The Wide Weird World of Shorty Petterstein  

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The Wide Weird World of Shorty Petterstein (1958) is an album featuring Shorty Petterstein, a fictional character created by Henry Jacobs. The album was released on the World Pacific label.

Discogs.com notes that the genre of this record is non-music.

The album consists largely of encounters between hipsters and unknowing squares. One interviewer asks about art to be told, "Art? He's been with the band about six months. Blows good piano." When the interviewer protests that pianos aren't blown, but played with the hands, Shorty returns the opaque reply, "Blow is like an instrument."

On the cover is a photo of the Watts Towers.

Tracklist

A1 A History Of Jazz
A2 Origin Of Jazz Terms
Voice [Uncredited] - Alan Watts
A3 "Do You Want A Little Lovin'?"
A4 Chess (The New 3-Dimensional Variety)
A5 Rock 'N' Roll Interview With Jump Calkenburger
A6 George's Mother (The Classic Psychopath)
A7 Guitar For Sale
B1 Telephone Therapy (Another Service Of Your Telephone)
B2 Drums In The Typewriter (Woodrow Leafer)
B3 "A Visit To My Best Girl"
B4 Mental Blockages - I Couldn't Remember The Words
B5 Breaking The Habit (An Easy Way)
B6 "Quiet, Children" - Childhood Traumas
B7 Self Analysis - A Frank Admission
B8 It's No Laughing Matter




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