''The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records'' is a

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released by

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in 1983. It purports to compile the worst music ever recorded and features mostly

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and

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s of popular songs, performed very poorly (though in many cases, intentionally so, either as a novelty or as a joke). The original album included an

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and a warning that the album "may cause internal discomfort".

Dr. Demento Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941), known professionally as Dr. Demento, is an American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograp ...

wrote the liner notes for the album.

Content

The original 1983 album included two musicians, the

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and

Wild Man Fischer Lawrence Wayne "Wild Man" Fischer (November 6, 1944 – June 16, 2011) was an American street performer known for offering erratic, a cappella performances of "new kinds of songs" for a dime on the beaches and the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. ...

, that later became associated with the

outsider music Outsider music (from "outsider art") is music created by self-taught or naïve musicians. The term is usually applied to musicians who have little or no traditional musical experience, who exhibit childlike qualities in their music, or who suffe ...

movement ( Edith Massey has also been associated with that movement to an extent). None of the songs on the first album were top-40 hits, and only one act on that album,

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(whose experimental and uncharacteristic piece "Umbassa and the Dragon" is included), contributed substantially to popular music.

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and Barnes and Barnes both achieved notoriety in the novelty music field. A second volume was released in 1985, with a slightly different focus.

Track listing

Volume 1

# "The Crusher" (The Novas) ''(see also:

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)'' # "

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" ( Edith Massey and

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) # "I Want My Baby Back" (

Jimmy Cross Jimmy Cross (November 17, 1938 – October 8, 1978), also known as Jimmie Cross, was an American radio producer and singer who attained a minor ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit with the novelty song "I Want My Baby Back" in 1965. Life and career H ...

) # " I Like" (Heathen Dan) # " Kazooed on Klassics" (The Temple City Kazoo Orchestra) # "Fluffy" (Gloria Balsam) # "Paralyzed" (

) # "

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" (The Seven Stooges) # "Boogie Woogie Amputee" ( Barnes and Barnes) # "Kinko the Clown" (

) # "Umbassa and the Dragon" (

) # "Ugly" (Johnny Meeskite) # "Surfin' Tragedy" (The Breakers) # " Young at Heart" (

)

Volume 2

A follow-up album was released in 1985, under the title ''The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records, Vol. 2''. This volume featured some more recognizable names from the novelty music field; it also included at least one top-40 hit ("Nag" by The Halos) and was more focused on the comedic than the outright-bad tone of its predecessor. # "

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" (

Mrs. Miller Elva Ruby Miller (October 5, 1907 – July 5, 1997), who recorded under the name "Mrs. Miller", was an American singer who gained some fame in the 1960s, for her series of shrill and off-tempo renditions of popular songs such as "Moon River ...

) # " K'nish Doctor" (

Mickey Katz Meyer Myron "Mickey" Katz (June 15, 1909 – April 30, 1985) was an American musician and comedian. He was the father of actor Joel Grey and paternal grandfather of actress Jennifer Grey. Early life Meyer Myron Katz was born on Sawtell Court in ...

) # "Party in My Pants" ( Barnes and Barnes) # " Foreign Novelty Smash" (

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) # "Nag" (

The Halos The Halos were an American doo wop group from The Bronx. The group formed with members Al Cleveland, J.R. Bailey, Harold Johnson, and Arthur Crier (bass). Phil Johnson replaced J.R. Bailey shortly after the recording of "Nag". (Bailey later joined ...

) # "Who Hid the Halibut on the Poop Deck" (

Yogi Yorgesson Harry Stewart (October 21, 1908 – May 20, 1956), born Harry Skarbo, was an entertainer, singer, comedian, and songwriter. He was best known for his portrayal of Yogi Yorgesson, a comically exaggerated Swedish American.Just a Big Ego" (

Bob Rivers Robert Rivers (born July 7, 1956 in Branford, Connecticut) is a retired American rock and roll radio on-air personality in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a prolific producer and songwriter of parody songs, most famous for his Christmas son ...

and Zip) # "Candy Rapper" ( Bird & MacDonald, misattributed to "Sticky Fingers") # "Hands" (Debbie Dawn) # "Baseball Card Lover" (Rockin' Richie Ray) # " Fudd on the Hill" (

Little Roger and the Goosebumps Little Roger and the Goosebumps is a pop/rock band from San Francisco active during the 1970s and early 1980s and resurrected in 2006. It has been led throughout its history by Roger Clark and Dick Bright, with various sidemen. The band is best k ...

) # "Split Level Head" (

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) # "Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage" (

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) # "

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External links

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Content

Track listing

Volume 1

Volume 2

See also

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