Demented World

Demented World
Studio album by
Gregg Hughes and Anthony Cumia (Opie and Anthony)
ReleasedOctober 1997
GenreComedy
LabelRestaurant[1]
(1004-2)
ProducerChuck Davis

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.[2]

Release

The album was released on Restaurant Records, an independent label based in New Jersey.[3] By December 1997, the album had sold over 20,000 copies regionally and saw a national release.[3] It went to No. 21 on Soundscan's CD sales chart for the Boston area.[3] It went to No. 47 on Billboard's Heatseeker Album Chart.[4] To promote the radio show and album, a three-track promotional edition was distributed to 850 radio stations nationwide.[3]

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.[5][6] By December 1997, over $17,000 had been raised.[7]

Hughes and Cumia had started work on a follow-up album tentatively named Cringe, but it was never released.[3] They later said that they received no money from Demented World.[8]

Tracks

  1. 100 Grand (1:25)
  2. Hi Mom, I'm in Jail (3:40)
  3. Testicular Video (1:30)
  4. Accordian [sic] (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)[9]

Production

  • Executive Producer — Dave Douglas[10]
  • Producer — Chuck Davis[10]
  • Mastering — Henk Kooistra[10]
  • Photography — Malcolm Hewitt[9]

References

  1. ^ Opie & Anthony's Discography
  2. ^ Billboard - August 22 1998 - Page 14
  3. ^ a b c d e Anderman, Joan (5 December 1997). "Comfortably dumb Tasteless humor and pranks from WAAF shock jocks". Boston Globe. p. C18. ProQuest 403913129.
  4. ^ Billboard - October 25 1997 - Page 17
  5. ^ Donham, Jim (7 December 1997). "Holiday performances at Vernon Hill post". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. A6. ProQuest 268675870.
  6. ^ CD Universe - Opie & Anthony's Demented World CD
  7. ^ Bickelhaupt, Susan (4 December 1997). "Stations are giving it up all month". Boston Globe. p. E14. ProQuest 403912489.
  8. ^ Opie and Anthony Unmasked
  9. ^ a b AllMusic - Opie & Anthony's Demented World
  10. ^ a b c BN - Opie & Anthony's Demented World