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Stan Freberg Show, Vol. 2

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by: Stan Freberg

Release Date July 11, 2000
This is the conclusion of the last great radio variety show. The final episode is a compilation of all the best bits from the past shows, and can show you how sometimes its better to cut a joke short before it becomes painful.

Yes, some jokes drag on, but there are enough great skits to make the slow moments worth going through.

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The Best Of Old Time Radio Starring Jack Benny - Smithsonian Legendary Performers

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This excellent box set - the result of a joint project by Radio Spirits and the Smithsonian - is an essential purchase for admirers of Jack Benny.Entitled "The Best Of Old Time Radio Starring Jack Benny",it covers the full range of Benny's radio days,including not only four of his own shows (dating from the period 1952-1957) but also two lesser known contributions to "radio's otstanding theatre of thrills",the "Suspense" program (the episodes featured are "A Good and Faithful Servant" and "Murder in G-Flat"),and one play for the Lux Radio Theatre ("Seven Keys to Baldpate"),a radio version of "The Horn Blows at Midnight",and one edition each of "The Fred Allen Show" ... Read More:

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Alice @ 97.3: Sarah & Vinnie 5 Years of Spills

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by: Various Artists

Release Date March 12, 2002
For those who don't know, Sarah and Vinnie do a little morning radio show on Alice (97.3) in the SF Bay area. The show is fricking hilerious, and always a good listen. As of recently, Vinnie has left the show for reasons unknown to the public. So not only does the CD provide entertainment, but lasting memories. A good buy.

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The Best of Radio Comedy: Duffy's Tavern/Phil Harris/Alice Faye

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by: Various Artists

Release Date November 21, 1995
For those who don't know, Sarah and Vinnie do a little morning radio show on Alice (97.3) in the SF Bay area. The show is fricking hilerious, and always a good listen. As of recently, Vinnie has left the show for reasons unknown to the public. So not only does the CD provide entertainment, but lasting memories. A good buy.

CD-Charts Position 65
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Golden Age of American Comedy

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by: Various Artists

Release Date February 24, 2003
For those who don't know, Sarah and Vinnie do a little morning radio show on Alice (97.3) in the SF Bay area. The show is fricking hilerious, and always a good listen. As of recently, Vinnie has left the show for reasons unknown to the public. So not only does the CD provide entertainment, but lasting memories. A good buy.

CD-Charts Position 66
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The 60 Greatest Old-Time Radio Shows of the 20th Century selected by Walter Cronkite

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from: Radio Spirits

Release Date July 11, 2000
While there are many sets on Old Time Radio out there, none have yet come close to this one. 60 radio classics are here, all selected by the great broadcasting legend Walter Cronkite. I'm a a die hard collector of Old Time Radio shows, so this set was the perfect one for me.

Like Comedy? You'll get such classics as Jack Benny's "Your Money, or Your Life?", Abott & Costello's "Who's On First?", and the infamous Don Ameche & Mae West "Adam&Eve" sketch, on The Chase And Sanbourn Hour.

Like to be scared out of your wits? The best horror broadcast of all time "The Thing On The Fourble Board" will certinly do the job, as will Escape's nail-bitting classic "Three Skeleton Key", and it's other shocker "Leinengan Vs. The Ants". Add ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 67
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Classic Favorites (10-Hour Collections) (10-Hour Collections)

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by: Original Soundtrack

Release Date April 01, 2001
It's always tough to pick just ten shows, but there are a few odd omissions. For example: a) The Shadow was one of the most popular and longest running mystery/crime fighter series ever, b) Fibber McGee and Molly was an extremely popular comedy that created the first radio show spin-off when it launched The Great Gildersleeve, and c) Sam Spade is probably still the most famous of all radio detectives. But this is still a good, entertaining selection. The following is a list of episodes on this set:

1) The Burns and Allen Show
- Last year's Christmas bills 01-09-47
- Crime wave - getting a dog for protection 03-20-47

2) Dragnet
- The Big Test 08-28-52
- The Big Ray 09-04-52

3) Escape
- The Adaptive ... Read More:

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Laugh Laugh Laugh: Anthology of American Comedy

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by: Various Artists

Release Date May 18, 1999
It's a sad comentary on the state of affairs of CD production in North America when one entitled Laugh, Laugh, Laugh! An Anthology Of American Comedy has to come out of England!!

This one from Pavilion Records Limited of East Sussex provides 17 tracks featuring some classic humourous moments captured on record, led by Phil Harris & His Orchestra doing the hilarious Dark Town Poker Club [we ain't gonna play this game according to no Mr. Hoyley - we gonna play it according to ME] - a # 10 in 1946.

Also here as charted songs are Johnny Mercer's The Strip Polka [# 7 in 1942], The William Tell Overture by Spike Jones & His City Slickers [# 6 in 1948], and the extremely hard-to-find Dusty Fletcher version of Open The Door Richard, which hit # 3 in 1947 with ... Read More:

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Old Time Radio: Westerns

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by: Various Artists

Release Date July 11, 2000
I'm not much of a Western fan, but the collection contained a "Tales of the Texas Rangers" episode, so I bought it. I was not disappointed. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised. The "Texas Rangers" story was, of course, a 20th Century detective story, but it had a Western setting, and Ranger Jase Pearson got to ride his trusty horse Charcoal as he tracked the bad guy through the mesquite. "Texas Rangers" was a little out of place, but not much.

The other stories easily divided themselves into three types:

[1] Juvenile Westerns: "The Lone Ranger", "Hopalong Cassidy", and "The Cisco Kid". All three were boyhood heroes of mine, and the stories proved quite enjoyable. "Hopalong Cassidy" actually ... Read More:

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The Best of Radio Comedy: Red Skelton/Amos 'n Andy

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by: Various Artists

Release Date November 21, 1995
I'm not much of a Western fan, but the collection contained a "Tales of the Texas Rangers" episode, so I bought it. I was not disappointed. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised. The "Texas Rangers" story was, of course, a 20th Century detective story, but it had a Western setting, and Ranger Jase Pearson got to ride his trusty horse Charcoal as he tracked the bad guy through the mesquite. "Texas Rangers" was a little out of place, but not much.

The other stories easily divided themselves into three types:

[1] Juvenile Westerns: "The Lone Ranger", "Hopalong Cassidy", and "The Cisco Kid". All three were boyhood heroes of mine, and the stories proved quite enjoyable. "Hopalong Cassidy" actually ... Read More: