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Jean Shepherd and Other Foibles

Jean Shepherd

Album Title:	Jean Shepherd and Other Foibles
Publisher:	Electra
Date Released:	1959
Album / Record#:	EKL-172-A
ASIN#:

Find the hidden message on the back of the album: "Jean Shepherd is a dirty rotten, one-way sneaky son of a bitch" Re-released by Collector's Choice January 2003 on CD

Tracks:
1 - Peter Pain 2 - JUdson-6 3 - The Fun Funeral 4 - For Men Only 5 - Fellow Americans 6 - Controversial / Non-controversial 7 - Monkey On My Back 8 - Better Living 9 - Balls 10 - Credit Cards 11 - The Human Comedy

Where Shep Makes Reference To This Subject:

Time	Date	Category	Title
	June 28, 1959	Article	Fun Makes Last Stand On Discs Says Jean Shepherd
	June 26, 1959	Article	Comics Get Gags Off Disks
	July 1, 1959	Article	Recordings Make Filching Gags Smooth as Wax
	July 6, 1959	Article	Latest Records
	July 6, 1959	Article	Jean Shepherd and Other Foibles
	November 20, 1962	Article	Not an "Angry Man"
	July 2, 1959	Article	Monologist Jean Shepherd Shuns Icon of Approval
• 53:30	July 3, 1960	Radio	Juno Alaska Radio Offer; H.K. Grubbage news
	July 13, 1972	Radio	Convention
• 17:34	Unknown	Radio	Sunday Night

Links to Further Information:

• Collector's Choice CD Release

Related Articles / Reviews:

Date	Publication	Title
June 26, 1959	Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio)	Comics Get Gags Off Disks Review Fred Danzig
July 1, 1959	The Times Recorder - Zanesville Ohio	Recordings Make Filching Gags Smooth as Wax Review UPI
July 6, 1959	New York Journal American	Latest Records Review
July 6, 1959	Billboard	Jean Shepherd and Other Foibles Review
August 30, 1959	Galveston News	Television Didn't Hurt, But Boosted Art of Conversation Review
September 6, 1959	Chicago Tribune	TV Talk Inspires Records Review Hugh Mulligan
September 1959	Playboy	Playboy After Hours Review

Photos:

Peter Pain Ad

Courtesy: Bob Clark

June 17,1959
Publicity Photo for "Jean Shepherd and Other Foibles" album

June 24,1959
Village Voice Ad

June 27,1959
Eureka Humboldt Standard

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

June 28,1959
Kingsport News

July 06,1959
Billboard

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

August 23,1959
The Bridgeport Post

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

September 27,1959
9-27-1959 Florence Morning News

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975