Official National Lampoon Stereo Test and Demonstration Record
| Official National Lampoon Stereo Test and Demonstration Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Comedy, Demonstration | ||||
| Label | National Lampoon | |||
| Producer | Windy Craig | |||
| Ed Subitzky chronology | ||||
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The Official National Lampoon Stereo Test and Demonstration Record is a
audio systems. The tracks are titled as if they are normal audio test tracks, but in reality each one is a piece of sketch comedy
. The album does, however, also function as a real stereo test recording. Included with the record is a 32-page booklet entitled The Official National Lampoon Hi-Fi Primer, which is a parody of a hi-fi glossary. It includes real advertisements from stereo equipment manufacturers.
The liner notes for the album, on the back of the sleeve, stand as a humor piece in their own right. After each section of liner notes, the reader is "required" to take a multiple choice test to see if he/she has understood the material.
The album,
. It was narrated by Stan Sawyer.Related album
Six years later, in 1980, the related album, The Official National Lampoon Car Stereo Test & Demonstration Tape, also by Ed Subitzky, was released on cassette tape.
Track listing
Side 1
- 1. Introduction to Side One
- 2. Test: Voice
- 3. Test: Balance
- 4. Demonstration: Several Parameters
- 5. Demonstration: Separation
- 6. Demonstration: Frequency Response
- 7. Test: Unmodulated Grooves
- 8. Special Service
- 9. Test: End of Side One
Side 2
- 1. Introduction to side 2
- 2. Test: Realism
- 3. Resistance Accuracy
- 4. Test: Phasing
- 5. Test: Exaggeration
- 6. Test: Listener
- 7. The Punishment Band
- 8. Conclusion
References
- ISBN 9781623566876– via Google Books.
External links
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