TV or not TV

Infobox Album |
Name = "TV or Not TV"
Type = Album
Artist = Proctor and Bergman


Released = 1973
Recorded = February 1973
Genre = Comedy
Length = 40:33
Label = Columbia
Producer = Steve Gillmor
Reviews = "The New Rolling Stone Record Guide" rating|4|5 ref|rsrating
The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide rating|2|4 ref|gmrating
Last album =
This album = "TV or not TV"
(1973)
Next album = "What This Country Needs"
(1975)

"TV or Not TV" is the first album by the comedy duo Proctor and Bergman. It was originally released in 1973 by Columbia Records.

Track listing

ide one — act one

#"Insert Here"
#"Channel 85 Sign-On"
#"Escaping From The Declining Fall Of The Roaming Umpire, Chapter XIII"
#"Police Lineup"
#"Salute My Boots"
#"The Channel 85 Story"
#"Cirque Internationale"
#"Communist Love Song"

ide two — act two

#"Channel 85 Reply"
#"Tobor Radar Robot"
#"The Pills Brothers On Drugs"
#"The Mz Information Society"
#"Bring Us Together"
#"Nasi Goring"
#"Our Lady Of The Torch"
#"Emergency Alert"
#"Emerging Fall Of The Roaming Umpire, Program VII"
#"Give Up This Day"
#"Channel 85 Sign-Off"
#"Insert Here"

Critical reception

Critically this album received the best notices out of all of The Firesign Theatre's side projects. "The New Rolling Stone Record Guide" gives the album 4 out of 5 stars and says that Proctor and Bergman "melds [their] characteristic Joycean wit with some hilarious slapstick routines" (404)ref|rsrating, while "The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide" says that Proctor and Bergman "seem like Wayne and Shuster on acid" (272). And while "The Goldmine Guide" only gives this particular album 2 stars, it should be noted that this is still a higher notice than any other album by one of The Firesign Theatre's side projects ref|gmrating.

Issues and reissues

This album was originally released simultaneously on LP, 8 Track, and Cassette.

*LP — KC-32199
*Cassette — CT-32199
*8 track — CA-32199 ref|linques

It has been re-released on CD at least once

*2001 - Laugh.com LGH1152 ref|ldotcom

References

*"FIREZINE: Linques!." "Firesign Theatre FAQ". 20 January 2006 .
*"Proctor & Bergman — TV or not TV — AUDIO ONLY." "Laugh.com". Laugh.com. 10 February 2006 .
*Smith, Ronald L. "The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide". Iola: Krause, 1996. 272.
*Swenson, John. "Proctor and Bergman." "The New Rolling Stone Record Guide". Ed. Dave Marsh and John Swenson. New York: Random House, 1983. 404.
*Smith, Ronald L. "The Goldmine Comedy Record Price Guide". Iola: Krause, 1996. 272.
*Swenson, John. "Proctor and Bergman." "The New Rolling Stone Record Guide". Ed. Dave Marsh and John Swenson. New York: Random House, 1983. 404.
*Proctor and Bergman. "TV or not TV". Columbia Records, 1973.

External links

* [http://store.yahoo.com/laughstore/prbetvornott.html Proctor & Bergman - TV or not TV] – Laugh.com (10 February 2006)
* [http://www.firesigntheatre.com/ Firesign Theatre] – Official website (19 January 2006)
* [http://firezine.net/faq/ FIREZINE: Linques!] – "Firesign Theatre FAQ" (20 January 2006)