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** If purchasing, PLEASE do NOT pay until I send you a correct invoice !! DICKIE GOODMAN: WE'VE SPOTTED THE SHARK AGAIN The story of a novelty recording artist whose music arguably was the first "sampled" recordings ever By Chuck Miller Originally published in Goldmine Scan the Top 40 listings, listen to the hit radio station. There's that Notorious B.I.G. tribute song with the Police's "Every Breath You Take" as the instrumental track. It's followed by White Town's tune with a sample from an old 78. Spin the dial over to the easy listening station, and there's Bruce Springsteen's "Secret Garden" with snippets of dialogue from the "Jerry Maguire" motion picture. Meanwhile, a melange of 11 sports anthems called the "Jock Jams" gets steady airplay, and that's followed by the Jackson Five making an ersatz cameo appearance on Freak Nasty's hit "Da Dip." Dickie Goodman took that first step towards sampling, remixing, and symbolic juxtaposition. He was the first performer to use fragments of other people's hits to build his own chartbusters. Whether it was a Martian with Little Richard's voice, a President copping lyrics from an Alice Cooper track, or a shark with a taste for the Bee Gees, Goodman's "snippet" records became popular Top 40 radio movies. Along the way, he battled rival publishers, record producers, copycats and America's changing musical tastes to become one of the most successful and distinctive novelty acts in the rock era. And thanks to his son Jon, Dickie Goodman's music is coming back for one more spin in the flying saucer. Born in Hewlett, New York in 1934, Dickie Goodman came from a household filled with fun and laughter. His father Saul Goodman, a straight-laced attorney with General Electric, loved to let loose at home. "Saul Goodman was kind of wacky," said Jon Goodman. "It was the last thing you would ever expect if you were doing business with him. A couple of glasses of Manischewitz, and he start running around the house in some very strange clothes." Dickie later attended New York University - but his heart wasn't in academia. He wanted to write songs and sing them on the radio, so he dropped out of college (the decision may have been spurred by his accidentally blowing up the science lab) and met up with Bill Buchanan, a struggling New York City music publisher with a solid radio voice. Where other songwriters created two-minute masterpieces in New York's Brill Building, Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman solicited their publishers from a pay telephone at Hansen's Drug Store. Then in June 1956, Goodman came up with an idea. "Bill Buchanan and I were writing some songs at the time," said Goodman in a print interview, "trying to break into the business. We were sitting around and suddenly we got an idea. How would it be if we had a disc jockey show being interrupted by reports of a flying saucer - THE FLYING SAUCERS ARE REAL! - and suddenly the Platters line (from "The Great Pretender") came to me - 'Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal' and we said 'Hey!' and we didn't know any better so we put the thing together." Within a few days, Goodman and Buchanan spliced together a four-minute reworking of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast. Goodman played "John Cameron Cameron," an unflappable reporter interviewing people, officials and even the Martians themselves. Buchanan was heard as a title-mangling disc jockey (allegedly based on Alan Freed), who interrupted a Nappy Brown dance number with news of an invasion from Mars.   Year - 1957 Label - Sparton Catalog # - 4-469R Comments - record has some minor scratches/scuffs - plays well with NO SKIPS and some surface noise  - flip side is "Martian Melody" - NOT the original sleeve Grade - VG+

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All of our albums, 45's, and 78's have been graded using the price guides listed below.

PLEASE NOTE-The grades you see on the record pages are for the record only - I have tried to give an accurate description of the album jacket in the comments section of the charts if it is flawed. We have priced ALL of our products on the conservative side.

For LP's,45's and 78's we use The Official Price Guide to Records(18th edition)by Jerry Osborne, The Goldmine Record Album Price Guide by Tim Neely, Rockin' Records 2008 by Jerry Osborne, American Premium Record Guide 1900-1965 by Les Docks, Presleyana V by Jerry Osborne and The Complete Beatles by Perry Cox and Joe Lindsay.

 

We are confident that you will find that our pricing and condition evaluation of all our products is very conservative.

 

Any collectible can vary greatly in pricing depending on many factors - please keep this in mind!

 

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Because of the sheer volume of records in inventory, it is simply impossible to listen to each and every one. If you have a particular record which has peeked your interest and you would like me to listen to it for you for an evaluation, please email me at  with the particulars and I will be more than happy to give it a spin !

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Record grading terms used:

 

MINT - still sealed, mint condition.

NM - near mint, close to perfect with very little, if any signs of use.

VG++ - record may have a few visual imperfections which do not affect the sound quality. Covers may have a minor sign of wear.

VG+ - a record that has been handled and played with care. There may be surface scratches and/or occasional surface noise which do not affect play or the overall musical experience. Covers on VG+ records have more visible wear than VG++, and they may be starting to split at a seam.

VG - these records show more signs of wear which may include loss of vinyl luster and scratches. Cover may be split at a seam, show other signs of wear or have writing on it. Serious flaws such as skipping/loud pops/sticking may be present. These records are fine for those who don't mind or enjoy that old record sound.

G - means good to fill out your collection but this record is seriously worn/damaged. Only for the serious collector!

gatefold cover - means that the album cover opens up like a book

 

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I DO NOT, nor WILL I EVER use shipping charges as a money maker ! It is simply unethical. Whatever I get charged by Canada Post for shipping is EXACTLY WHAT YOU GET CHARGED.

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On 28-Aug-10 at 19:16:47 EDT, seller added the following information:

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