Taylor, Joe Cocker, Leon Russell and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the record took aim at the whole of the hippie counterculture, which it described as "a mighty mass of furry little mindless animals." 1974's The Missing White House Tapes mercilessly attacked the Watergate debacle with the aid of Chevy Chase, who reappeared along with Belushi, Guest, Gilda Radner and Brian Doyle-Murray on Cold Turkey. After 1975's Goodbye Pop, featuring turns by Bill Murray and Paul Shaffer, the influence of the Lampoon's brand of humor spread into the mainstream with the debut of NBC's sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live; as Belushi, Chase, Radner, Shaffer and O'Donoghue joined the program's ranks in various capacities, the National Lampoon suffered a serious blow, with few new performers capable of picking up the slack. Still, the troupe limped along for three more LPs -- 1977's That's Not Funny, It's Sick, 1979's White Album and 1982's Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll and the End of the World -- before throwing in the towel; despite a complete editorial overhaul, the magazine continued publication.

This record came from a record store called "Phantasmagoria" which was located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Phantasmagoria went out of business in 1978. I purchased most of their unsold inventory some years later when I owned "Music Madness" - a new & used record store in Catasauqua. Phantasmagoria used round colored stickers to indicate the price of the albums. They had a sign on the wall with the color sticker combinations for the customers to use so they knew the price of the albums. Most of the albums still have these stickers on them, and in some rare cases, the stickers are written on. Some of the records have prices on them. This is the price you would have paid for the record in 1978 if you would have bought it at Phantasmagoria. Please don't confuse these prices with their current value. All sealed albums are being sold as collector's items and cannot be returned due to manufacturer's defects. It may be almost impossible to replace many of the sealed albums that I am selling. All pictures are of the exact item being sold. I always leave feedback before your item ships. Please consider leaving feedback for me after you have had a chance to inspect and enjoy your purchase. Please avoid questions on the last day of the auction. I might not have enough time to give you an answer before the auction ends. All album reviews, credits and artist biographies are from All Music Guide. If you haven't been to their web site, you have to check it out. It's one of the most comprehensive music references on the internet. In some cases, credits may include reissue (CD) information. Obviously any credits referenced to CDs do not apply to this album release. Shipping and pick-up Shipping is calculated by the weight of your package. I do not charge a handling fee.
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