Back in April of 2007, during the second 365 project, The ToD was nice enough to share an interesting album by a group of doctors from the Ozarks, who called themselves The Greene County Boys. Some time later, I was able to acquire copies of the two other albums by this group. One of them, titled "Borborygmi", was also part of 365 days, by the equally nice Mr. Fab, and that can be found here. To round out the set, I thought I'd let everyone in on the wonders of the Green County Boys album "Placenta Preview".
Everything I know about this album, which isn't much, comes from the paper insert which was included in the sleeve (a scan is below). The sleeve itself (also scanned, below), is just a generic blue through and through, and the album label has nothing more than the album title and side markings.
The songs, by the way, run virtually right into the next track in most cases. This is why most tracks stop abruptly, with very little time for empty surface noise before the next track (a la "Sgt. Pepper", an album this collection will never again be compared with). And a few tracks (such as "Halitosis") seem to start mid-phrase from the pianist.
To my ears, the album is hit and miss, more miss than hit, with a few truly cringeworthy bits of singing, as well. For example, although I am pleased to have been introduced to the term "Aciphidity Bag" (also known as an Acifidity Bag), the last note sung on that song is amazingly awful. My favorite here, by a wide margin - most likely because of the peppy calypso setting - is "Pass-a No Gas".
1.) The Greene County Boys – A Toast to the Doctors (MP3)
2.) The Greene County Boys – A Doctor Ain’t Got a Friend (MP3)
3.) The Greene County Boys – It Must Be a Virus (MP3)
4.) The Greene County Boys – Thanks for the Referral (MP3)
5.) The Greene County Boys – AFL-CIO-AMA (MP3)
6.) The Greene County Boys – T he Doctors’ PR Man (MP3)
7.) The Greene County Boys – I Married an Aciphidity Bag (MP3)
8.) The Greene County Boys – Halitosis Beats No Breath At All (MP3)
9.) The Greene County Boys – Pass-a No Gas (MP3)
10.) The Greene County Boys – A Doctor Needs a Wife (MP3)
Search no further, Bob! "Borborygmi" was also featured in the 365 Project (contributed by yours truly), get yer downloads here:
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/12/365-days-351--.html
Posted by: MrFab | July 21, 2014 at 12:09 PM