Demented World
| Demented World | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | October 1997 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Label | Restaurant[1] (1004-2) |
| Producer | Chuck Davis |
Opie & Anthony's Demented World is a compilation album by American radio personalities Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia, released in October 1997 on Restaurant Records. It features live and pre-recorded segments from their radio show Opie and Anthony when it aired in afternoons on WAAF-FM in Boston, Massachusetts from 1995 to 1998.[2]
Release[edit]
The album was released on Restaurant Records, an independent label based in New Jersey.[3] By December 1997, the album had sold over 20,000 copies regionally and saw a national release.[3] It went to No. 21 on Soundscan's CD sales chart for the Boston area.[3] It went to No. 47 on Billboard's Heatseeker Album Chart.[4] To promote the radio show and album, a three-track promotional edition was distributed to 850 radio stations nationwide.[3]
A portion of sales from the album was donated to the Veterans Benefits Clearing House in Boston to help minority homeless veterans and the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans.[5][6] By December 1997, over $17,000 had been raised.[7]
Hughes and Cumia had started work on a follow-up album tentatively named Cringe, but it was never released.[3] They later said that they received no money from Demented World.[8]
Tracks[edit]
- 100 Grand (1:25)
- Hi Mom, I'm in Jail (3:40)
- Testicular Video (1:30)
- Accordian [sic] (2:51)
- Green People (2:47)
- Dr. Smith (2:23)
- Butt Plug (1:42)
- Evil Barney Babysits (2:51)
- Girl's Bike (1:48)
- Brando & Underdog (0:58)
- Publishers Clearing House (2:13)
- Hi Mom, I'm in Porno (2:49)
- My Dog Fresca (1:53)
- Scrotum (1:07)
- Reagan (3:23)
- Hey Masterbator (1:46)
- Emphysema Call (3:05)
- Raquel Welch (0:40)
- Captain Kirk (1:25)
- Green Bay Funeral (2:49)
- Babe's Auto Villa (0:43)
- Breasts (1:57)
- Crazy Jim (0:20)
- Tourettes Whorehouse (2:54)
- Fake-O (0:36)
- Freezer (2:04)
- Granny Christmas Song (2:06)
- Wheelchair Fred Butt Plug (1:34)[9]
Production[edit]
- Executive Producer — Dave Douglas[10]
- Producer — Chuck Davis[10]
- Mastering — Henk Kooistra[10]
- Photography — Malcolm Hewitt[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Opie & Anthony's Discography
- ^ Billboard - August 22 1998 - Page 14
- ^ a b c d e Anderman, Joan (5 December 1997). "Comfortably dumb Tasteless humor and pranks from WAAF shock jocks". Boston Globe. p. C18. ProQuest 403913129.
- ^ Billboard - October 25 1997 - Page 17
- ^ Donham, Jim (7 December 1997). "Holiday performances at Vernon Hill post". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. A6. ProQuest 268675870.
- ^ CD Universe - Opie & Anthony's Demented World CD
- ^ Bickelhaupt, Susan (4 December 1997). "Stations are giving it up all month". Boston Globe. p. E14. ProQuest 403912489.
- ^ Opie and Anthony Unmasked
- ^ a b AllMusic - Opie & Anthony's Demented World
- ^ a b c BN - Opie & Anthony's Demented World