Give Us a Break (Proctor and Bergman album)
Appearance
Give Us A Break | ||||
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Released | 1978 | |||
Genre | Comedy | |||
Length | 32:05 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Proctor and Bergman | |||
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Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
Give Us A Break is a 1978 comedy album by comedy duo Proctor and Bergman, one half of the Firesign Theatre.
Track listing
[edit]Side One
[edit]- "Hot Rock Radio – 0:30"
- "Carumba – 0:45" — Proctor parodies Ricardo Montalbán's Chrysler Cordoba commercials,[3] where he extols the "rich Corinthian leather" interior[4]
- "Brainduster Memory School – 1:30"
- "Whale Oil – 1:10"
- "U.N. In Session – 3:00"
- "Dr. X – 1:20"
- "Consumer Watchdog – 1:25"
- "Fab Fad Fashions – 1:30"
- "ZBS-TV – 2:15"
- "Ten-Shun – 1:40"
- "C.B. Course – 1:30"
Side Two
[edit]- "Lemon Car - 2:20"
- "Movie Spots - 1:20"
- "Chef Entree - 1:55"
- "Nukes In The News - 2:35"
- "Flu Song - 1:35"
- "Sweetened History - 1:15"
- "Sat Nite Gun Mart - 0:40"
- "Sneezers Chicken - 1:20"
- "What Did That Man Say? - 1:45"
- "Hot Rock Radio - 0:10"
- "Our Natural Anthem - 0:25"
Cover art
[edit]The album cover shows a photographed clay sculpture by Robert Grossman, who painted the cover for the 1970 Firesign Theatre album Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers.
References
[edit]- ^ "Give Us a Break - Proctor and Bergman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Novas, Himilce (2008). Everything you need to know about Latino history: 2008 edition. Penguin Group. pp. 330–33 1. ISBN 978-0-452-28889-8. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ Frum, David (2000). How We Got Here : The 70's--The Decade that Brought You Modern Life--For Better or Worse. Basic Books. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-465-04195-4.