Demented World

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| artist = Gregg Hughes and Anthony Cumia (Opie and Anthony)

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| released = October 1997

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| genre = Comedy

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| producer = Chuck Davis

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Opie & Anthony's Demented World is a compilation album by American radio personalities Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia, released in October 1997 on Restaurant Records. It features live and pre-recorded segments from their radio show Opie and Anthony when it aired in afternoons on WAAF-FM in Boston, Massachusetts from 1995 to 1998.[https://books.google.com/books?id=EQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14 Billboard - August 22 1998 - Page 14]

Release

The album was released on Restaurant Records, an independent label based in New Jersey. By December 1997, the album had sold over 20,000 copies regionally and saw a national release. It went to No. 21 on Soundscan's CD sales chart for the Boston area.{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|403913129}} |last1=Anderman |first1=Joan |title=Comfortably dumb Tasteless humor and pranks from WAAF shock jocks |work=Boston Globe |date=5 December 1997 |page=C18 }} It went to No. 47 on Billboard's Heatseeker Album Chart.[https://books.google.com/books?id=0wkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17 Billboard - October 25 1997 - Page 17] To promote the radio show and album, a three-track promotional edition was distributed to 850 radio stations nationwide.

A portion of sales from the album was donated to the Veterans Benefits Clearing House in Boston to help minority homeless veterans and the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans.{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|268675870}} |last1=Donham |first1=Jim |title=Holiday performances at Vernon Hill post |work=Telegram & Gazette |location=Worcester, Mass |date=7 December 1997 |page=A6 }}[http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1043825/a/opie+%26+anthony's+demented+world.htm CD Universe - Opie & Anthony's Demented World CD] By December 1997, over $17,000 had been raised.{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|403912489}} |last1=Bickelhaupt |first1=Susan |title=Stations are giving it up all month |work=Boston Globe |date=4 December 1997 |page=E14 }}

Hughes and Cumia had started work on a follow-up album tentatively named Cringe, but it was never released. They later said that they received no money from Demented World.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6mpkeVH5Ac Opie and Anthony Unmasked]

Tracks

  1. 100 Grand (1:25)
  2. Hi Mom, I'm in Jail (3:40)
  3. Testicular Video (1:30)
  4. {{sic|nolink=y|Acc|ordian}} (2:51)
  5. Green People (2:47)
  6. Dr. Smith (2:23)
  7. Butt Plug (1:42)
  8. Evil Barney Babysits (2:51)
  9. Girl's Bike (1:48)
  10. Brando & Underdog (0:58)
  11. Publishers Clearing House (2:13)
  12. Hi Mom, I'm in Porno (2:49)
  13. My Dog Fresca (1:53)
  14. Scrotum (1:07)
  15. Reagan (3:23)
  16. Hey Masterbator (1:46)
  17. Emphysema Call (3:05)
  18. Raquel Welch (0:40)
  19. Captain Kirk (1:25)
  20. Green Bay Funeral (2:49)
  21. Babe's Auto Villa (0:43)
  22. Breasts (1:57)
  23. Crazy Jim (0:20)
  24. Tourettes Whorehouse (2:54)
  25. Fake-O (0:36)
  26. Freezer (2:04)
  27. Granny Christmas Song (2:06)
  28. Wheelchair Fred Butt Plug (1:34)[http://www.allmusic.com/album/opie-anthonys-demented-world-mw0000031334 AllMusic - Opie & Anthony's Demented World]

Production

  • Executive Producer — Dave Douglas[http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/opie-anthonys-demented-world-opie-anthony/340544?ean=630165100446 BN - Opie & Anthony's Demented World]
  • Producer — Chuck Davis
  • Mastering — Henk Kooistra
  • Photography — Malcolm Hewitt

References

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Category:1997 albums

Category:Anthony Cumia