Lenny and the Squigtones

Lenny and the Squigtones is a fictional musical group headed by Michael McKean and David Lander, the two actors who played the characters Lenny and Squiggy on the television series "Laverne & Shirley". Recorded live at the Roxy in Hollywood, they perform some pretty funny parodies of 50's rock ballads ("Night After Night," "Creature Without A Head"). In between, there's plenty of schtick and patter ("So's Your Old Testament," "Babyland"). The group's eponymous debut album, "Lenny & Squiggy sing Lenny and the Squigtones", was released on the Casablanca label in 1979. The album is now a collector’s item because of credited guitar work by future Spinal Tap member Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest). A photo on the inside cover also includes two band members who look a lot like Derek Smalls and David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap. Also includes 'Murph', the keyboard player from The Blues Brothers, and "Ming the Merciless," actually Kiss drummer Peter Criss without his famous "cat" costume and make-up [ [http://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/petercriss_lenny.html Kiss Related Recordings; Peter Criss (as Ming The Merciless) : Lenny and Squiggy - Lenny and the Squigtones1979 ] ] .

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Track listing

* Side A
#Vamp On
#Night After Night
#Creature Without A Head
#King Of The Cars
#Squiggy's Wedding Day
#Love Is A Terrible Thing

* Side B
#Babyland (For Eva Squiggmann)
#If Only I'd've Listened To Mama
#So's Your Old Testament
#Sister-In-Law
#Honor Farm
#StarCrossed
#Only Women Cry
#Foreign Legion Of Love
#Vamp Off

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