Dr. Demento Covered in Punk

Dr. Demento Covered in Punk

by Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento Covered in Punk

Dr. Demento Covered in Punk

by Dr. Demento

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Overview

Dr. Demento Covered in Punk is a double CD or triple LP presented in the style of the legendary DJ's radio programs (which he still recorded and posted online every week, as of early 2018), focusing on punk rock and featuring all-exclusive material. Demento isn't just the world's foremost authority on novelty music, he's also a veritable music historian, and his between-song announcements are filled with facts, trivia, and anecdotes. The songs covered here prove that his enthusiasm for the history of recorded music has rubbed off on his listeners -- all of the bands featured on the album seem to have grown up with his program, and know all of the show's biggest hits by heart. Just witness James Kochalka Superstar's typically enthusiastic version of "Dead Puppies." The songs covered run the gamut from mid-century novelty tunes such as the Demento standard "Shaving Cream" (which New Jersey TV legend Uncle Floyd interprets twice, once with punk-themed lyrics) to various '70s and '80s punk classics. Cut to the chase: the undisputed highlight of the entire album is the segment where the mighty Brak breaks into the studio and belts out Suicidal Tendencies' "Institutionalized," accompanied by kazoo and ukulele -- something that really should've happened on Cartoon Planet back in the mid-'90s. Second place is Scharpling & Wurster character Philly Boy Roy's take on the Dead Milkmen's "Punk Rock Girl," which is immediately followed by the Milkmen themselves, with a rousing rendition of "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" (made famous by Groucho Marx). Most of the songs are short, which means there are way too many tracks on this thing to pick out every single highlight, but it's hard to go wrong with William Shatner covering the Cramps' "Garbageman" or Weird Al Yankovic doing an accordion-infused run through the Ramones' "Beat on the Brat." Not every track needs to be heard more than once, and somehow, surprisingly, nobody recorded a version of Black Flag's "TV Party" for the album. As a whole, though, the collection is an enormous labor of love and laughter, and is great fun for any punk who also happens to be a gigantic music nerd. ~ Paul Simpson

Product Details

Release Date: 01/12/2018
Label: Caf Muzeck / Demented Punk
UPC: 0859433007007
Rank: 37740

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Dr. Demento Opening Theme (Pico & Sepulveda)
  2. Demento Segment I
  3. Fish Heads
  4. Demento Segment II
  5. Garbageman
  6. Shaving Cream (Punk Lyrics)
  7. Demento Segment III
  8. Fluffy
  9. Demento Segment IV
  10. Dead Puppies
  11. Demento Segment V
  12. Surfin Bird
  13. Rat Fink
  14. Demento Segment VI
  15. I Like
  16. Demento Segment VII
  17. Creature With the Atom Brain
  18. I Love Beans
  19. It's a Gas
  20. Demento Segment VIII
  21. Brak Takeover
  22. Institutionalized
  23. Demento Segment IX
  24. Eat It
  25. Batman Theme
  26. The Thing
  27. Adam West Id
  28. Science Fiction/Double Feature
  29. Demento Segment X
  30. Gloria Balsam Closing Id

Disc 2

  1. Dr. Demento Covered in Punk Theme
  2. Demento Segment XI
  3. National Brotherhood Week
  4. Demento Segment XII
  5. Mah Na Mah Na
  6. Demento Segment XIII
  7. Those Two Dreadful Children
  8. Suicide is Painless (Theme From M*a*s*h)
  9. Demento Segment XIV
  10. Disco Boy
  11. Telephone Man
  12. Demento Segment XV
  13. Punk Rock Girl
  14. Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
  15. Demento Segment XVI
  16. Me and My Vibrator
  17. Monster
  18. Demento Segment XVII
  19. My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama
  20. Demento Segment XVIII
  21. Monster Mash
  22. Elvira Mistress of the Dark (Intro)
  23. The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati
  24. Demento Segment XIX
  25. Pico & Sepulveda
  26. Demento Segment XX
  27. Beat on the Brat
  28. Shaving Cream (Reprise, Traditional Lyrics)
  29. Demento Segment XXI
  30. Dr. Demento Show (Outro)
  31. Cheerio, Cherry Lips, Cheerio
  32. Dr. Demento Covered in Punk Theme (Reprise)
  33. Dr. Demento Theme (Reprise) (Pico & Sepulveda)
  34. Brak Closing Message

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dr. Demento   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Vandals   Primary Artist
James Kochalka Superstar   Primary Artist
Fred Schneider   Primary Artist,Vocals
Los Straitjackets   Primary Artist
The Meatmen   Primary Artist
Osaka Popstar   Primary Artist
William Shatner   Primary Artist
Moon Unit Zappa   Primary Artist
Tom Lehrer   Primary Artist
Kids of Widney High   Primary Artist
Balzac   Primary Artist
Barnes & Barnes   Primary Artist
Weird Al Yankovic   Primary Artist,Vocals,Accordion
Rasputina   Primary Artist
Shonen Knife   Primary Artist
Bobby "Boris" Pickett   Primary Artist
The Kipper Kids   Primary Artist
Adam West   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Nobunny   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Kazoo,Bongos,Guitar,Vocals
Roto Rooter Good Time Christmas Band   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Floyd Vivino   Primary Artist
JuiceheaD   Primary Artist
The Misfits   Primary Artist
Gloria Balsam   Primary Artist
Oogie   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Quintron and Miss Pussycat   Primary Artist
Colleen Green   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Caroline & the Treats   Primary Artist
The Hamburglars   Primary Artist
Royden "Philly Boy Roy" Ziegler   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mc Pee Pants   Primary Artist
Oglethorpe   Primary Artist
Brak   Primary Artist,Vocals
Missing Persons   Primary Artist
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts   Primary Artist
The Dead Milkmen   Primary Artist
Joan Jett   Guitar,Vocals
Eddie Angel   Guitar
Joe Escalante   Bass
Risa   Drums,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Warren Fitzgerald   Guitar,Keyboards
Joe McGinty   Piano
Jon Wurster   Drums,Vocals (Background)
John Plymale   Vocals (Background)
Dennis Diken   Drums
Josh Freese   Drums
Jeremy Frederick   Drums
Quintron   Drums,Organ,Vocals
Jerry Only   Bass,Vocals
Melora Creager   Cello,Vocals,Percussion
Mike Davis   Trumpet
Sal Maida   Bass
Danny Amis   Guitar
Thommy Price   Drums
Brian Dennis   Bass,Guitar,Mandolin,Melodica,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Rob Vannice   Bass,Organ,Guitar,Vocals
Zac Dawson   Drums
Andy Merrill   Harp,Ukulele,Toy Accordian
Kenny Laguna   Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Billy Sherwood   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Dean Rispler   Bass,Guitar
Dez Cadena   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Jesse Cannon   Bass,Kazoo,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Marimba,Vocals (Background)
Naoko Yamano   Guitar,Vocals
Tesco Vee   Vocals
Chris Sprague   Drums,Vocals
Hindu Kush   Guitar
Dean Clean   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Jimmi Mayweather   Piano
Morten Henriksen   Bass,Guitar
Eric Arce   Drums
Dougie Needles   Guitar
James Kochalka   Vocals
Imai Akio   Bass
Atsushi Shibata   Guitar
Joe Jack Talcum   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Rodney Anonymous   Vocals
Eric Olson   Bass,Piano,Soloist
Miss Pussycat   Vocals,Maracas
Roman Yumeno   Bass,Guitar
Dan Stevens   Bass,Piano,Vocals (Background)
Greg Townson   Guitar
Sami Yaffa   Bass
Mike Oettinger   Guitar (Rhythm)
Dale Bozzio   Vocals
Dave Quackenbush   Vocals
Caroline Andersen   Vocals
Nadav Nirenberg   Trombone
Pete Curry   Bass
Danny Dirtbag   Bass,Vocals
Swarthy "Bun Length" Franklin   Drums
Dan Lipsitz   Saxophone
Denzley Renner   Vocals (Background)
Ying-Yi Huang   Vocals (Background)
Leticia Oliva   Vocals (Background)
Medardo Arevalo   Vocals (Background)
Rene Ignacio   Vocals (Background)
Dennys Ticas   Vocals
Mark Gayles   Vocals (Background)
Veronica Zamora   Vocals (Background)
Olle Hov   Drums
Maggie Aytec   Piano,Vocals
Wendy Fortin   Strings
Dahlia Cafiero   Vocals (Background)
Creston Leo   Guitar
Harry Kipper   Vocals
Jason Cooley   Guitar
David Porter   Keyboards
Micburglar   Horn,Vocals
Hirosuke   Vocals
John Cafiero   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

The Dead Milkmen   Arranger,Producer
Ed Stasium   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Warren Fitzgerald   Producer
Melora Creager   Engineer
Peter Kuperschmid   Engineer,Mastering
Brian McTear   Mixing,Engineer
Rob Vannice   Producer
Ippei Suda   Mixing,Engineer
Mark Turrigiano   Engineer
Tony Hamera   Engineer,Producer
Kenny Laguna   Producer
Billy Sherwood   Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Balzac   Producer
Jesse Cannon   Mixing,Concept,Arranger,Engineer,Producer,Mastering,Art Direction,Drum Programming,Additional Production
Naoko Yamano   Producer
Tony Phillips   Mixing
Amy Morrissey   Mixing,Engineer
Nobunny   Mixing
Jimmi Mayweather   Engineer
Morten Henriksen   Engineer,Producer
Rob O'Dea   Engineer
Atsushi Shibata   Producer
Tony Cano   Photography
Ben Collette   Engineer
Christian Jacobsen   Mixing
Larry Kriz   Engineer
Andrew Carpenter   Mixing,Engineer
Alan Douches   Mixing
Mike Langlie   Engineer
Mike Oettinger   Engineer
Jason "Elvis Christ" Testasecca   Mixing,Engineer
Colleen Green   Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Brian Routh   Engineer
Pete Curry   Mixing,Producer
Nick Agee   Engineer
The Hamburglars   Mixing,Engineer
Neil Camera   Artwork
Skylar Goode   Assistant Engineer
David Porter   Assistant
Preston Edmundson   Mixing
Chris Kramer   Engineer
John Cafiero   Arranger,Producer
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