''Take-Offs and Put-Ons'' is the second album and first solo album by American comedian

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. Recorded in

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at the Roostertail on November 25, 26 and 27, 1966, the album was first released in 1967 as RCA Victor LSP-3772 and was nominated for a

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later that year.Timeline
, GeorgeCarlin.com Many of the routines and characters were already familiar to audiences due to the comedian's performances on television programs such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1972, the album was reissued on the

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budget label (CAS-2566) with new cover artwork; The album was reissued again in 1975 in the mid-priced RCA 'Pure Gold' series (ANL1-1086). The album was reissued on

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in 1997, on the

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label. An edit of "Wonderful WINO" was released as a single (with "Al Sleet, Your Hippy Dippy Weatherman" on the b-side, edited from "The Newscast").

Track listing

Side one

# Wonderful WINO (Top-40 Disc Jockey) – 5:43 # Commercials – 8:22 # Daytime Television – 9:34

Side two

# The Newscast – 7:29 # The Indian Sergeant – 5:08

Notes

External links

George Carlin's Official Website
{{Authority control 1966 debut albums George Carlin live albums Stand-up comedy albums RCA Victor albums 1960s comedy albums 1960s spoken word albums