The first barcode wasn't used until 1974.
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:17 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > It is dangerous working across the street from Amoeba Records on > Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. I'm buying too many albums. Even though > they typically only run five bucks or so, I could easily drop my > entire paycheck in the store. > > Among today's purchases is a little gem in the cutout section. From > 1973, "The Odd Couple Sings" featuring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman > in character as Felix and Oscar. No barcode on the album jacket, so > this was either a promotional copy or the album was given to a radio > station, though I cannot imagine anyone outside of Dr. Demento would > ever play it. > > Noteworthy is their -- to say the least -- unusual rendition of Carly > Simon's "You're So Vain" as well as the old Vaudeville diddy, "When > Banana Skins Are Falling I'll Come Sliding Back To You." But the > oddest of the odd is side two of the album "The Odd Couple Opera," an > attempt to stage an episode of the series in operatic form. > > As luck would have it, the album is available for listening on a fan > site, but my copy is actually much cleaner. I also have the > "hand-written" note from Oscar and Felix explaining the album. > > http://www.oddcouple.info/?q=node/18 > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
