Here's one of the oddest attempts to cash in on the success of David Seville and the Chipmunks that I've seen. It's a release on the Modern Sound label by Alvin & the Squirrels. The A side, "A Fella in a White Coat", is yet another riff on subjects that were all the rage in humor in the late '50's, psychiatry and insanity. The B side does away with any attempts to sound like the Chipmunks at all. In another tie in to a then-current area of fascination, it's a little slice of science fiction called "The Fliff". I think both sides are enjoyable bits of nonsense, and much more interesting than I'd have guessed they'd be, for what was essentially an attempt at a knock-off of a current fad.
Alvin and the Squirrels - A Fella in a White Coat (MP3)
Alvin and the Squirrels - The Fliff (MP3)
Single A Side (JPG) - Single B Side (JPG)
The Fliff is awesome.
Posted by: Icastico | February 07, 2010 at 02:29 PM
Wow! Bob, you've done it again! Amazing. That record collection of yours never fails to impress.
Posted by: Colin the Culture Hunter | February 08, 2010 at 10:45 AM
I just had to google this I. Fields person. Here's a link to Irving Fields copyright claims. He did the music for such fine tunes as Flapper Fanny and Fifty Gals for ev'ry Guy in Argentina.
http://www.faqs.org/copyright/the-irving-fields-album-of-latin-american-piano-solos-his/
Posted by: Dale Hazelton | February 09, 2010 at 11:35 AM
this is totally way better than crystal castles
Posted by: lafamos | February 09, 2010 at 06:26 PM
Does anyone remember the Tree Weasels from Ralph Bakshi's Mighty Mouse cartoon? More rodents who rock.
Posted by: Derek in DC | February 09, 2010 at 07:49 PM
I have a DJ copy of this by "Irving Fields" on Big Top Records. Maybe the Alvin copyright scared someone there? You would think that chipmunks and squirrels would at least sound A LITTLE DIFFERENT?
Posted by: stan | June 13, 2010 at 08:53 PM