Album
That Was The Year That Was
1965 · Pop
7 collectors on Gatefold own this
That Was The Year That Was is a Spoken Word album by Tom Lehrer, originally released in 1965. On Gatefold: 38 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1National Brotherhood Week2:36
- A2MLF Lullaby2:25
- A3George Murphy2:10
- A4The Folk Song Army2:13
- A5Smut3:15
- A6Send The Marines1:47
- A7Pollution2:16
Side B
- B1So Long, Mom (A Song For World War III)2:24
- B2Whatever Became Of Hubert?2:13
- B3New Math4:31
- B4Alma5:28
- B5Who's Next?2:00
- B6Wernher Von Braun1:48
- B7The Vatican Rag2:12
Sound DNA
- Spoken Word
- Comedy
- clean
- sarcastic
- witty
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
On reverse of sleeve, title is given as "That Was The Year That Was — TW3 Songs & Other Songs Of The Year"
According to the liner notes, "nine of the songs on this record were among the ones he wrote for 'TW3' and were first sung thereon."
First U.S. pressing with "Steamboat" Tri-color pink, gold and green Reprise label.
Inner sleeve features other titles available from the Reprise Records catalogue and the tagline "to play and play again!"
Recorded July, 1965, at the hungry i, San Francisco.
A similar version exists with the printer code "ELT" That Was The Year That Was (US 1965) (opens in a new tab)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Tom LehrerWORDS BY, MUSIC BY, VOCALS, PIANO
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 38 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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