Papoon for President
Papoon for President is a comedy compilation album released in 2002 by the Firesign Theatre. George Papoon is a fictional US Presidential candidate invented by the group in 1972 for their filmed radio broadcast Martian Space Party, in which Papoon is nominated as the candidate of the "Natural Surrealist Party". The album is a compilation of material originally released in the film and the 1972 album Not Insane or Anything You Want To, plus material from 1976 and 1980. The first and last tracks contain interviews of Phillip Proctor and Peter Bergman done by Steve Marshall, broadcast on NPR both before and after the 1972 United States presidential election. These interviews were released on a promotional recording, A Firesign Chat with Papoon, by Columbia Records in November 1972.
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| Released | 2002 | |||
| Studio | Laugh.com | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by the Firesign Theatre.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Not Insane! Papoon for President!" (Pre-election interview) | 21:05 |
| 2. | "Papoon Nominated! President Off to Mars!" | 4:35 |
| 3. | "Papoon & Tirebiter Get Big Berkeley Welcome!" | 7:30 |
| 4. | "Thank You, Mr. President!" | 8:40 |
| 5. | "Candidate Still Daffy! Reagan Blasts Rats" | 6:52 |
| 6. | "One Organism, One Vote! The Aftermath!" (Post-election interview) | 19:25 |
| Total length: | 68:07 | |
Track Information
This album includes two interviews of Proctor and Bergman conducted by Steve Marshal of KNX radio in Los Angeles during the 1972 presidential election.
George Papoon was The Firesign Theatre's fictional choice as a 1972 presidential candidate and the interviews conducted on side one represent Proctor and Bergman's arguments in favor of his election while side two represents their post-election explanation as to why Papoon did not win.
Issues and reissues
This album was originally released as a white label "promo" LP only.
- LP - Columbia AS-41
Both tracks from this album were included on the group's 2004 CD Papoon For President - a compilation that is made up entirely of political routines by the group.
References
- Firesign Theatre. Firesign Theatre. 19 January 2006 <http://www.firesigntheatre.com/>.
- "FIREZINE: Linques!." Firesign Theatre FAQ. 20 January 2006 <http://firezine.net/faq/>.
- Smith, Ronald L. The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide. Iola: Krause, 1996.