Monday, January 8, 2007

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen - 1972



Another great item from my childhood is this 1972 soundtrack to the Muppet Musicians Of Bremen. I played this record until I wore the vinyl out, and I have not heard this album in over 25 years, until recently. I decided to archive them up and feature them here at The Flip Side to share this memory with those who also remember the classic tale about a donkey named Leroy, who underwent a vicious altercation with his master. During the night, our hero ventures out on his own with a wagon-load of stolen musical instruments. Wandering down the road leading to Bremen town, he meets up with a rooster named T.R., an old hound dog named Rover Joe, and a mangy feline named Catgut, all of which favored the idea of forming a band and heading to Bremen town where they hope their talents would be appreciated with edible rewards in return. Instead, they meet up with their estranged masters in an old swampland shack, where the story concludes with an unexpected ending.

Track listing:

01 - The Story Begins
02 - The Traveling Musician
03 - The Story Continues (Part 1)
04 - The Cock-A-Doodle Blues
05 - The Story Continues (Part 2)
06 - The Traveling Musicians (Part 1)
07 - The Story Continues (Part 3)
08 - The Traveling Musicians (Part 2)
09 - The Story Continues (Part 4)
10 - You Gotta Know Your Friends
11 - The Story Continues (Part 5)
12 - The Traveling Musicians (Part 3)
13 - The Story Continues (Part 6)
14 - A Family Together
15 - The Story Concludes
16 - Closing Theme

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Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas - 1977



Primarilly aired on HBO, here comes part two of the three-part Muppet posts. This is by far one of my greatest memories of childhood. Every year at around Christmas time, I recall going to the local Chuck E. Cheese's for food and fun, then coming right home to cue up HBO to enjoy Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. This became an every-year tradition, and I always loved watching this feature when I was growing up, and I still enjoy it just as much as I did back then. Here is the music that came from the feature, plus an unused song is included: Born In A Trunk, which was sung by one of the characters during the Talent Show sequence that was never used in the original feature. Another interesting song in this lineup is the remix of The Bathing Suit That Grandma Otter Wore. In the feature, one of the lines from the song was dropped, but it's been included in this remixed version.

Track Listing:

01 - Opening Theme - Emmet & Alice Otter
02 - The Bathing Suit That Grandma Otter Wore - Emmet & Alice Otter
03 - When There Ain't No Hole In The Washtub - Emmet & Alice Otter
04 - When The River Meets The Sea - Emmet & Alice Otter
05 - Barbecue - The Frogtown Hollow Jubilee Jug Band
06 - Born In A Trunk - The Music Store Owner
07 - Barbecue - Yancey Woodchuck
08 - Our World - Alice Otter
09 - Brothers - The Frogtown Hollow Jubilee Jug Band
10 - Riverbottm Nightmare Band - The Nightmare
11 - Our World-Brothers - The Frogtown Hollow Jubilee Jug Band & Alice Otter
12 - Our World-Brothers (Reprise) - The Frogtown Hollow Jubilee Jug Band & Alice Otter
13 - When The River Meets The Sea (Reprise) - The Frogtown Hollow Jubilee Jug Band & Alice Otter

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The Frog Prince - 1971



Time for a little change of pace. In my next three posts, I would like to share a part of my childhood, inspired by and dedicated to Tony at Way Out Junk. This is part one of this series of posts: from the Tales From Muppetland series. Here, Kermit the Frog narrates the tale of The Frog Prince from 1971. Enjoy!

Track listing:

01 - Prologue
02 - Frog Chant
03 - Sir Robin The Brave
04 - Dialogue
05 - Frogs
06 - N'Im Nineteen
07 - Dialogue (Part 2)
08 - I'm Nineteen
09 - Sleep, Sweetums
10 - Dialogue (Part 3)
11 - Sweetums
12 - Anthems Of Joy
13 - Epilogue

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