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All Music Guide - Mark Deming
Blowfly known in more respectable corners as Clarence Reid, one of the key behind-the-scenes men in the Miami funk and disco scene of the 1970s ranks out on both television and R&B in this early-''70s effort which like most of Blowfly''s Weird World releases never seems to have sprouted an accurate copyright date. Blowfly on TV seems to lean a bit harder on comedy than music, with Reid goofing on top television shows and popular commercials of the day the mere fact he parodies a "Marlboro Country" spot effectively dates the material, though you also gets some rude variations on Stevie Wonder''s " Signed, Sealed and Delivered" and " Patches" by Clarence Carter along with...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Mark Deming
Blowfly known in more respectable corners as Clarence Reid, one of the key behind-the-scenes men in the Miami funk and disco scene of the 1970s ranks out on both television and R&B in this early-''70s effort which like most of Blowfly''s Weird World releases never seems to have sprouted an accurate copyright date. Blowfly on TV seems to lean a bit harder on comedy than music, with Reid goofing on top television shows and popular commercials of the day the mere fact he parodies a "Marlboro Country" spot effectively dates the material, though you also gets some rude variations on Stevie Wonder''s " Signed, Sealed and Delivered" and " Patches" by Clarence Carter along with takeoffs of The Ed Sullivan Show featuring Ed introducing Blowfly-approved guests and Batman with the Boy Wonder having some sort of strange assignation with Flip Wilson''s Geraldine Jones -- as if anyone on a Blowfly album has any kind of assignation that isn''t strange. As for the music, Blowfly on TV is, like most of the early Blowfly albums, loose but decisively funky, sounding like a late-night nightclub routine gone nasty that somehow found its way into a recording studio complete with an appreciative audience, with a crew of solid and emphatic session cats joining Reid in his pursuit of the freaky thing. Reid is also a better singer than the material demands, doing pretty impressive impressions of Joe Tex and sounding genuinely soulful here and there before his dirty side takes to the fore again. Suitable for your next freaky party as well as accompanying late-night TV Land reruns.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 7/12/2005
  • Label: Henry Stone Music
  • UPC: 809842700723
  • Catalog Number: 7007
  • Sales rank: 108,271

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Ed Sullivan Show (4:19)
  2. 2 Sesame Street (2:36)
  3. 3 Bat-Man (2:44)
  4. 4 Signed & Sealed (1:39)
  5. 5 Mammy Told Me (2:19)
  6. 6 Tom Jones Show (6:27)
  7. 7 Bat-Man #2 (2:46)
  8. 8 One Less Dick (3:04)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Blowfly Primary Artist
Timmy Thomas Keyboards
Wildfire Background Vocals
Little Beaver Strings
Robert Ferguson Drums
Richard Finch Bass
Benny Latimore Keyboards
Mike Lewis Strings, Horn
George "Chocolate" Perry Bass
Jerome Smith Guitar
Technical Credits
Blowfly Producer
Henry Stone Executive Producer
Freddy Stonewall Engineer
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