Compil. US 2000 on Rhino Records label
Spoken Word and Pop (Music Hall, Comedy, Vocal, Parody)
80-page hardback booklet with liner notes, photos and lyrics. Some tracks recorded in mono: tracks 1.01 to 1.23, 2.14 to 2.24. CD3 in stereo. Tracks 1.01 to 1.12 recorded at Trans-Radio Recordings, Boston, MA, 1/22/53. Tracks 1.13 to 1.23 recorded at RCA Victor Studios, New York, NY, 7/8/59. Track 1.24 recorded at Sound Techniques, Boston, MA, 10/8/96. Track 1.25 recorded at WGBH Studios, Allston, MA, 11/2/93. Previously unreleased. Track 2.01 to 2.13 recorded at Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 11/23/59 & 11/24/59. Tracks 2.14 to 2.24 recorded at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 3/20/59 & 3/21/59. Tracks 3.01 to 3.14 recorded at the hungry i, San Francisco, CA, 7/26/65 - 7/31/65. Tracks 3.15 to 3.18 recorded at RCA Victor Studios, New York, NY, 1/21/60. Tracks 3.19 to 3.22 recorded at Media Sound Studios, New York, NY (1971-1972). From the Children's Television Workshop series "The Electric Company". Tracks 3.21 and 3.22 previously unreleased. Tracks 3.23 to 3.25 recorded at Sound On Sound Recording, New York, NY, 10/26/99. Music for "The Elements" based on The Major-General's Song from The Pirates of Penzance. Music for "O-U (The Hound Song)" based on "Caro Nome" from "Rigoletto." The songs on this record are copyright 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1990 & 1999 by Tom Lehrer, and he is welcome to them. Published by Maelstrom Music (ASCAP). This compilation ©2000 Warner Bros. Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company. Credits for known orchestra members for tracks 3.15 to 3.18 and 3.23 to 3.25 included in booklet. "If you do not like these songs, then you will certainly not care that the words and music of most of them are available in "Too Many Songs By Tom Lehrer", published by Pantheon Books, New York."
Tom Lehrer voc, p, *1928 US lyrics by, music by, piano, uncredited, producer, producer, for release, vocals, album by | |
Rob Fisher p, US arranged by, conductor, piano, producer | |
Russell Warner , US arranged by | |
Joe Raposo key, 1937-1989 US arranged by, conductor, producer | |
Richard Hayman h, 1920-2014 US arranged by, conductor, conductor | |
George Shaw tr, fh, bass | |
Richard Sarpola b, US bass | |
Seymour Barab vc, 1921-2014 US cello | |
Lawrence Feldman sax, as, fl, *1950 US clarinet | |
Seymour Red Press key, clarinet, flute, contractor | |
Arnie Kinsella dr, drums | |
Thomas Parshley sax, fl, flute, clarinet | |
Ray Alonge frh, 1924-2000 US french horn | |
Art Ryerson g, 1913-2004 US guitar | |
Jay Berliner g, *1940 US guitar, banjo | |
Craig Kamins & Wendi Cartwright other, licensing | |
Gary Stewart p, 1944-2003 US other, special thanks | |
Gregg Geller , other, special thanks | |
Moe Wechsler p, 1920-2016 US piano | |
Barry Hansen , *1941 US producer, for release | |
Bill Inglot , US producer, for release, remastered by | |
David McLees producer, for release | |
Al Klink sax, ts, 1915-1991 US tenor saxophone | |
Jack Gale tb, US trombone | |
John Frosk tr, US trumpet | |
Alex Cores vn, violin | |
Andy Stein vn, sax, US violin | |
Arcadie Birkenholz vn, violin | |
Ralph Silverman vn, US violin | |
Mac Ceppos vn, violin, contractor | |
Bradley Spinney perc, xyl, dr, 1915-2006 US xylophone, percussion |
Shawn Amos a&r, a&r editorial coordination |
Hugh Brown art direction, photography by, cover photo |
Tim Eames artwork, cover art |
Jo Motta coordinator, project coordination |
Don Geis engineer |
Fred Christie engineer |
Ray Hall engineer |
Stephen Fassett engineer |
Max Feldman engineer, assistant |
Joe Jorgensen engineer, associate |
Gary Peterson liner notes, discographical annotation |
Amy Dean other, project assistance |
Cheryl Kraus other, project assistance |
Emily Cagan other, project assistance |
Steve Woolard other, project assistance |
Thane Tierney other, project assistance |
F.J. O'Neil photography by, grand canyon photo |
James Stagliano producer |
Jimmy Hilliard producer |
Cynthia Daniels recorded by, mixed by |
Dan Hersch remastered by |
Daniel Goldmark research, editorial research |
Patrick Milligan research, research assistance |
Vanessa Atkins supervised by, editorial supervision |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Disc 1: Studio Recordings With Piano | Tom Lehrer | ||
2 | Songs By Tom Lehrer (1953) | Tom Lehrer | ||
3 | Fight Fiercely, Harvard | Tom Lehrer | 1:25 | |
4 | The Old Dope Peddler | Tom Lehrer | 1:26 | |
5 | Be Prepared | Tom Lehrer | 1:32 | |
6 | The Wild West Is Where I Want To Be | Tom Lehrer | 2:03 | |
7 | I Wanna Go Back To Dixie | Tom Lehrer | 1:53 | |
8 | Lobachevsky | Tom Lehrer | 3:11 | |
9 | The Irish Ballad | Tom Lehrer | 3:01 | |
10 | The Hunting Song | Tom Lehrer | 1:18 | |
11 | My Home Town | Tom Lehrer | 2:39 | |
12 | When You Are Old And Gray | Tom Lehrer | 1:52 | |
13 | I Hold Your Hand In Mine | Tom Lehrer | 1:27 | |
14 | The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz | Tom Lehrer | 1:55 | |
15 | More Of Tom Lehrer (1959) | Tom Lehrer | ||
16 | Poisoning Pigeons In The Park | Tom Lehrer | 2:13 | |
17 | Bright College Days | Tom Lehrer | 2:06 | |
18 | A Christmas Carol | Tom Lehrer | 1:42 | |
19 | The Elements | Tom Lehrer | 1:26 | |
20 | Oedipus Rex | Tom Lehrer | 1:39 | |
21 | In Old Mexico | Tom Lehrer | 4:08 | |
22 | Clementine | Tom Lehrer | 4:18 | |
23 | It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier | Tom Lehrer | 2:40 | |
24 | She's My Girl | Tom Lehrer | 1:48 | |
25 | The Masochism Tango | Tom Lehrer | 3:03 | |
26 | We Will All Go Together When We Go | Tom Lehrer | 3:26 | |
27 | Recent Recordings | Tom Lehrer | ||
28 | I Got It From Agnes | Tom Lehrer | 1:47 | |
29 | That's Mathematics | Tom Lehrer | 1:31 | |
30 | Disc 2: Live Performances | Tom Lehrer | ||
31 | Tom Lehrer Revisited (1960) | Tom Lehrer | ||
32 | Introduction | Tom Lehrer | 3:14 | |
33 | I Wanna Go Back To Dixie | Tom Lehrer | 2:53 | |
34 | The Wild West Is Where I Want To Be | Tom Lehrer | 2:31 | |
35 | The Old Dope Peddler | Tom Lehrer | 1:42 | |
36 | Fight Fiercely, Harvard | Tom Lehrer | 2:44 | |
37 | Lobachevsky | Tom Lehrer | 4:20 | |
38 | The Irish Ballad | Tom Lehrer | 5:10 | |
39 | The Hunting Song | Tom Lehrer | 1:58 | |
40 | My Home Town | Tom Lehrer | 2:58 | |
41 | When You Are Old And Gray | Tom Lehrer | 2:25 | |
42 | The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz | Tom Lehrer | 2:21 | |
43 | I Hold Your Hand In Mine | Tom Lehrer | 2:01 | |
44 | Be Prepared | Tom Lehrer | 2:29 | |
45 | An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer (1959) | Tom Lehrer | ||
46 | Poisoning Pigeons In The Park | Tom Lehrer | 2:37 | |
47 | Bright College Days | Tom Lehrer | 3:04 | |
48 | A Christmas Carol | Tom Lehrer | 2:55 | |
49 | The Elements | Tom Lehrer | 2:11 | |
50 | Oedipus Rex | Tom Lehrer | 3:41 | |
51 | In Old Mexico | Tom Lehrer | 6:24 | |
52 | Clementine | Tom Lehrer | 4:41 | |
53 | It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier | Tom Lehrer | 4:53 | |
54 | She's My Girl | Tom Lehrer | 2:53 | |
55 | The Masochism Tango | Tom Lehrer | 3:32 | |
56 | We Will All Go Together When We Go | Tom Lehrer | 5:30 | |
57 | Disc 3: More Live Performances + Studio Recordings With Orchestra | Tom Lehrer | ||
58 | That Was The Year That Was (1965) | Tom Lehrer | ||
59 | National Brotherwood Week | Tom Lehrer | 2:36 | |
60 | MLF Lullaby | Tom Lehrer | 2:24 | |
61 | George Murphy | Tom Lehrer | 2:09 | |
62 | The Folk Song Army | Tom Lehrer | 2:12 | |
63 | Smut | Tom Lehrer | 3:15 | |
64 | Send The Marines | Tom Lehrer | 1:46 | |
65 | Pollution | Tom Lehrer | 2:14 | |
66 | So Long Mom (A Song For World War III) | Tom Lehrer | 2:23 | |
67 | Whatever Became Of Hubert? | Tom Lehrer | 2:13 | |
68 | New Math | Tom Lehrer | 4:30 | |
69 | Alma | Tom Lehrer | 2:25 | |
70 | Who's Next? | Tom Lehrer | 3:03 | |
71 | Wernher Von Braun | Tom Lehrer | 1:47 | |
72 | The Vatican Rag | Tom Lehrer | 2:22 | |
73 | The Richard Hayman Sessions (1960) | Tom Lehrer | ||
74 | Poisoning Pigeons In The Park | Tom Lehrer | 2:08 | |
75 | The Masochism Tango | Tom Lehrer | 2:55 | |
76 | The Hunting Song | Tom Lehrer | 1:49 | |
77 | We Will All Go Together When We Go | Tom Lehrer | 2:40 | |
78 | The Joe Raposo Sessions (For The Electric Company) (1971-72) | Tom Lehrer | ||
79 | L-Y | Tom Lehrer | 2:12 | |
80 | Silent E | Tom Lehrer | 1:34 | |
81 | O-U (The Hound Song) | Tom Lehrer | 1:12 | |
82 | S-N (Snore, Sniff, And Sneeze) | Tom Lehrer | 2:33 | |
83 | The Rob Fisher Sessions (New Recordings, 1999) | Tom Lehrer | ||
84 | N Apostrophe T | Tom Lehrer | 2:13 | |
85 | Selling Out | Tom Lehrer | 2:25 | |
86 | (I'm Spending) Hanukkah In Santa Monica | Tom Lehrer | 1:48 |