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This album was originally released as "Nonsense Songbook" in 1960 on the Coral Records label, and features the "latter day" Stooges (Moe, Larry, "Curly" Joe DeRita). The boys were enjoying a second wave of popularity in the late 50's and early 60's following the release to television of their 1930's Columbia shorts featuring Curly, and the demand for the Stooges was at an all-time high; this album was just a small part of the huge number of Stooges-related merchandise inundating the marketplace at the time.
The best words to describe this album are "pure fun"! Every song featured here is a bonafide kid's classic, and the boys really seemed to be having a great time singing them. When I listened to it for the first time, I was surprised to find how many of the songs I still knew by heart and was singing right along with!
The highlight of the album is "The Alphabet Song", which was originally featured in the classic 1938 Stooges short "Violent Is The Word For Curly"; other favorites include "Give Thanks", "Mairzy Doats" and "Chickery Chick".
A fun time is guaranteed for one and all, young and old...sing along with the Stooges!
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I had this actual 33-1/3 record album when I was a child (late 60's) and spent many, many hours sitting in front of the stereo listening to it - I played it ragged! I was both shocked and delighted to see that it's still in print to this day! Listening to it for the first time since my album days brings back so many great memories and brought tears of happiness to my eyes. When I was a child I liked "The Alpabet Song", "Mairzy Doats", and "Three Little Fishies" the best and overall there isn't a bad song on this CD! I'm expecting my first child in July and I purchased this CD for him/her. I'm hoping he/she gains as many happy memories listening to it as I did when I was a child - and even now! A+++++ CD! BUY IT!
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This album was made when the Stooges were enjoying a later-in-life renaissance of popularity (late 1950s/early 1960s), and needed to make some money. (They didn't do well off of their shorts, but that's a different story.) They produced all sorts of kid-friendly stuff, and this album was such a gem that it has remained in print right through to today!
Alright, let's get down to brass tacks. My children, girl 12 and boy 10, both love this album! I am surprised, as I had feared that it would be too babyish for them. Instead, all that they have to say about it is that it is too bad that it features Curly-Joe (Joe DeRita - 1909-93), rather than Curly (Jerome Howard - 1903-52) himself. Well, that can't be helped. Anyway, the kids love this new album, and whenever we go out in the car, the whole family ends up listening to the hilarious Stooges.
If you have kids, then you really must buy them this album!
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This album is guaranteed to cure the blues! If you've never been a Stooges fan, or thought they were just a bunch of guys who beat each other on the head all the time, this album will change your mind ... and make you happy! If you ARE a Stooges fan, this delightful album is a must for your collection! If you can't resist Moe, Larry and Curly Joe singing "The Merry Go Round Broke Down," you have a heart of stone, my friend! Buy it - Chrissy the Stooges Woman guarantees you'll be a satisfied customer, nyuk nyuk!
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The Three Stooges must have been gratified by the late 1950s to have won over a new audience, via TV, to their then 25-year-old classic short films. It brought their classic comedy to new fans even to this day, explaining why this LP, sub-titled, "The Nonsense Songbook," has remained in print 40 years after its original Coral Records release.
Alhtough most of the Stooges' fun came from seeing, not hearing, them slap and crash their way through every situation, this LP is more for the kids who saw their second set of delightful, full-length childrens' films ("Snow White and The Three Stooges," "The Outlaws Is Coming.") It's wonderful hearing "The Alphabet Song" again, hearing Larry substitute "darn" in "Three Little Fishes," even their sweet versions of "Chickory Chick" and Fanny Brice's "Mairzy Dotes." Lew Douglas' orchestrations recall nothing so much as the classic cartoon scores of Winston Sharples and Carl Stalling.
Only one regret...that, despite Curley Joe DeRita's fine performance here, the original and best Curly passed not only before being able to sing on this record, but before he could be recognized for the comic genius he was. Here's hoping MCA, Rhino, or some other heritage-minded music firm re-releases the Stooges' original "Swingin' The Alphabet," "She Was Brred In Old Kentucky," and the other delightful songs from more than 40 years of classic Stooge films. Recommended for kids and Stooge fans everywhere.
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