The First Things — A Nation of Employees
This has to be one of the more obscure records in my collection — obscure enough that I had to create its entry in Discogs. I mentioned a cool kid […]
’80s
Firesign Theatre — The Three Faces of Al
From 1984, my final vinyl for The Firesign Theatre. Their next release, the rather excellent “Eat or Be Eaten,” came out in 1985 on CD, and that’s how I got […]
Firesign Theatre — Shakespeare’s Lost Comedie
They hinted at an attempt at Shakespeare spoof on the back side of “Not Insane,” with the piece titled “Anything You Want To.” That is the name of the play […]
Firesign Theatre — Lawyer’s Hospital
I was pretty pleased at the level of support Rhino seemed to be giving to The Firesign Theatre in the early ’80s — Rhino was a label that specialized in […]
Firesign Theatre — Fighting Clowns
1980: Firesign Theatre brings its incisive political humor to modern politics. It’s hard to explain, but in 1980, the ’60s seemed decades away. The early Firesign material from the late […]