Title: Spoofing The Big Ones: Expanded Edition Artist: Ben Colder Label: Jasmine Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 604988374124 Genre: Country Release Date: 2019-08-16 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT, EXPANDED VERSION
BEN COLDER was the alter-ego of singing actor Sheb Wooley, who'd enjoyed a worldwide hit with the million-selling 'Purple People Eater' back in 1958. In 1962 he successfully wrote and recorded an 'answer disc' to Rex Allen's US?hit 'Don't Go Near The Indians', titled 'Don't Go Near The Eskimos', which was issued as 'Ben Colder', a made-up name. It's success led to him cutting an LP?of similarly-styled material, "Spoofing The Big Ones!", which lampooned eleven further recent?US?hits by artists like Johnny Cash, Faron Young, Marty Robbins and Jerry Wallace. This compilation reissues that album plus, as bonus tracks, the original versions of the twelve US?hits which were spoofed. Further bonus tracks feature a half-dozen rare Sheb Wooley novelty releases from the late 50s/early 60s. The original LP, "Spoofing The Big Ones!"?has never previously appeared on CD, which makes this compilation a unique and crucial collectors' release
Tracks: 1.1 Hello Wall #2 1.2 Devil Woman #2 1.3 Don't Take Your Cash to Town, John 1.4 Little Bitty Steer 1.5 Walking the Floor Over You #2 1.6 Don't Worry 'Bout Me #2 1.7 Shudders and Screams 1.8 I Walk the Line #2 1.9 Release Me #2 1.10 Don't Go Near the Eskimos 1.11 Ballad of a Mean Ole Queen 1.12 The Real Me 1.13 Faron Young • Hello Walls 1.14 Marty Robbins • Devil Woman 1.15 Johnny Cash • Don't Take Your Guns to Town 1.16 Burl Ives • a Little Bitty Tear 1.17 Pat Boone • Walking the Floor Over You 1.18 Marty Robbins • Don't Worry 1.19 Jerry Wallace • Shutters and Boards 1.20 Johnny Cash • I Walk the Line 1.21 Little Esther Phillips • Release Me 1.22 Rex Allen • Don't Go Near the Indians 1.23 Johnny Cash • Ballad of a Teenage Queen 1.24 Don Gibson • Oh Lonesome Me 1.25 Ben Colder • Louisiana Trapper 1.26 Sheb Wooley • Monkey Jive 1.27 Sheb Wooley • the Chase 1.28 Sheb Wooley • Pygmy Love 1.29 Sheb Wooley • Luke the Spook 1.30 Sheb Wooley • Skin Tight, Pin Striped, Purple Pedal Pushers
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