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05-11-2013, 07:41 PM
'Andy and His Grandmother' collects never-before-heard material
When SPIN compiled its list of the 40 Greatest Comedy Albums of All Time, the (anti-)iconic Andy Kaufman wasn't eligible because, well, he never released an official album. But that'll change on July 16 when Drag City finally issues Andy and His Grandmother (via Consequence of Sound).
The posthumous compilation collects 17 tracks of previously unreleased material, all culled from 82 hours of micro-cassette tapes that Kaufman recorded from 1977 to 1979.
"Andy regarded the micro-tape recorder as a fantastic new way of capturing his hoaxing, and carried it with him everywhere, for use at any given moment," a press release reads. "Real life was the ultimate frontier for him, and these tapes demonstrate the heart of Andy’s comedy. With gusto, he involves those closest to him, as well as total strangers, in put-ons, falsehoods and other provocations, pushing the limit on logic and emotional investment in everyday situations from the trivial to the deeply personal until any suspension of disbelief is out of the question for all involved, and everyone becomes fully immersed in whatever scenario Andy is suggesting as the new reality."
Drag City tapped writer/producer/comedian Vernon Chatman (credits include South Park, Louie) to piece together the album, along with editor Rodney Ascher (director of Room 237). Saturday Night Live all-star Bill Hader provides narration, and Kaufman's longtime sidekick/Tony Clifton performer Bob Zmuda wrote the liner notes.
SPIN.com
When SPIN compiled its list of the 40 Greatest Comedy Albums of All Time, the (anti-)iconic Andy Kaufman wasn't eligible because, well, he never released an official album. But that'll change on July 16 when Drag City finally issues Andy and His Grandmother (via Consequence of Sound).
The posthumous compilation collects 17 tracks of previously unreleased material, all culled from 82 hours of micro-cassette tapes that Kaufman recorded from 1977 to 1979.
"Andy regarded the micro-tape recorder as a fantastic new way of capturing his hoaxing, and carried it with him everywhere, for use at any given moment," a press release reads. "Real life was the ultimate frontier for him, and these tapes demonstrate the heart of Andy’s comedy. With gusto, he involves those closest to him, as well as total strangers, in put-ons, falsehoods and other provocations, pushing the limit on logic and emotional investment in everyday situations from the trivial to the deeply personal until any suspension of disbelief is out of the question for all involved, and everyone becomes fully immersed in whatever scenario Andy is suggesting as the new reality."
Drag City tapped writer/producer/comedian Vernon Chatman (credits include South Park, Louie) to piece together the album, along with editor Rodney Ascher (director of Room 237). Saturday Night Live all-star Bill Hader provides narration, and Kaufman's longtime sidekick/Tony Clifton performer Bob Zmuda wrote the liner notes.
SPIN.com