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National Lampoon: Radio Dinner

In July 1972, “Blue Thumb” lamb released “Radio Dinner”, the debut album by the creators of the American satirical magazine National Lampoon. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Tony Hendra, Michael O’Donoghue and Bob Tischler.

Personnel:

  • Tony Hendra, Christopher Guest, Michael O’Donoghue, Diane Reed, Jack Marks, Melissa Manchester, Alex Bennett, Windy Craig, Loren Order, Jackson Beck, Jessica Hendra, Jill Andre, Naomi R. Page – vocals, dialogue
  • Norman Rose – narration
  • Christopher Guest – guitar, musical arrangements
  • Frani Bell – guitar
  • Melissa Manchester – piano, keyboards
  • John “Cooker” LoPresti, Dean Munson – bass
  • Jim Payne – drums

Track listing:

Side one

  1. Deteriorata
  2. Phono Phunnies/Teenyrap/It’s Obvious
  3. Catch It and You Keep It/Pigeons/Teenyrap/Quinas ‘n’ ‘Rasmus/All Kidding Aside (PSA)/Phono Phunnies/Teenyrap
  4. Magical Misery Tour (Bootleg Record)

Side two (titled Side Thirteen)

  1. Those Fabulous Sixties
  2. Profiles in Chrome
  3. Teenyrap/Phono Phunnies/Pigeons/Support Your Locol Polece (PSA)
  4. Pull the Tregros/Teenyrap/Ng Asi/Phono Phunnies
  5. Concert in Bangla Desh