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Elmo & Patsy-Grandma Got Run Over By... : I've been having quite the...

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 10:34:33 +0000

Author: TomDiehl1
Subject: 7821
Posted: 01 September 2015 at 10:34am

I've been having quite the discussion on this recording
on two other websites lately.

In, what I assume is order of release, I have the disc on
the following labels:

Elmo 'n' Patsy (aka Oink? aka Kim-Pat?) (first recording)
Oink (tan label with black print, first recording)
Soundwaves (first recording, same stampers as the Oink
tan label) [apparently from all that I have read since 9
am this morning is that there is a second Soundwaves
pressing that uses the same stampers as the Elmo 'n'
Patsy/Kim-Pat 45, which I have not ever come across, but
at least two people seem to indicate as owning]
Oink (white label with red print, Epic re-recordings) [I
was too tired reading through everything this morning so
I don't think I ever saw it officially answered... did
the Oink LP for GGROBAR contain the remakes of both
sides? If so, there might be some quasi-legitimacy to
this white label Oink pressing, but if Soundwaves had the
originals out still, there would be a lot of confusion]

Wikipedia is wrong in saying that the Oink 45 contains
the re-recordings, strictly speaking, as only one
pressing of it seems to contain the re-recordings...and
whether or not it's a legitimate pressing is another
thing.

Elmo & Patsy-Grandma Got Run Over By... : Yes, 80smusicfreak, all my purchases...

Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:36:57 +0000

Author: jimct
Subject: 7821
Posted: 20 December 2013 at 6:36pm

Yes, 80smusicfreak, all my purchases have arrived, just in the "St. Nick" of
time, for the big day this year! (And congrats to you on your rare Oink
cassette score!)

-The 1982 Oink LP that your skilled "eagle-eye" first spotted is now in my
possession. Excellent condition. I'm very happy to own it.

-And, much to my relief, that white label, Oink 2984 45, with "Christmas"
still as its flip side, is, despite the 1979 copyright on its label, the same as
Yah Shure's copy is: the re-recorded version that would appear two years
later, in 1984, on Epic. (deadwax info "8201S-A", followed by
"15423(3)+").

I now believe that all the questions I'd initially asked, despite getting
myself a bit derailed, facts-wise, along the way, have now been answered.

And with that, I say, "My thanks to all, and to all a good night......"

Elmo & Patsy-Grandma Got Run Over By... : jimct wrote:My bad then, 80smusicfreak...sorry....

Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:16:22 +0000

Author: 80smusicfreak
Subject: 7821
Posted: 20 December 2013 at 6:16pm

jimct wrote:

My bad then, 80smusicfreak...sorry. The tenor of an e-mail is sometimes
difficult to discern, as opposed to a conversation, where there's both voice
inflection and facial expression to assist with "intent." I really thought I was
sensing some "snarky" there - so glad I was mistaken. This board has always
been, by far, the most civilized one I know. I appreciate that.

All is well. Until next time, kind sir! :)

For the record, as I often do w/ people I like - or at least feel I know fairly well - when speaking w/ them face-to-face, I admittedly like to use a lot of sarcasm. At times, that translates into my writing style as well, which I guess got lost in the interpretation of that post of mine, jimct. And as further proof that I wasn't "looking for another fight", since I just received it in the mail today (hence the wheels were already in motion prior to my misconstrued post), I'll now come forward and admit that I "secretly" made an Elmo & Patsy purchase of my own last weekend! :-) You see, while performing that same search on eBay back on Thursday the 12th - which netted the discovery of the original Oink pressing of the Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer LP that I posted the link to, and you ultimately bought (has it arrived yet???) - I spotted what I strongly suspected was another interesting E&P item, so I bought it for myself. It arrived earlier today, and I'm now happy to report that my suspicions were confirmed. It turns out the original 1982 pressing on Oink 8223 exists on cassette as well. :-) Over the years, I've probably seen nearly a thousand copies of the 1984 re-issue on Epic 39931 on cassette, but never bought it, even though I've always liked the title track. So last week I decided to also check the cassette listings for the album on eBay, and lo & behold, one seller's listing jumped out at me when I saw the photo, as it clearly had a slightly different cover from the Epic pressings. That told me it had to be one of two things: either it was an import, or a very rare original 1982 Oink pressing. So w/o asking the seller any questions/details about it, I decided to go w/ my gut, and made the purchase - and sure enough, it proved to be the original U.S. Oink pressing! Here's the listing for it w/ the cover photo: Original 1982 Oink cassette And here's what the Epic re-issue looks like, just in case anyone wants to compare the (slight) differences: 1984 Epic re-issue cassette One other interesting side note: The original Oink vinyl LP features "Percy, the Puny Poinsettia" as track 3 on Side One, w/ "Joy to the World" as track 2 on Side Two - yet on the cassette version, those two tracks are reversed. But at any rate, I can now say that I own an original Oink pressing of the album as well (and of course, it doesn't exist on CD!)... :-)

Elmo & Patsy-Grandma Got Run Over By... : On a lighter note, I fairly certain...

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 12:54:37 +0000

Author: musicmanatl
Subject: 7821
Posted: 18 December 2013 at 12:54pm

On a lighter note, I fairly certain I remember how this record spawned a local parody in New Orleans back in '82 or '83. The sheriff for Orleans Parish, Charles Foti, was arrested for drunk driving around that time (although in true New Orleans fashion, this didn't derail his political career in the slightest). B-97, the big top 40 in the market, played a version called "Grandma Got Run Over By Charles Foti". I wish I could remember the words, but this is just one aspect of New Orleans I love. lol

Frank

Elmo & Patsy-Grandma Got Run Over By... : EdisonLite wrote:<Just be...

Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:45:16 +0000

Author: Steve Carras
Subject: 7821
Posted: 17 December 2013 at 5:45pm

EdisonLite wrote:

I wonder what some of their titles would be like ..

Top Of the Reindeer
Goodbye to Grandma
(They Long To Be) Close to Elmo
Please Mr. Reindeer
We've Only Just Begun To Run Grandma Over
Calling Grandmas of Interplanetary Craft
I Won't Last a Day Without Patsy
All You Get from Love is a Reindeer
Touch Me When We're Running (Over Grandma)

And excerpts of lyrics would include:

*You can say there's no such thing as an unaltered, un-remixed Carpenters recording (but somewhere in the deep vaults, it exists)

*Don't you remember I wanted private-press baby,
you said you could only find an Epic disc baby,
baby 'though I'd settle for Soundwaves baby,
I love Oink,
I really do!

LOL! Love it!

Elmo & Patsy-Grandma Got Run Over By... : lol. BTW, last night, I was looking...

Tue, 17 Dec 2013 06:38:35 +0000

Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 7821
Posted: 17 December 2013 at 6:38am

lol. BTW, last night, I was looking at the tv guide and had to laugh when I saw at 8 p.m. was "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" - a one-hour cartoon.

Oh, and it was (possibly) yet another recording of the song. It wasn't the famous version, and I'm guessing it was one of the '90s recordings Elmo (& Patsy?) did.

Elmo & Patsy-Grandma Got Run Over By... : As long as Richard C. doesn't...

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 22:35:05 +0000

Author: eriejwg
Subject: 7821
Posted: 15 December 2013 at 10:35pm

As long as Richard C. doesn't get his hands on Gordon's
recording and remixes it, we're good. :)

Elmo & Patsy-Grandma Got Run Over By... : I sense the genesis of still another...

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 10:29:10 +0000

Author: jimct
Subject: 7821
Posted: 15 December 2013 at 10:29am

I sense the genesis of still another international hit, for our resident, already
award-winning songwriter (Gordon), in this very thread!!!!

Elmo & Patsy-Grandma Got Run Over By... : Gordon, those are hilarious!! The...

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:44:50 +0000

Author: Yah Shure
Subject: 7821
Posted: 15 December 2013 at 9:44am

Gordon, those are hilarious!!

The video of "Calling Grandmas" could easily be set in a retirement community. Golf carts masquerading as UFOs... I'm in!

Looking forward to the CD. ;)

Elmo & Patsy-Grandma Got Run Over By... : <Just be thankful Elmo didn't...

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 07:04:48 +0000

Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 7821
Posted: 15 December 2013 at 7:04am

I wonder what some of their titles would be like ..

Top Of the Reindeer
Goodbye to Grandma
(They Long To Be) Close to Elmo
Please Mr. Reindeer
We've Only Just Begun To Run Grandma Over
Calling Grandmas of Interplanetary Craft
I Won't Last a Day Without Patsy
All You Get from Love is a Reindeer
Touch Me When We're Running (Over Grandma)

And excerpts of lyrics would include:

*You can say there's no such thing as an unaltered, un-remixed Carpenters recording (but somewhere in the deep vaults, it exists)

*Don't you remember I wanted private-press baby,
you said you could only find an Epic disc baby,
baby 'though I'd settle for Soundwaves baby,
I love Oink,
I really do!