Album

Sex & Violins

Martin Mull

1978 · Blues, Folk, World, & Country

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Sex & Violins by Martin Mull

Sex & Violins is a Spoken Word album by Martin Mull, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Birds Gotta Swim /Vinyl World Pt. 10:43
  2. A2I Haven't Got The Vegas Idea3:08
  3. A3The Mother-In-Law Song1:39
  4. A4Trailer Waltz3:51
  5. A5Dogs1:27
  6. A6Vinyl World Pt. 21:36
  7. A7The Best Of You2:43

Side B

  1. B1I'll Do The Samba2:14
  2. B2Westward Ho !1:57
  3. B3Cleveland (Revisited)2:45
  4. B4A Half Hour Of Heaven (And Eight Hours Of Sleep)4:38
  5. B5Goodnight2:26

Sound DNA

  • Spoken Word
  • Comedy
  • sparse
  • sarcastic
  • theatrical

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Columbia Santa Maria pressing denoted by S1 etched in runouts (all runouts are etched).
Issued with printed inner sleeve.
A Half Hour Of Heaven (And Eight Hours Of Sleep)
Birds Gotta Swim
Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kearn
Produced and Engineered by Bill Wolf
Assistant Engineer: Bruce Brown, Jeff Howe
Executive Producer: Mark Meyerson
Recorded at A.B.C. Studios, Hollywood, CA
Additional recording at Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mastered by: Bob MacLoed at Artisan Sound, Hollywood, CA
Musicians:
Piano: Ed Wise
Harmonica: Tommy Morgan
Whistle: Thais Baker
Guitar: Martin Mull, Tommy Tedesco
Banjo: Tommy Tedesco
Electric Piano & Organ: Wendy Haas
Drums & Percussion: Roy McCurdy, Colin Bailey
Bass: Ray Brown, Monty Ludwig, Peter Marshall, Arni Egilson
Background Vocals: Melissa Manchester, Alan Davies, Walter Harrah, Stan Beard, William Brown
Supporting Cast: Harry Shearer, Marion Mercer, Sandra Baker and David Mull & Friends
Orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol
Concert Master: Marty Berman
Violins: Linda Rose, Endre Granat, Arnold Belnick,Karen Jones, Anatol Kaminsky, Spiro Stamos, Mary Lundquist,
Joseph Stepansky, Herman Clebanoff, Erno Neufeld,Paul Lowenkron, Bernard Kundell,Marshall Sosson, Stanley Plummer,
David Montagu, Marvin Limonick
Violas: Morris Shostock, David Schwartz, Linn Subotnick, Allan Harshman
Celli: Eleanor Slatkin, Marie Fera,Christine Ermacoff, Raphael Kramer, Ronald Cooper, Dana Rees
Woodwinds: Gene Cipriano, Lanny Morgan
Trumpet: Maurice Harris
Trombone: Gilbert Falco
Wagon Master: Bobby Knight
Melissa Manchester appears through the courtesy of Arista Records

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alan DaviesBACKING VOCALS
  • Allan HarshmanVIOLA
  • Anatol KaminskyVIOLIN
  • Arni EgilssonBASS
  • Arnold BelnickVIOLIN
  • Bernard KundellVIOLIN
  • Christine ErmacoffCELLO
  • Colin BaileyDRUMS, PERCUSSION
  • Dana L. ReesCELLO
  • David MontaguVIOLIN
  • David SchwartzVIOLA
  • Ed WisePIANO
  • Eleanor SlatkinCELLO
  • Endre GranatVIOLIN
  • Erno NeufeldVIOLIN
  • Frank De VolARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR ORCHESTRA, ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
  • Gil FalcoTROMBONE
  • Harry Shearer

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