Author: TokeTheMost

When I was growing up my Dad had a pretty good stereo going for him. You know back in those days we didn’t have iPod’s, mp3 or even Walkmans; we had big amp’s, big turntables, big woofers with their tiny tweeters tweaking the high ends for them. You don’t see much of that these days. My Dad had all that, but he had Peter Paul & Mary, Kingston Trio, Everly Brothers and Chet Atkins records that he played on them. Sometime around early ’76 my uncle Bud, his brother, came by and brought some new tunes. Heart’s “Dreamboat Annie” (the “Magic Man” synth solo will always go down as one of the best wall shakers), Boston’s first album (nothing compared at the time) – and a few others, including Cheech & Chong’s “Wedding Album” which was current at the time… One late night long after I was supposed to be in bed they had this album cranked up; cranked up LOUD (like to 11). I’ll never forget hiding in the hallway listening to this, this track and the ensuing dialogue… When that ‘kid’ says “oh wow that didn’t even hurt” and his dad says “oh yeah?” – haha, well I have to say what followed, shaking the walls, left an impact on me. Dis wadn’t no Kingston Trio, and dem big speakers really rattled the floors if you cranked them up – and I was 10 and hearing that kid get whalloped was just a riot…. the whole album is a classic piece of work. I was a big fan. It’s comedy folks! Not the real thing!! This is still my favorite C&C album to this day. This here is that very same record that was played on his Dual 1009 turntable some 35+ years ago… Cheech and Chong’s “Wedding Album” (1974) Ode SP-77025. (I incorrectly had the year of release as 1975, it is actually 1974, so ignore the title screen!)

…and finally – the full 7″ single A+B-side jam properly mixed together!

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