| "Welcome to the LBJ Ranch!" | |
|---|---|
 Frank Frazetta artwork shows Earle Doud (left) and Alen Robin playing chess with political figures | |
| Studio album by Earle Doud and Alen Robin | |
| Released | November 1965 |
| Recorded | August 25, 1965[1] |
| Studio | Fine Recording Studios, New York City |
| Genre | Comedy, political satire |
| Length | 33:34 |
| Label | Capitol Records W-2423 (monaural) SW-2423 (stereo) |
| Producer | Robin–Doud of Sherwood, Inc. |
"Welcome to the LBJ Ranch!" is a political satire comedy album by Earle Doud and Alen Robin, released in November 1965 on Capitol Records. The vinyl album uses out-of-context recordings of political figures apparently responding to interview questions fabricated by the comedians. Television comedy writers Earle Doud and Alen Robin conduct some of the "interviews"; other interviewers are news announcers John Cameron Swayze and Westbrook Van Voorhis, with WPIX anchorman John St. Leger, all of whom were recorded speaking questions written by Doud and Robin. Audio tape was edited to bring together the comedy questions and the recordings of political people, with laugh track sound effects added by Bob Prescott.
Produced by Robin and Doud, the album was Doud's followup to the massively popular The First Family comedy album of 1962, featuring Vaughn Meader voicing impressions of John F. Kennedy.[1] The First Family had gained Doud a Grammy Award, but LBJ Ranch was nominated and did not win.[2] Two years later, Doud and Robin made another, similar album titled Lyndon Johnson's Lonely Hearts Club Band, published by Atco Records.[3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Record Review". The Daily Independent Magazine. Kannapolis, North Carolina. United Press International. January 14, 1968. p. 2-B – via Newspapers.com.
