You Won't Believe Your Ears
Vinyl
Comedy
Philips, Philips
lacquer cut by [runout etching Å] Steve Smart
producer Lou Reizner
Record Company Philips
Distributed By PolyGram Records Pty. Limited
Lacquer Cut At ARC, Artarmon
Lacquer Cut At ARC, Artarmon
Indigo/Blue-coloured Philips labels:
PDS-115
Made In Australia
ALL RIGHTS OF THE RECORD PRODUCER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE WORK PRODUCED RESERVED. COPYING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND BROADCASTING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED
Side A (1): MX142102
Track 5, WES CAR (no apostrophe after Wes)
Side B (2): MX142103
C/C printed underneath tracklisting on both labes.
Sleeve:
Tracklist on rear sleeve lists Side B first.
Printed on spine:
STEREO - 6336 020
Printed on rear, above the Philips logo in the top-right corner:
PSD 115
Price Code 05
Musicassette 7141 013
Distributed in Australasia by PolyGram Records Pty. Limited
Sleeve notes:
You won't believe your ears when you hear the tale of duck hunters stalking a wiley fowl by boat, by horse, by jet in this uproarious blast of humour and wit from Wes Harrison, America's funniest sound effects man. You won't believe the old outhouse joke told again 'til you hear Wes Harrison's version with all the appropriate sounds. Or the one about Pa coming home after one-too-many trying not to wake Ma. Or Wes's antics with his famous auto wired for sound, driving through a sleepy town. Or what happens to traffic at a busy intersection when the unmistakable sound of a horse is heard, galloping straight through. And all the funny stories you've tried to tell and many you haven't heard yet, brought to imaginary (fortunately) life by Wes Harrison's unbelievable fool-the-ear talent.
Armed only with a standard Shure Brothers 530 micorphone mounted on a six-gun grip, Wes Harrison makes all the sound effects on this record vocally without the help of tape recorders or any other electronic devices.
It all began in 1941 while Wes was working as a counsellor at a YMCA Boy's Camp on the Chesapeake Bay. While there, he installed a public address system to summon stray campers. This sound system was equipped with a powerful amplifier and three horn loudspeakers. Here Wes began his first experiments with vocal sound effects.
This was during World War II when every public installation needed an air raid siren. The local fire department had donated an old hand crank job that had seen better days. One day, when this old relic of a siren failed to perform, Wes was asked, Can you make like a siren? He said, Sure. From that day on, he was the human air raid siren. He didn't mind this job because it afforded him the opportunity to practice his vocal sound effects. But even this had its pitfalls. Every time they wanted to have an air raid drill, no matter where he was, in the shower, in bed, sitting or standing, they called on Wes. When they wanted a siren, and Wes was it. The real kicker came after the camping season was over and a small crew remained to close up for winter. One evening, while sitting around playing cards, one of the other counsellors coaxed Wes to make like a siren. Not knowing that the outside speakers were on, he proceeded to do so. All you could hear for miles was the spine-tingling sound of an air raid siren. The sound was so realistic that lights were blacked out six miles away at an amusement park and all the other lights along the Chesapeake Bay. Hundreds of people called the Coast Guard to inquire whether or not there was a real air raid. No one knew, so the lights stayed out. About a week later it was traced back to the boys' camp and Wes.
A short time later Wes was drafted into the Navy. During this time he worked in special services entertaining the troops, and here he developed an act which led to his winning five consecutive Horace Heidt Programmes. After World War II he went to Arlington State College and studied electrical engineering. The Korean War broke out and he was called back into the Navy. Altogether, he spent eight years in the Navy. Returning to civilian life, he appeared on the Arthur Godfrey talent scout show and won. He worked one week on the Arthur Godfrey Radio Show (but never met Godfrey). From that time on, things really started snow-balling for Wes. He appeared on the Ed Sullivan, Jack Paar and Garry Moore shows, and filled a complete schedule of night-club work.
Wes now lives in Glenview, Illinois, and flies his own plane just about everywhere. Wes is always on stage. Even his car has a microphone and amplifier plus a bull-horn-louspeaker under the hood. I've been driving with him when a blast of incongruous sounds would come out of the front of his car astounding everyone within earshot.
One afternoon he invited me to his home to interview him for this liner. Instead of the interview, he took me flying. While soaring around over Chicago's North Shore I heard the disturbing sounds of an SOS appeal coming over the plane's radio. This continued for some time until I finally realised that it wasn't the radio but Wes. Wes Harrison is a man you will be hearing a lot in the future, and we are quite sure You Won't Believe Your Ears.
Matrix / Runout: Å MX142102 PDS115-1 (Side A, Stamped:)
Matrix / Runout: Å MX142103 PDS115-2 (Side B, Stamped:)
Price Code: 05
Other: 7141 013 (Musicassette)
producer Lou Reizner
Record Company Philips
Distributed By PolyGram Records Pty. Limited
Lacquer Cut At ARC, Artarmon
Lacquer Cut At ARC, Artarmon
Indigo/Blue-coloured Philips labels:
PDS-115
Made In Australia
ALL RIGHTS OF THE RECORD PRODUCER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE WORK PRODUCED RESERVED. COPYING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND BROADCASTING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED
Side A (1): MX142102
Track 5, WES CAR (no apostrophe after Wes)
Side B (2): MX142103
C/C printed underneath tracklisting on both labes.
Sleeve:
Tracklist on rear sleeve lists Side B first.
Printed on spine:
STEREO - 6336 020
Printed on rear, above the Philips logo in the top-right corner:
PSD 115
Price Code 05
Musicassette 7141 013
Distributed in Australasia by PolyGram Records Pty. Limited
Sleeve notes:
You won't believe your ears when you hear the tale of duck hunters stalking a wiley fowl by boat, by horse, by jet in this uproarious blast of humour and wit from Wes Harrison, America's funniest sound effects man. You won't believe the old outhouse joke told again 'til you hear Wes Harrison's version with all the appropriate sounds. Or the one about Pa coming home after one-too-many trying not to wake Ma. Or Wes's antics with his famous auto wired for sound, driving through a sleepy town. Or what happens to traffic at a busy intersection when the unmistakable sound of a horse is heard, galloping straight through. And all the funny stories you've tried to tell and many you haven't heard yet, brought to imaginary (fortunately) life by Wes Harrison's unbelievable fool-the-ear talent.
Armed only with a standard Shure Brothers 530 micorphone mounted on a six-gun grip, Wes Harrison makes all the sound effects on this record vocally without the help of tape recorders or any other electronic devices.
It all began in 1941 while Wes was working as a counsellor at a YMCA Boy's Camp on the Chesapeake Bay. While there, he installed a public address system to summon stray campers. This sound system was equipped with a powerful amplifier and three horn loudspeakers. Here Wes began his first experiments with vocal sound effects.
This was during World War II when every public installation needed an air raid siren. The local fire department had donated an old hand crank job that had seen better days. One day, when this old relic of a siren failed to perform, Wes was asked, Can you make like a siren? He said, Sure. From that day on, he was the human air raid siren. He didn't mind this job because it afforded him the opportunity to practice his vocal sound effects. But even this had its pitfalls. Every time they wanted to have an air raid drill, no matter where he was, in the shower, in bed, sitting or standing, they called on Wes. When they wanted a siren, and Wes was it. The real kicker came after the camping season was over and a small crew remained to close up for winter. One evening, while sitting around playing cards, one of the other counsellors coaxed Wes to make like a siren. Not knowing that the outside speakers were on, he proceeded to do so. All you could hear for miles was the spine-tingling sound of an air raid siren. The sound was so realistic that lights were blacked out six miles away at an amusement park and all the other lights along the Chesapeake Bay. Hundreds of people called the Coast Guard to inquire whether or not there was a real air raid. No one knew, so the lights stayed out. About a week later it was traced back to the boys' camp and Wes.
A short time later Wes was drafted into the Navy. During this time he worked in special services entertaining the troops, and here he developed an act which led to his winning five consecutive Horace Heidt Programmes. After World War II he went to Arlington State College and studied electrical engineering. The Korean War broke out and he was called back into the Navy. Altogether, he spent eight years in the Navy. Returning to civilian life, he appeared on the Arthur Godfrey talent scout show and won. He worked one week on the Arthur Godfrey Radio Show (but never met Godfrey). From that time on, things really started snow-balling for Wes. He appeared on the Ed Sullivan, Jack Paar and Garry Moore shows, and filled a complete schedule of night-club work.
Wes now lives in Glenview, Illinois, and flies his own plane just about everywhere. Wes is always on stage. Even his car has a microphone and amplifier plus a bull-horn-louspeaker under the hood. I've been driving with him when a blast of incongruous sounds would come out of the front of his car astounding everyone within earshot.
One afternoon he invited me to his home to interview him for this liner. Instead of the interview, he took me flying. While soaring around over Chicago's North Shore I heard the disturbing sounds of an SOS appeal coming over the plane's radio. This continued for some time until I finally realised that it wasn't the radio but Wes. Wes Harrison is a man you will be hearing a lot in the future, and we are quite sure You Won't Believe Your Ears.
Matrix / Runout: Å MX142102 PDS115-1 (Side A, Stamped:)
Matrix / Runout: Å MX142103 PDS115-2 (Side B, Stamped:)
Price Code: 05
Other: 7141 013 (Musicassette)