''On the Road'' is the eighth album released by American comedian

George Carlin George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of countercu ...

. It was recorded on October 3, 1976 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in

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, and released in April 1977. The album was also included as part of the 1999 '' The Little David Years (1971-1977)'' box set. The original LP included a "libretto" - a word-for-word transcript of the album. ''On the Road'' would be Carlin's last album for three years because he suffered a

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in 1978 and took some time off afterwards before he would release '' A Place for My Stuff'' in 1981. A warning label that says "R: Recommended Adult Listening" appears on the cover of the album. This was an early example of warning people that albums contain questionable content before the

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label was invented.

Track listing

In "How's Your Dog?", Carlin makes reference to a dog named "Tippy". Tippy was a female dog he had as a pet, referenced in several other of his skits throughout the years.

References

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