🎵 AotW Classics Dana/Forman - THE MASHUGANISHI YOGI

[Captain Bacardi]

Bill Dana - Joey Forman
THE MASHUGANISHI YOGI
A&M SP-4144

Released 1968

Format: Vinyl/8-Track

Produced By: Bill Dana
Written By: Jerry Mayer, Joey Forman and Bill Dana

Tracks:

SIDE ONE

1. Airport Press Conference - 6:29
2. The Mashuganishi On Love* - 6:18
3. Student Conference - 5:05

SIDE TWO

1. The Mashuganishi At The P.T.A. - 5:07
2. Man With Problem** - 1:53
3. Woman With Problem - :20
4. Chicken Farmer With Problem - 1:10
5. V.I.P. With Problem - 1:13
6. Jose Jimenez Question - :43
7. Smoker With Problem - :57
8. Businessman With Problem - :38
9. Mashuganishi Farewell - 3:45

* - The Theme Of The Mashuganishi
** - Dana's Raga Time Band

All material copyrighted by Bill Dana Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
Sitar Music, Variations on Dana's Raga Time Band and the Mashuganishi Theme by Bill Dana (ASCAP) Bill Dana Publishing Co. (ASCAP)

Voices By: Norman Fell, Joy Frees, Maura McGiveney, Paul Richards, Frank Welker, Bill Dana
Sitar: Bill Plummer (Courtesy Of Impulse Records)
Recording Engineer: Larry Levine
Album Design: By Corporate Head
Art Director: - Tom Wilkes
Photography: BY Guy Webster

at this moment THE BEATLES have never heard
this album. neither has MIA FARROW nor
SHIRLEY MACLAINE and DONOVAN. FRANK
SINATRA couldn't care less and, unless the CIA
got a hold of a copy, PRESIDENT JOHNSON and
MRS. HUMPHREY probably haven't heard it. we
would have loved to audition this album for
PRINCESS GRACE, LEE RADZIWILL and
HUGH HEFNER, but we couldn't get them on
the phone. MAO TSE TUNG and SHIRLEY
TEMPLE BLACK have nothing to do with the
album. neither does CHARLES DE GAULLE and
ELIZABETH TAYLOR, FIDEL CASTRO and
PETULA CLARK, HOWARD HUGHES, DR.
SPOCK, EDDIE FISHER or JOHNNY CARSON
and JOEY BISHOP. no, none of these people have
heard THE MASHUGANISHI YOGI at this time.
if YOU should decide to BUY this album, these
liner notes will self-destruct in three seconds.
good luck.

Joey Forman is a lavishly talented actor and comedian. The credentials to support this effusive praise are inherent in his record as a highly sought after motion picture, television, and night club performer. The credentials to support his being a Guru are still being investigated.



Capt. Bacardi

 

[JOv2]

Dana's Raga Time Band... Ha-ha. How funny.

I recall that Dana and Foreman were mixed up with the comedy program, Get Smart, which may suggest the kind of humour present. I guess this is A&M's first comedy record (not including all those Chris Montez LPs, of course).

 

[Rudy]

I wanted to point out that I just came across a fantastic and very interesting interview with Bill Dana from last year. It touches on this album (the Beatles killed it ), as well as his work throughout his career. A lot of interesting insider tidbits.

What really impresses me is that the interviewer is only in his late 20s, yet is like a walking encyclopedia of this type of stuff.

http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2011/01/interview-with-bill-dana.html

 

[Mr Bill]

Wow. Great read!

 

[Rudy]

Indeed it was! It is also a newer interview, and Dana is, what, 87 or so years old? Still sharp as a tack!