Bob Newheart The Complete Albums 1960-62 CD 2016
Tracklist:
1. Abe Lincoln vs Madison Avenue
2. The Cruise Of The U.S.S. Codfish
3. Merchandising The Wright Brothers
4. The Krushchev Landing Rehearsal
5. Driving Instructor
6. Nobody Will Ever Play Baseball
7. Automation And A Private In Washington's Army
8. The Grace L. Ferguson Airline And Storm Door Co.
9. Bus Drivers School
10. Retirement Party
11. An Infinite Number Of Monkeys
12. Ledge Psychology
13. Rocket Scientist
14. Tourist Meets Khruschev
15. The Uncle Freddie Show
16. TV Commercials
17. The Seven Lost Cities Of The Incas
18. Herb Philbrick - Counter Spy
19. The African Movie
20. Introducing Tobacco To Civilisation
21. The Siamese Cat
22. Defusing A Bomb
23. A Friend With A Dog
24. General Chariot Corp.
25. The Hold Out Huns
Bob Newhart was an advertising copywriter in Chicago who wrote comic satirical monologues with a work colleague, sending tapes of them to radio stations, which led to an introduction to Warner Bros. Records, who signed him on the strength of the audition tapes. He expanded his material to develop a stand-up routine and became a popular nightclub performer. However it was his first LP in 1960 The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart which launched him to prominence, using the technique of portraying one end of a telephone conversation. It became the first comedy album to reach No. 1 in the Billboard album charts, winning a Grammy in 1961 for Album Of The Year. The album also made No.2 in the UK album charts, where certain tracks became popular on radio request shows. That same year, he released the follow-up album The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back, which also went on to win an award for Best Comedy Performance Spoken Word. This great value 2-CD set comprises every track from those two albums and also from his next two albums Behind The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart and The Button-Down Mind On TV, that latter reflecting his successful move to the small screen. It is therefore a thorough overview of the first crucial years of his career, when he shot to fame, and includes many of his best-known pieces.