God Bless Tiny Tim: The Complete Reprise Recordings
$59.98 CD
An individually numbered, limited edition of 3000 copies from Rhino Handmade.
Born Herbert Khaury in 1932 New York City, falsetto-voiced Vaudevillian cult icon Tiny Tim enjoyed 15 minutes of fame following his hit 1968 version of “Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips.” He appeared on the debut episode of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and married Miss Vicki on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, attracting the largest audience in that show's history. He was instantly recognizable with his long, curly hair; prominent nose; and signature ukulele.
In the mid '60s, after performing for years in New York clubs under such names as Larry Love and Barry Dover, Tiny Tim recorded some demos with producer Richard Perry, who would go on to make records for Captain Beefheart, Ringo Starr, Carly Simon, Rod Stewart, and Barbra Streisand. After catching the ear of Reprise Records' Mo Ostin and signing to the label, Tiny was paired with the producer for what would become 1968's God Bless Tiny Tim, which contained the above-mentioned breakout single. Crafted to capture Tiny's Tin Pan Alley charms while also appealing to the mass market, the album combined old songs with flights of fancy and psychedelic studio techniques.
Tiny and Perry quickly got to work on the more straightforward Tiny Tim's 2nd Album, but a small-label release of a shoddy 1962 performance arrived first, putting off fans awaiting the follow-up to God Bless. In any event, Tiny received a warm welcome at London's Royal Albert Hall in October of 1968, performing to a crowd that included all four Beatles plus The Rolling Stones. A children's record, For All My Little Friends, was recorded and released in 1969, but Tiny's contract with Reprise soon expired and was not renewed. He went on to build a 25-year post-Reprise discography that resembles, according to Barry Hansen's liner notes to this release, a “crazy quilt of one-off albums and singles, including some very nice work…”
This three-disc Rhino Handmade box contains all three remastered Reprise albums in their entirety, plus 13 unique Reprise single sides, and an entire disc of previously unreleased masters, radio spots, and demos. Includes a full-color 28-page booklet.
God Bless Tiny Tim: The Complete Reprise Recordings is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 3,000 copies.
Selection # 7866
107 Tracks
45 Unreleased
3 Discs
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TRACK LIST
- WELCOME TO MY DREAM - Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke
- TIP-TOE THRU' THE TULIPS WITH ME - Al Dubin/Joe Burke
- LIVIN' IN THE SUNLIGHT, LOVIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT - Al Lewis/Al Sherman
- ON THE OLD FRONT PORCH - Bobby Heath/Arthur Lange
- THE VIPER - Norman Blagman
- STAY DOWN HERE WHERE YOU BELONG - Irving Berlin
- THEN I'D BE SATISFIED WITH LIFE - (George M. Cohan) Arr. Norman Blagman
- STRAWBERRY TEA - Gordon Alexander
- THE OTHER SIDE - Bill Dorsey
- EVER SINCE YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU LOVE ME (I'M A NUT) - Jean Schwartz/Grant Clarke/Edgar Leslie
- DADDY, DADDY, WHAT IS HEAVEN LIKE? - Art Wayne
- THE COMING HOME PARTY - Diane Hilderbrand/Jack Keller
- FILL YOUR HEART - Paul Williams/Biff Rose
- I GOT YOU, BABE - Sonny Bono
- THIS IS ALL I ASK - Gordon Jenkins
- TIP-TOE THRU' THE TULIPS WITH ME - Al Dubin/Joe Burke
- BRING BACK THOSE ROCKABYE BABY DAYS - Harold Christy/Abner Silver/Saul Bernie
- HELLO, HELLO - Terry MacNeil/Peter Kraemer
- ON THE GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP - Sidney Clare/Richard A. Whiting
- AMERICA I LOVE YOU - Edgar Leslie/Archie Gottler
- MICKEY THE MONKEY - Irving Caesar/Edward Lisbona
- I'M A LONESOME LITTLE RAINDROP - James Hanley/Joe Goodwin/Murray Roth
- THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND/BLESS 'EM ALL/IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY - with Harry Roy & His Band - (Ross Parker/Hughie Charles)(Jimmy Hughes/Frank Lake)(Jack Judge/Harry Williams)
- THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND/BLESS 'EM ALL/IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY - with Harry Roy & His Band - (Ross Parker/Hughie Charles)(Jimmy Hughes/Frank Lake)(Jack Judge/Harry Williams)
- DON'T BITE THE HAND THAT'S FEEDING YOU - Vera Vanderlaan
- WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN ARE YOU? - Albert Von Tilzer/Lew Brown/Charles McCarron
- WHY - with Miss Vicki (Promo Stereo Version) - Bob Marcucci/Peter DeAngelis
- THE SPACESHIP SONG - Herbert Khaury
- COME TO THE BALL - Lionel Monckton/Adrian Ross
- MY DREAMS ARE GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME - Mann Curtis/Vic Mizzy
- WE LOVE IT - Billy Rose/Mort Dixon/Harry Warren
- WHEN I WALK WITH YOU - Albert Bertoldi
- COMMUNITY - Roger Atkins/Carl D'Errico
- SHE'S JUST LAUGHING AT ME - Don Addrisi/Richard Addrisi
- HAVE YOU SEEN MY LITTLE SUE? - Richard Perry/Tommy Kaye
- CHRISTOPHER BRADY'S OLE LADY - Peter Anders/Vinnie Poncia
- GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - Jack Hammer/Otis Blackwell
- NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN - Pasquale Zompa/Bernard DeCesare
- I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER (WHERE I'M BOUND) - Tom Paxton
- IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW - Hoyt Axton
- DOWN VIRGINIA WAY - Arthur Fields/Irving Kaufman
- MEDLEY: I'M GLAD I'M A BOY - I'M GLAD I'M A GIRL/MY HERO V - Jack Norworth/Nora Bayes)(Stanislaus Stange/Oscar Straus
- AS TIME GOES BY - Herman Hupfeld
- ON THE GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP - Sidney Clare/Richard A. Whiting
- SUNSHINE CAKE - Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen
- MICKEY THE MONKEY - Irving Caesar/Gerald Marks
- HOT AND COLD WATER - Irving Caesar/Edward Lisbona
- TWO TIMES A DAY - Irving Caesar
- CHICKERY CHICK - Sylvia Dee/Sidney Lippman
- OLIPHANT THE ELEPHANT - Irving Caesar/Edward Lisbona
- I'M A LONESOME LITTLE RAINDROP - James Hanley/Joe Goodwin/Murray Roth
- THEY ALWAYS PICK ON ME - Harry Von Tilzer/Stanley Murphy
- AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU'RE YOU - Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen
- SADIE THE SEAL - Irving Caesar/Edward Lisbona
- THE VIPER - Norman Blagman
- BILL THE BUFFALO - Irving Caesar/Edward Lisbona
- REMEMBER YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS - Irving Caesar/Gerald Marks
- WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE - Burt Bacharach/Hal David
- FRISCO FLO
- RADIO SPOT #2 w/ Gary Owens
- MEET THE SUN HALFWAY
- RADIO SPOT #3 w/ Gary Owens
- HALLELUJAH, BLESS THE PEACE!
- RADIO SPOT #4 w/ Gary Owens
- PEOPLE ARE STRANGE
- RADIO SPOT #1 w/ Gary Owens
- THE FAIRY PRINCESS
- BUNNY NOSE
- THE PIZZA SONG (YUM, YUM, YUM I LOVE THOSE PIZZAS)
- WHO STOLE BABY'S BOTTLE FROM THE DRAWER
- FAIRY PRINCESS
- ALICE BLUE GOWN
- MY DADDY LONG LEGS
- PRETTY LITTLE CINDERLLA
- I'M A LONSEOME LITTLE RAINDROP
- COLD & HOT WATER
- TINY'S HELPFUL HINTS
- TWO TIMES A DAY
- REMEMBER YOUR NAME & ADDRESS
- MICKEY THE MONKEY
- SADIE THE SEAL
- ORANGE THE ORANGUTAN
- LINA THE LAUGHING HYENA
- ON THE GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP
- THE NAME ENDING SONG
- TOMMY TAX
- HALLELUJAH, BLESS THE PEACE!
- LET'S MAKE THE WORKD OF TOMORROW TODAY
- HOW TO SPELL FRIENDSHIP
- HORROR STORY - THE LOST JOB
- THEY ALWAYS PICK ON ME
- THAT HYPNOTIZING MAN
- THAT'S A GOOD GIRL
- SHE LAUGHS
- SCHOOL DAYS
- JIM, JIM (I ALWAYS KNEW THAT YOU'D WIN)
- STAY HOME, LITTLE GIRL, STAY HOME
- OH! THE WOMAN IN ROOM 13
- MY SONG OF THE NILE
- YOU WERE THERE
- LET'S FIND OUT TONIGHT
- THE AMERICAN PIONEER
- IT TOOK A GOOD GOOD WOMAN
- BELOVED/DON'T YOU MIND IT HONEY IF THE WORLD GOES WRONG
- I CAN'T BEHAVE WHEN YOU'RE AROUND
- BILL THE BUFFALO/”ZOOZICAL MUSICALS”
- I'M A LONESOME LITTLE RAINDROP
