Various Artists-Funky Favorites (1977)


 

Artist: Various Artists (Bobby Pickett, The Playmates, Lee Dorsey, The Royal Guardsmen, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Detergents, Brian Hyland, The Coasters, Chuck Berry, Alan Sherman, Larry Groce, Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs, Sheb Wooley, Little Anthony and the Imperials, The Ohio Express, Tom Glazer and the Children's Chorus, The Cadillacs, Jim Stafford)

Title: Funky Favorites

Label: Ronco

Format: LP

Cat #: R-2150

Year of Release: 1977

Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 Blue Label

Listed Condition: F/F

Sell Date:11/3/21

Sell Price: $2.99

Discogs Last Sold: 11/23/20 $5.49 NM/VG

Low: $1.99

Median: $3.98

Average: $3.49

High: $5.49

Current low price: $0.01

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7

Have/Want: 27/5

Where Sold: Arlington, VA

Time it took to sell: 6 years

Where and When Bought: 7th Birthday gift or Christmas 77

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+

Sad To See It Go: Yes

The companion piece to K-Tel's Looney Tunes (and sharing a handful of the same tracks), this novelty record compilation was brought to my attention via television.  But was it only available though this special offer and not in the stores?  I searched high and low at my local record stores to no avail.  

One day walking downtown with my dad we walked past a hardware store.  The record was in the window.  I begged him to buy it for me but he refused.  Little did I know he was going to pull the old "I'll get that later for David's birthday!"  Sure enough, the opportunity I thought was long gone came gift wrapped and Funky Favorites was mine for an infinite amount of listening.  Listening to my copy before it went out the door, I was surprised it was in as good shape as is was for listening purposes.  I guess by 2nd grade I was more mindful of record handling.  To a degree.

For some reason "Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop" by Little Anthony and the Imperials was going through my head since I gave this a headphone listen last week.  Another thing I noticed was the edit for the “My Ding A Ling”  single version from The London Chuck Berry Sessions that was on this edition.  An audible  splice.  "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron" was great 60's kiddie garage rock and so was it's companion back-to-back track "Simon Says" by The 1910 Fruitgum Company.  More in this vein on the other side with "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by The Ohio Express.  He's got love in his tummy!

You may never need to hear "Monster Mash" again, but the track I always disliked as a kid was "On Top Of Spaghetti" by Larry Grocer and a children's chorus.  Cool 7 year olds hate corny children's choruses even if led by Pete Seeger.  

You also get classic tracks that are real rock and roll: Lee Dorsey's ""Ya Ya," "Charlie Brown" by The Coasters and "Speedo" by The Cadillacs.  You also get more "square" novelties like "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" by Alan Sherman and my childhood favorite "Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley.

I loved them all.


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