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The Original ?Bad Boys of Music?

Spike Jones and His City Slickers Bring Their Unique Brand of Melodious Mayhem to DVD

Spike Jones: The Legend

Available in Special 4-Disc Collector?s Set Oct. 30th

Now you can experience this unique, classic television ? featuring some of Spike?s biggest hits ? on DVD for the first time in a special-edition, four-disc collector?s set, Spike Jones: The Legend, in stores nationwide Oct. 30 from Infinity Entertainment Group and SJ2 Entertainment.

In the late ?40s, Spike produced the Musical Depreciation Revue, touring the U.S. with a company of 40; musicians, acrobats, dancers, jugglers, singers and comedians, traveling via two Pullman sleepers and a baggage car ? a virtual Cirque du Spike.

In the early ?50s, with beautiful vocalist Helen Grayco (Mrs. Spike Jones) by his side, Spike brought his musical aggregation into living rooms across the country. Best known for novelty songs and parodies of popular music from the day, ranging from classical to pop, his musical maxim was, ?They write ?em and I wreck ?em!? And the public loved him!

Included on Spike Jones: The Legend are four of his earliest NBC television shows, two Colgate Comedy Hour shows from 1951 and two All Star Revue programs from 1952. Also included is a bonus audio CD containing two NBC pilot radio shows from 1945, never before made available.

Songs included are ?All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth? and ?Cocktails for Two,? both inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, as well as Spike?s hits ?Laura,? ?Glow Worm,? ?Hawaiian War Chant,? ?Chloe? and ?You Always Hurt the One You Love.?

Making appearances are Liberace, Jim Backus (the voice of Mr. Magoo, Gilligan?s Island), Billy Eckstine, Gale Robbins, Hugh Herbert (in his last TV appearance), a young Mike Wallace (as the announcer) and a surprise walk on by television pioneer Dave Garroway.

Commented Spike Jones, Jr., executive producer of the box set, ?My family and I are thrilled about this collection, especially the rare special feature footage.?

Special features include: A rare interview with Spike and his family in their Beverly Hills home on CBS? Person to Person (1960); Spike?s appearance as ?Leonard Burnside? on The Ed Sullivan Show (1961); ?Weird Al? Yankovic discussing Jones? influence on his career, comedy and music; ?Spike Bytes? from Joe Siracusa, Spike?s drummer from 1946-52, whose audio commentary takes us behind the Slickers scene; and interviews with musicians, writers and family members including Helen Grayco.

Spike Jones: The Legend
Infinity Entertainment/SJ2 Entertainment
Genre: Classic TV/Variety/Music
Not Rated
Format:  DVD Only
Running Time:  Approx. 2 3/4 Hours (DVD) / 45 Minutes (CD)
Suggested Retail Price:  $49.98
Street Date:  Oct. 30, 2007
Catalog #:  SPK2012
UPC Code:  #617742201291

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