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Coming soon to the “Off The Record” Blog…

Posted by Bruce on November 29, 2009 in Announcements with No Comments

BAD RECORD LABEL DESIGNS

In an attempt to make their labels distinctive, record companies design record labels that are usually eye-catching, usually at the expense of the labels legibility.

In the coming weeks, I will be posting my first “Off the Record” poll on which is the most hard to read record label.

TRADEMARK OBLITERATION

Throughout the late 70′s and early 80′s in Australia we had a number of U.S. releases imported here, but because of trademark reasons, the trademarks would have to be removed before they could be released (because a rival record label owned the name)

this confusing tale will be cleared up in a future post.

RECORD LABEL GALLERIES

I will be digging into my archives to bring you an occasional gallery of a record companies label as they looked over the years.

all this will be posted in the coming weeks.

Update: 21/12/2009

due to the fact that I have been busy these last couple of weeks, I have now decided to post these in the new year.

But fear not. i have a Christmas posting coming this Friday. so stay tuned.

The Great Aussie Joke

Posted by Bruce on November 29, 2009 in Comedy with No Comments

Record: The Great Aussie Joke – Maurie Fields and Shane Bourne

Record Label: Hammard

Catalogue Number: HAM 186

Category: Comedy

Also appearing on the LP (not credited, Daryl Somers, Ernie (Ossie Ostrich) Carroll and John Blackman)

Compiled by The Terrace Audio Productions P/L

Engineered by Helen Patullo

Assistant Producer: Suzee Robin

Compiled from “The Great Aussie Joke” Segment of “Hey, Hey, It’s Saturday” – 1988

Released: December 1988 (21 years ago this week, to be precice)

Side 1

The Telegram, Vacuum Salesman, Piggyback, Fingers, The Teacher, The Drunk and the Elephant, The Drover’s Dog, Bath Survey, Australia Post, The Clothesline, What’s Your Name?, The Five Ton Truck, The Gorilla and the Lion, The Barnyard, Ring Back in 10 Minutes, Snakes, Kids on Horses, the Three Hut Island, “The T-Model, the Porsche and the Ferrari”, The Quiz, The Queen of Egypt, Keep Peddaling, The Army Hospital, The Smartest Man in Australia, The Male Sexuality Survey, The Opening Batsman, Two Caterpillars, The Three Legged Chook, How Big is Your Property, Hey Hey It’s Saturday Go To Heaven.

Side 2

The Black Horse, Thanks Donkey, Warrick Capper, The Maternity Hospital, Three Men in Heaven, Explain Yourself, The Diagnosis, The Country Club, Monk It Up!, King of the Jungle, The Farmer, The Fancydress Cow, The Golf Game, The Bald Man, Penguins, The Jewish Flat Hunter, Fluffy the Cat, Three Men and a Firing Squad, David Jones Menswear Dept., Half A Lettuce, The Pet, At The Movies, The Freezer, E. D. K. T. M., Old School Friends, A Man on the Sun, Sulphuric Acid, Geronimo, God Will Save Me, Private Johnson.

60 jokes sent in by viewers from “The Great Aussie Joke” Segment from Hey, Hey, It’s Saturday. (A “Best of 1988″ collection, so to speak)

This was (to date) the only recording of material taken from the show that has appeared commercially.