National Lampoon - Gold Turkey Radio Hour/Greatest Hits (1975)

National Lampoon was a ground-breaking American humor magazine which ran from 1970 to 1998. The magazine started out as a spinoff from the Harvard Lampoon. National Lampoon magazine reached its height of popularity and critical acclaim during the 1970s, when it had a far-reaching effect on American humor and comedy. The magazine spawned films, radio, live theatre, various kinds of recordings, and print products including books. Many members of the creative staff from the magazine subsequently went on to contribute creatively to successful media of all types.

Gold Turkey is an American album of sketch comedy that was first released as a vinyl record in 1975. It was a spin-off from National Lampoon magazine.
The album is a collection of “greatest hits” from the National Lampoon Radio Hour, a radio show that was broadcast on 600 radio stations and ran from November 17, 1973 to December 28, 1974.
The sketches on Gold Turkey feature numerous National Lampoon actors including Christopher Guest, Bill Murray, John Belushi, Brian Doyle-Murray, Chevy Chase, Harold Ramis, Gilda Radner, Joe Flaherty and Ed Subitzky.
The title of the album “Gold Turkey” is a reference to the phrase “cold turkey” a phrase meaning to suffer sudden withdrawal from an addictive substance; there is a John Lennon song Cold Turkey. “Gold Turkey” as shown in the cover photograph by Arky & Barrett is a visual pun on the golden statue awards for entertainment, such as the Oscars and the Emmy, and is simultaneously a verbal pun on the word “turkey” meaning a box office bomb or entertainment failure.


01.  Front Row Center  (2:00)
02.  Public Disservice / Alternative Child  (3:52)
03.  We’ll Be Back / Mother Goose’s Wine  (2:20)
04.  My Husband  (2:30)
05.  Megaphone Newsreel  (3:25)
06.  The Trial / Terminal Football / Flash Bazbo  (4:12)
07.  Jimmy Dugan Story  (1:38)
08.  Well-Intentioned Blues  (2:45)
09.  A Laugh From The Past  (4:41)
10.  Stand Up / Flash Bazbo  (3:12)
11.  Hockey  (0:21)
12.  Prison Farm  (1:35)
13.  Mr. Veal Chop / Rosenburgs  (0:40)
14.  The Immigrants  (7:07)

National Lampoon, Guests
Chevy Chase
Bill Murray
John Belushi
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian McConnachie
Stan Sawyer
Bob Ferry
Robert Dryden
Leon Janney
Joseph O´ Flaherty
Harold Ramis
Christopher Guest
Mark Horowitz
Wendy Craig
Adolph Caesar
Martin Harvey Friedberg
Gilda Radner

Credits

• Creative Director – Brian McConnachie
• Producer, Engineer – Bob Tischler

Notes

Released: 1975
Genre:  Non-Music
Style:  Comedy
Length:  40:18
© 1975

Label - Epic ‎Records