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Genre:
Spoken Word
Release Date: 10/06/2009
While
FM & AM was reissued on compact disc as part of the
George Carlin box set
The Little David Years 1971-1977, it's important to have this early groundbreaking release available again, individually, at an affordable price.
FM & AM found
Carlin officially poking fun at, while incorporating, his early material performed in the lounges of America and on
The Ed Sullivan Show. It also marked
Carlin's metamorphosis from straight-laced to hippie, intentionally embracing the growing counterculture. The record is divided into two separate manifestations of humor, making it a sort of comedy concept album. One section focused on references geared toward the more wholesome commercial oriented AM radio audience:
"Son of Wino," "Ed Sullivan Self Taught," and
"Let's Make a Deal," while the remaining material was intended for the "hipper" FM audience:
"Drugs," "Birth Control," and
"Sex in Commercials." Carlin's unabashed wit, irony, and cynicism appealed to both audiences as
FM & AM won a Grammy award in 1973 for best comedy album.
~Al Campbell, All Music Guide
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