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Released
  
1980

Artist
  
The Firesign Theatre

Label
  
Rhino Entertainment

Length
  
38:50

Release date
  
1980

Genre
  
Satire

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Producer
  
The Firesign Theatre and Fred Jones

Fighting Clowns(1980)
  
Lawyer's Hospital(1982)

Similar
  
The Firesign Theatre albums, Other albums

Fighting Clowns is a 1980 album by The Firesign Theatre. It is unique among Firesign Theatre albums because it is primarily made up of songs rather than the group's usual audio theater or sketch comedy pieces. Many of the songs on this album were recorded live in front of an audience while some of the songs and much of the linking material was recorded in the studio.

Contents

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Side one

  1. "The Bozos Song"
  2. "The Four Gobs"
  3. "The 8 Shoes"
  4. "In The Hot Tub"
  5. "Hey, Reagan"

Side two

  1. "In The War Zone"
  2. "Oh, Afghanistan"
  3. "In The Alley"
  4. "Violent Juvenile Freaks"
  5. "In The Hot Tub Again"
  6. "This Bus Won't Go To War"

Bonus tracks

  1. "Jimmy Carter" [3]

Performers

  • Phil Austin — Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
  • Peter Bergman — Vocals
  • David Ossman — Vocals
  • Philip Proctor — Vocals
  • Richard Parker — Keyboards
  • Jeff Baxter — Lead Guitar
  • Tim Emmons — Bass
  • Ed Roscetti — Drums
  • John Mitchell — Tenor & Baritone Sax
  • Dick Spencer — Alto Sax & Clarinet
  • Richard Cooper — Trumpet
  • Phil Hartman  Album Cover Illustration

    • Issues and reissues

    There have been numerous issues and re-issues of this album (and excerpts from this album) in a variety of formats including a one-sided picture disc.

  • LP - Rhino RNLP-018 - 1980
  • Cassette — Rhino RNC-018 - 1980
  • Picture Disc — Rhino RNPD-904 - 1980
  • CD Mobile Fidelity MFCD-748 - 1993
  • CD Firesign Theatre Records (distributed through Whirlwind Media) - 2001
  • CD Firesign Theatre Records / Lodestone Catalog 2006

    • Citations

    1. ^ Smith, Ronald L. The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide. Iola: Krause, 1996.
    2. ^ Carruthers, Sean. "Fighting Clowns > Overview." Allmusic. 04 Mar. 2006 <http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql= – 10:3hq7g4gttvoz>.
    3. ^ a b Firesign Theatre. Fighting Clowns. Mobile Fidelity, 1993.
    4. ^ Proctor, Phil (2012-09-01), "Phil's Fame" (PDF), Planet Proctor: 5 

    Songs

    The Bozos Song5:50
    The Four Gobs4:30
    The 8 Shoes1:45

    References

    Fighting Clowns Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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