[2016-01-29] Wild Man Fischer "An Evening With" 2CD remaster (Gonzo UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2016 3:22 pm

Description
Wild Man Fischer was institutionalized at age 16 for attacking his mother with a knife. He was later diagnosed with two mental disorders, severe paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Following his escape from the hospital (he said no one ever bothered to take him back there), Fischer wandered Los Angeles singing his songs a capella for 10¢US each to passers-by. Discovered on the street by Frank Zappa, with whom he recorded his first album, Fischer became an underground concert favorite. Zappa was responsible for Fischer's initial foray into the business of recorded music, an album called An Evening with Wild Man Fischer, which contained 36 tracks, some of which contained minimal musical accompaniment, and others which were more or less shouted rants.

Tracklist
[CD1]
The Basic Fischer:
1. Merry-Go-Round
2. New Kind of Songs for Sale
3. I’m Not Shy Anymore
4. Are You from Clovis
5. The Madness of Ecstacy Larry’s Songs (unaccompanied)
6. Which Way Did the Freaks Go
7. I’m Working for the Federal Bureau Of Narcotics
8. The Leaves Are Falling
9. 85 Times
10. Cops and Robbers
11. Monkeys Versus Donkeys
12. Start Life over Again
13. The Mope
14. Life Brand New
15. Who Did It Johnny
16. Think of Me When Your Clothes Are Off
17. Taggy Lee
18. Rhonda
19. I Looked Around You
20. Jennifer Jones

[CD2]
Some Historical Notes:
1. The Taster
2. Story of the Taster
3. The Rocket Rock
4. Explanation and Dialog
5. Dream Girl
6. Dream Girl Explanation
7. Serrano Beach
8. Success Will Not Make Me Happy
9. Wild Man on the Strip Again
In Conclusion:
10. Why Am I Normal
11. Wild Man Fischer Story
12. Balling Isn’t Everything
13. Ugly Beautiful Girl
14. Larry and His Guitar
15. Circle
16. Larry Under Pressure

Amazon USA
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018DFZ9O0/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B018DFZ9O0/?tag=imwan-21

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Ordered. Will report on this when I receive it

Charles · 19 Dec 2007

I never though I'd see the day this would be on CD.

Ordered

Robert Meagher · 30 Sep 2006

I got this on vinyl the day it was released. He appeared on Laugh In during their second season. It might have been the first broadcast of the second season. I think they were hoping for anothr Tiny Tim type of reaction. There are a couple of tunes FZ and the Mothers play on Circle (always loved the guitar solo on it) and The Taster. Somewhere I got a bootlegged cd of this.
Merry Go Round also has musical background, mostly percussion. Some nice photos of WMF backed by the MOI.
if I recalled he sang Merry Go Round on Laugh In...he had a drummer (Artie Tripp???) and not much else.

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Sounds like a vinyl rip.
Not surprised really. Still enjoying it.

[2016-01-29] Wild Man Fischer "An Evening With" 2CD remaster (Gonzo UK)

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