Steve's Comedy and Dementia Collection*

*Special thanks to Father Bob Giuntini who sold me his lovingly assembled collection of three decades and whose records will start appearing on this page as soon as they are duly sorted and cataloged. He and I shared a great chat about recorded comedy and I'm privileged to have met such a fan of laughter and lightheartedness.

Including Records, Tapes, CD's with demented music

Click here for the new record list format (this list is still in progress)

What's on this page?

Straight-Up Comedy: You know - Bill Cosby, National Lampoon, Abbott & Costello, Cheech & Chong, "Weird Al" Yankovic and so on.
Albums with maybe only one song that Dr. Demento played on his show: That would be like The Vapors "Turning Japanese" or The Fabulous Poodles "Vampire Rock" or The Wallets "Totally Nude"
Children's records with silly songs: Sesame Street records (like Sesame Street Disco), Chipmunks records, various other children's records.
Really, really bad music (so bad it's good?): Mrs. Miller, The Holiday City Hot-Cha Band, Florence Foster Jenkins, Wildman Fischer, Rhino Brothers' World's Worst Records.
People who take themselves more seriously (at times) than I do: William Shatner, Paul Harvey, Leonard Nimoy, Ruth Batchelor.
Compilation records with a few silly songs: Fun Rock, Dumb Ditties, Goofy Gold, 40 Funky Hits, Kooky Kountry.
Cheesecake and gimmick records: Frivolous Five, Strip Tease Classics (cd)
Demented instrumental music: Sy Mann, Dick Hyman, Jonathan Edwards
Off-color and bawdy music and comedy: Oscar Brand, John Valby, The Four Sergeants, Belle Barth
"Serious" artists who have a demented view of the world: Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, The Beat Farmers, Tonio K.

Why?

Well, as a resource for myself, so I know what I have without hunting through everything I own.

As a reference for others who can't remember which record has "You know, that Homer & Jethro song about the kids at camp..." You can look for it here.

As a way to attract lovers of comedy and demented music.

To let you know what's out there. (You know, for people who brag they have "Both Rodney Dangerfield records." "Whattayamean 'both!?'")

Page	Last Updated	Comments
CD's	July 22, 2001	Cd's aren't my area of expertise, thus I have fewer of them.
8-Tracks	November 9, 1999	Getting harder to find!
45's	April 16, 2003	A few comedy routines are only available on 45, most of these appear on albums.
Records A-D	October 6, 2006	I've split the list into three parts to accomodate its size.
Records E-M	October 6, 2006	New middle part.
Records N-Z	January 21, 2006	Been a while, I know. Expect more updates this year.
78's	September 14, 2000	Just came across a huge batch - watch for updates.
Tapes	March 4, 2001	Usually I'd rather have a record, but some albums are only available as tapes.
For Sale	July 23, 2003	Acquisitions from a recent show.
Photo Gallery	August 24, 2002	I will try to post some covers of interest.
Variations	October 26, 1998	Check out some records which appear in several flavors.

E-Mail My e-mail address is: sstortz@gmail.com - Drop me a line...Maybe I can help you find a record, or just let me know what comedy groups you like.

Crazy people to hit this page:

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Links:

Amazon Books and Music
They seem to be growing in the cd department. Also, you may find comedy price guides here.

Official Dr. Demento Page
The ultimate page for Dementites and Dementoids - much is there now and much more to be added.

Kiddie Rekord King
An avid collector and expert in the field of children's records.

Dickie Goodman's Page
The official Luniverse page for Dickie Goodman information.

Mike Nealy and 2nu
Co-producer of the 2nu cd "This Is Ponderous" contacted me and let me know that the 2nu web site is up and running.

Brian Korn's Web Page
Very similar to my page: a catalog of his excellent collection with a few items included for sale.

Da Yoopers
"It's the second week of deer camp and all the guys are here..." Where? Why, on Da Yoopers' home page, that's where!

Acid Orangutan
Jon Sin of Acid Orangutan has been kind enough to provide me with copies of their cd's including the latest - Another Fine Mess. Check out this page to order their music.

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