Name: How To Speak Hip / The Diy Psychoanalysis Kit
Brand: Del Close / Brent, John

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

craic002

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2009-07-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Del Close / Brent, John

Genre GB

Easy Listening / Exotica

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the legendary del close, influential improvisational theatre figurehead, comic mentor, teacher and sometime actor, is known primarily for the long list of household names who found themselves under his tutelage at some time or other (ackroyd, the belushi brothers, candy etc) and a handful of bit part roles in some great movies, ferris bueller's day off and the untouchables among them. but before all this, as his comedic ideas and talent were blossoming, close cut these two fantastic spoken word albums, one for mercury (hip, recorded with john brent in 1958) and the other for the little known hanover label. very much both of their time and timeless, these brilliant discs both satirized and cashed in on the how to. and teach yourself album craze that hit america in the late 1950s, combining some great knowing humour with a couple of fantastic characters and concepts. over the years, these albums, and particularly 'how to speak hip', have earned cult status and become increasingly difficult to come by, but wisecrack / cherry red now proud to present this two-fer with both albums re-mastered, collected onto one disc and packaged with a to-scale recreation of the amazing booklet originally included with 'how to speak hip'. both titles long since out of print and unavailable on cd anywhere in the known universe.

How To Speak Hip / The Diy Psychoanalysis Kit

Music GB