Two versions of the famous Beaver 45's,
both recorded by Arthur Norman Orchestra and Chorus
-- Golden Records #R518 yellow disc in sleeve with drawing of Beav
(pictured left)
-- Little Golden #FF518 black disc
Go here
for theme song vocals
I've heard there's a 7 inch, 78 RPM record with the Leave It To Beaver
theme and some other Leave It To Beaver music, supposedly copyright 1958 by
Gomalco Productions. Ain't never seen it, but been told it exists.
Jerry Mathers songs: Jerry Mathers
formed the band around the time of his high school graduation in 1966 after Leave
it To Beaver ended, Jerry Mathers and Richard Correll form a rock band,
"Beaver and the Trappers". Jerry does guitar and vocals, Richard
is on drums.. They
recorded a couple about 15 singles "Happiness Is Havin'" b/w "In
Misery", "Don't Cha Cry", and "Wind
Up Toy". Notice that one Wind-Up Toy
record has a white label, and the other has a red label. I've heard the one
with the white label was a promo sent to radio stations, and the read label
record was sold at the stores. The A-side of Happiness was written by Jerry and Rich Correll
(who played the role of Beaver's pal Richard Rickover on "Leave It To
Beaver", and was the drummer of the group and arranger of both songs).
Correll and an individual credited as R. Kakebeen wrote the B-side "In
Misery". The record was released on the White Cliffs label (# 236) and
was produced by Hugh McFarland. It was distributed by Dover Records, Inc. of
New Orleans, La. Jerry once noted that the single "went to number one
in both Hawaii and Alaska," however it never charted on Billboard and
was likely simply a local hit. It is unclear whether the band record any
other records, however Jerry "Beaver" Mathers put out the single
"Wind-Up Toy" b/w "Don'tcha Cry" in 1962 which never
charted.
45 RPM of Angel & the Rerun's song
singing "Beaver Cleaver Fever" on the B side. The A side
contains song about Buffy from the 60's show "Family Affair"
with the question "Why did she have to go and O.D.?, What about
Uncle Bill, Jody and Sissy?". Heard this artist passed away a while
ago
Rare Record with some sort of satire
of LITB on it.
OCTOBER 11TH 1974 - GROWL - SELF TITLED - 12" VINYL RECORD - PRE-RELEASE
TEST RECORD - { WITH A RELEASE DATE OF DECEMBER 27TH 1974 PRINTED ON THE
RECORD INFORMATION SHEET } - TEST PRESSING LP - PRESSED ONLY ONCE IN THE
U.S.A. - NEVER REISSUED AND NEVER RELEASED ON CD - ONLY ALBUM EVER
RELEASED BY THIS BAND FOR FRANK ZAPPA'S DISCREET RECORDS LABEL - { IN
FACT IT'S THE ONLY ALBUM THAT THIS BAND HAD EVER RELEASED FOR ANYBODY
} - INCLUDES THE WARNER BROS. RECORDS ORIGINAL INFORMATION SHEET -
PRESSED FOR DISCREET RECORDS BY COLUMBIA RECORD PRODUCTIONS SANTA MARIA
- MATRIX NUMBERS - DS 2209 31834/5-1B
HELLO BOYS AND
GIRLS, WE HERE AT SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY KNOW THAT MOST OF OUR
CUSOMERS ARE BUSY IMPORTANT PEOPLE, WHO SIMPLY JUST DON'T USUALLY HAVE
THE TIME TO WAIT AROUND UNTILL THE EVENING TO DISCOVER WHICH EPISODE OF
" LEAVE IT TO BEAVER " WILL GET BROADCAST TONIGHT. HOWEVER I, REV. A.
WEST, HAVING PAY-OFFS { ERRRRR..., WHAT I MEAN IS SERIOUS CONNECTIONS
WITHIN THE MAJOR NETWORKS } CAN SIMPLY TELL YEZ WHICH EPISODE OF " LEAVE
IT TO BEAVER " WILL BE BROADCAST TONIGHT, THEREBY SAVING YOU, THE BUSY
EXECUTIVE, TIME THAT CAN BE PUT TO BETTER USES, SUCH AS HANGING AROUND
THE REST ROOMS AT YOUR LOCAL BUS STATION, OR EVEN BETTER STILL, VISITING
MY E-BAY STORE: SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY, FOR ALL O' YOUR ZAPPA
DANCIN' AND DINING PLEASURES. OK THEN, I HAVE IT ON GOOD AUTHORITY, THAT
IN TONIGHT'S LEAVE IT TO BEAVER EPISODE: MRS. CLEAVER { JUNE CLEAVER
PLAYED BY BARBARA BILLINGSLEY } IS STARTING TO BECOME BORED JUST BEING A
TV HOUSEWIFE, SO SHE STARTS THINKING " YOU KNOW, MAYBE I COULD GET A
LITTLE PART TIME JOB WHILE WARD IS AT WORK AND THE KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL?
". SO THE NEXT DAY SHE BUYS A NEWSPAPER AND LOOKS IN THE CLASSIFIED
SECTION AT THE PART TIME HELP WANTED ADS. SUDDENLY HER EYES FOCUS ON AN
AD THAT READS " ATTRACTIVE FEMALES WITH GOOD FIGURES WANTED TO MODEL
CLOTHES FOR LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE ". SO SHE THINKS, HUMMM., YES, WELL
WARD HAS ALWAYS SAID THAT I HAVE A GREAT FIGURE, MAYBE I'LL GO OVER
THERE TOMORROW AND APPLY FOR THE JOB. SO THE NEXT DAY MRS. CLEAVER
DRIVES OVER TO THE ADDRESS THAT'S PRINTED IN THE AD AND GOES INSIDE.
SHE'S TOLD TO WAIT BUT FINALLY SHE GETS LET INTO TO THE OFFICE OF THE
MODELING AGENCY PRESIDENT LARRY { PLAYED BY LARRY FLYNT }. LARRY TAKES A
GOOD LOOK AT HER AND TELLS HER TO TURN AROUND A FEW TIMES, THEN STANDS
UP N' SAYS " WOW JUNE, YOU SURE ARE A VERY ATTRACTIVE WOMAN, HOWEVER
UNFORTUNANTLY ALL OF THE POSITIONS FOR CLOTHES MODELS HAVE BEEN TAKEN.
BUT I'LL TELL YEZ, I WISH THAT YOU HAD COME INTO MY OFFICE YESTERDAY, I
WOULDA' GIVEN THE JOB TO A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN SUCH AS YEZ FO' SURE ". SO
MRS. CLEAVER STARTS TO WALK AWAY AND SAYS, " OH WELL, THANKS ANYWAY ".
BUT JUST AS SHE'S ALMOST OUTTA THE DOOR, LARRY RUNS OVER AND CLOSES THE
DOOR SAYING: " NOW WAIT A MINUTE, MAYBE WE CAN STILL FIND SOME WORK FOR
YOU, AFTER ALL, I'D HATE FOR SOME NATURAL TALENT SUCH AS YOU MOST
CERTAINLY ARE TO GET AWAY, YEAH, I'VE GOT IT, WE'LL DO A NUDE BODY STUDY
PHOTO SHOOT SO THAT THE DEPARTMENT STORE CLOTHES DESIGNERS CAN STUDY THE
PERFECT FEMALE FIGURE AND DESIGN A COMPLETE LINE OF CLOTHES TO BE CALLED
", " THE PERFECT JUNE CLEAVER CLOTHING LINE ", YOU'LL BE RICH AND FAMOUS
JUNE, WADDA YEZ SAY?. MRS. CLEAVER THINKS ABOUT IT FOR A MOMENT AND
SAYS: " WELL, I GUESS IT'LL BE OK ", I MEAN THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY NO
SEX INVOLVED, RIGHT LARRY ? ", I MEAN I'M A MARRIED WOMAN. LARRY SAYS OF
COURSE NOT JUNE, WE DON'T DO THAT KINDA' STUFF 'ROUND HERE, JUST TAKE
ALL OF YOUR CLOTHES OFF AND YOU CAN POSE OVER THERE. START BY BENDING
OVER THAT EXCERCISE HORSE AND SPREAD EM'. SO SHE DOES ALL OF THE POSES
THAT LARRY TELLS HER TO DO, THEN LARRY HANDS HER $100, AND TELLS HER TO
SIGN THAT RELEASE FORM. SO SHE SIGNS, POCKETS THE MONEY, AND FORGETS ALL
ABOUT IT. SO NOW, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WALLY, { PLAYED BY TONY DOW },
AND EDDIE HASKELL { PLAYED BY ALICE COOPER }, ARE IN THEIR NORMAL HIDING
PLACES UNDER THE BLEECHERS WHERE THE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS SIT DURING
FOOTBALL PRACTICE, LOOKING UP AT THEIR SHORT DRESSES, WHILE ALSO LOOKING
AT THE LATEST ISSUE OF HOUSEWIVES EN REGALIA MAGAZINE WHILE FLOGGING
THEIR DONGS, WHEN SUDDENLY EDDIE SAYS:" HEY WALLY, THIS PHOTO SURE
DOES LOOKS AN AWFUL LOT LIKE YO' MAMA ". WALLY SAYS " LEMME SEE THAT "
AND GRABS THE MAGAZINE OUTTA EDDIE'S HANDS THEN SAYS " NAAWWW MAN,
YOU'RE CRAZY, 'N IF YOU SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT 'BOUT MY MOM AGAIN I'LL
SOCK YOU IN THE NOSE ". SO WALLY THROWS THE MAGAZINE DOWN AND THEY BOTH
WALK AWAY. HOWEVER BEAVER, { PLAYED BY JERRY MATHERS }, WHO AS YOU
ALREADY KNOW IS ALWAYS HANGIN' 'ROUND SOMEWHERE, SEES ALL OF THIS GWINE
ON AND GOES OVER TO PICK UP THE MAGAZINE. WOW HE SAYS, THAT SURE DOES
LOOK LIKE MOM AN AWFUL LOT, I BET SHE'S A FAMOUS MODEL, AND TOMORROW IS
CAREER DAY AT SCHOOL. I KNOW, I'LL BRING IN THIS MAGAZINE AND TELL THE
CLASS ABOUT MY MOM BEING A FAMOUS MODEL. " THAT'LL BE SWELL ". SO HE
BRINGS IN THE MAGAZINE TO SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY AND SHOWS THE CLASS.
HOWEVER THE TEACHER { PLAYED BY JERRY FALWELL } ISN'T AMUSED, AND SENDS
BEAV DOWN TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE { PLAYED BY HELEN REDDY } AND AFTER
A FOUR HOUR LECTURE BY HER TO THE BEAV ABOUT HOW WOMEN ARE EXPLOITED BY
EVIL GOOD FOR NOTHING MEN, HIS DAD IS CALLED. SO WHEN MR. CLEAVER HAS TO
TAKE THE REST OF THE DAY OFF AND PICKS UP THE BEAVER AT SCHOOL, HE'S
NOT VERY HAPPY, AND TAKES HIM HOME WHERE HE BEATS HIS MISERABLE LITTLE
BEHIND. SO NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHICH EPISODE OF " LEAVE IT TO BEAVER "
WILL BE BROADCAST TONIGHT, WHY NOT VISIT MY E-BAY STORE: SIR RICHARD
PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY. THE ADMISSION IS ABSOLUTELY FREE. SO WADDA YEZ
WAITN' FOR, HUH?
Punk Rock Album: A
1981 garage punk rock band named, "The
Hugh Beaumont Experience", from Fort
Worth, Texas cut this album. Recorded by a group of teens, the album was
produced by Cygnus records. Only 500 albums were cut, but precious few
actually made it into distribution. The story is a lady/girlfriend at
Cygnus had a fight with the lead singer, and destroyed all of the albums
after production. The only albums that survived were the demo copies
that made it out.
TV Greatest Hits and Themes albums.
There's a lot of these types of albums that compile all of the TV theme
songs together that include the Leave It To Beaver theme song.
The TV Themes album is by Richard Gleason Orchestra Mayfair Records
#9661S (no copyright date!) It's a yellow LP with the Beaver theme being
side one, cut three. Other cuts include Mike Hammer, Peter Gunn, Perry Mason
and Alfred Hitchcock
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