Vinyl Album - The Smothers Brothers - The Songs And Comedy Of The Smothers Brothers At The Purple Onion - Mercury

Vinyl Album

Artist:	The Smothers Brothers
Title:	The Songs And Comedy Of The Smothers Brothers At The Purple Onion
Label:	Mercury
Country:	USA
Catalogue:	MG-20611
Date:	May 1961
Format:	Mono LP (also Stereo LP)
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	18 Own
Price Guide:	Valuation Page
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Notes

Stereo version issued as SR 60611.

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Comments and Reviews


Rascoman SUBS 27th Dec 2023		R.I.P. Tom Smothers



Bgray1 4th Nov 2022		Added a fourth label variant.



frankheussner 7th Sep 2022		Uploaded first labels. Back cover has no mention of other albums (since it's their first).



edlongus SUBS 23rd May 2019		Composer info, front cover variant scan (which promotes "The Smothers Brothers Show" in the upper right corner under the Mercury logo), back cover scan and Side 2 label variant scan added (that matches Image 657085).



Bill Fick 15th Feb 2015		Although they're noted for never doing a song straight (or even finishing one) in live performance, they did so more often in their earlier years. Tracks A3, B2 & B4 are all done straight. Their version of "Maria" is my favorite version, even more so than The Kingston Trio's. They did do proper studio recordings, but their live renditions performed straight were always better, without David Carrol's (sometimes) fruity orchestrations. Overshadowed by both their comedy & their TV show, both Tom & Dick are very under-rated as musicians & vocalists.



Bill Fick 14th Feb 2015		1st pressings were on the black label



Trainman 14th Feb 2015		Added front cover and alternate label scans (Anyone know the significance of the two little black dots?)