''Lawyer's Hospital'' is the fourteenth

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. Released in 1982 on

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, it is a compilation of live performances (some dating from as far back as 1969), augmented by radio segments recorded for

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and additional material from various sources.

Synopsis

Side 1 ''Lawyer's Hospital'' (18:28) This contains two performances from the Firesigns' National Tour of 1981. Side 2 ''Politics As Usual'' (19:00) The first three skits were originally recorded as part of "The Campaign Chronicles," the Firesign Theatre's coverage of the 1980 presidential election on

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's news program ''

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''. *"Profiles in Butter" *"Jimmy Clicker" *The Golf Rat Shoot" *"Thank You, Mr. President" — Writing for this started in 1979, when the group reunited after a sabbatical. *"The Jack Poet Commercials" — These were advertisement spots for a Highland Park, California

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dealership, which aired starting in 1969 on the Firesigns'

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FM Los Angeles radio program, ''Radio Free Oz''.

References

{{Firesign Theatre 1982 compilation albums The Firesign Theatre albums Rhino Records albums 1980s comedy albums