[78-L] Tom Lehrer was Two Singers who cause

[Michael Biel]

Thomas Stern wrote:
> There were a couple of Lehrer albums which I've
> been unable to find -
>
>   Decca (Aus) LKA 7505, 1960
>   Tom Lehrer Discovers Australia (And Vice Versa)
>
>   Alberta Theatre Projects ATP 261258, 1981
>   Alberta Theatre Projects and Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver present
> Tomfoolery
>
> Anybody have them?
>
> Best wishes, Thomas.
>
>   

I have  Tomfoolery London cast album, the one with the red cover.  I see 
this Alberta version has been added to the discography since the 
previous times I used it.  The Australian album is impossible to find.  
The U.S. album of Revisited contains one side from it, and the other 
side from Harvard.  The British version has both sides from Harvard and 
was the version reissued on CD.  The idiots at Rhino didn't realize that 
the British LP was so much easier to find than the U.S. album because it 
was in print for a decade after the U.S. album was deleted.  The CDs 
also do not have the proper real stereo versions.  I've never seen a 
Lehrer label LP in stereo. 

Leah just scored the jackpot in the 10-inch original Lehrer album at 
Amoeba in L.A. last month.  She found the Transradio version with 
Lehrer's HOME ADDRESS on the back instead of the P.O. Box!!  That was 
the very first issue--only 400 copies.  And they charged her all of one 
buck!  We've got about 15 other copies of the 10-incher between us, 
three of them on Transradio. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 
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>
> David Lennick wrote, re Tom Lehrer reissues:
>
>   Hmm, where's the Electric Company stuff?
>
> Found 'em, on Reprise 9 26203-2 Tom Lehrer Revisited. Looks as if the only
> Lehrer I don't have on CD is That Was The Year That Was. Wonder why?
> Probably
> because the LP is everywhere and CDs were no improvement in those days,
> unless
> they had significant bonus material.
>
> dl