
Bizarre Albums
Tony Thaxton explores the weirder side of music, celebrating and telling the story behind those strange albums that make you wonder how and why they exist. Doing deep dives on albums released by pro athletes, actors, fictional characters, and more. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bizarrealbums/support
Latest episodes

Feb 8, 2022 • 19min
General Electric Presents Go Fly A Kite (Side 1 & 2)
One year before their Tony Award winning show Cabaret hit Broadway, Kander and Ebb wrote a musical to take place at General Electric’s Utility Executives Conference. This is the story of General Electric Presents Go Fly A Kite, from 1966.
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Feb 1, 2022 • 19min
Carroll O'Connor - Remembering You
The multi-Emmy award winning actor from All In The Family releases a love letter to the 1930’s. This is the story of Carroll O’Connor’s Remembering You, from 1972.
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Jan 25, 2022 • 17min
Regis Philbin - It's Time For Regis!
Before becoming the Guiness World Record holder for “Most Hours on Camera”, Regis Philbin first saw the national spotlight as the co-host on The Joey Bishop Show. In the middle of that run, he released an album. This is the story of Regis Philbin’s It’s Time For Regis! from 1968.
Special appearance by Jimmy Pardo!
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Jan 18, 2022 • 12min
SINGLES: Rodney Dangerfield - Rappin' Rodney
Unlocked! This is an episode of Bizarre Singles, originally posted on patreon.com/bizarrealbums.
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Jan 11, 2022 • 22min
REMASTERED: Mae West - Way Out West
Sometimes, after releasing episodes of Bizarre Albums, new information comes my way about some of these albums and I want to pass that on to you as well. But as usual, I’m not here to make fun of them, I’m here to celebrate them and tell their story. This is Bizarre Albums, REMASTERED.
This is the story of Mae West's Way Out West, from 1966...now with additional material.
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Jan 4, 2022 • 20min
REMASTERED: The Munsters
Sometimes, after releasing episodes of Bizarre Albums, new information comes my way about some of these albums and I want to pass that on to you as well. But as usual, I’m not here to make fun of them, I’m here to celebrate them and tell their story. This is Bizarre Albums: REMASTERED.
This is the story of The Munsters, from 1964...now with additional material.
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Dec 28, 2021 • 17min
Patrick Gleeson's Star Wars
A synthesizer pioneer hoped to be able to compose the music for Star Wars. When he didn't get the job, he reimagined the classic soundtrack. This is the story of Patrick Gleeson's Star Wars, from 1977.
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Dec 23, 2021 • 11min
SINGLES: Max Headroom - Merry Christmas Santa Claus (You're A Lovely Guy)
Unlocked! A free Christmas bonus episode of Bizarre Singles, originally posted over at patreon.com/bizarrealbums

Dec 21, 2021 • 15min
NBC Celebrity Christmas
NBC gathers some of their top stars to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. This is the story of NBC Celebrity Christmas, from 2000.
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Dec 14, 2021 • 19min
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - We Wish You A Turtle Christmas / Turtle Tunes
After their live action movies started having diminishing returns, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles looked to a couple of straight to video releases...that shared a soundtrack. This is the story of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' We Wish You A Turtle Christmas / Turtle Tunes, from 1994.
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