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-V - w w ou can try a Nutrino but don't get 'Busted' Reviews by Bart Becker Marshall Efron, in Nutrino News Network, has turned out half a good comedy album. At least it's not full of the obnoxious mawkishness most of them are packed with these days. The framework for Efron's album is a radio station in Abysmo, N.J., the path having been well-marked by the Firesign Theater. Efron still finds the going bumpy in a few spots. The album opens with a soap opera, "Love of Love." An early returning husband finds his wife's afternoon lover in the doset. After the husband and the lover recognize each other as old school chums they go into the kitchen to get reacquainted. "Don't mind my wife, she's a nymph," says the husband and the program ends with the warning that the lover better get to the doctor for a checkup because "it's your weinie!" That's followed by "Land Sales Spot." If you are a duck or a bird, tha announcer intones, DeMafia Estates is the place for you. Lots are currently under three feet of water. They are available at the rate of eight lots for 50 cents a week or 50 lots for eight dollars a week. The commercial is quickly followed by "Musical Matinee," southern style. The country-western parody leads into a cut titled 'The Haircut." It seems this young fellow has come into the barber shop for a trim because his sister is getting married-"l wouldn't ordinarily come down here." The customer suffers a nick on the neck and, despite the work of styptic pencil and toilet paper, he expires. Listening to it, I found myself with a grin still on my face, but I wasn't sure why. The last minute was frightening. Side two opens with "The News." It seems that giant devilfish "each the size of a hippopotamus" are terrorizing fishing boats. They smash in the sides of the boats, freeing the fish, and eat the fisherman. A duo of newsmen report from outer space they've gone to "the edge of the universe" where they saw "a bull with a man's head and we ain't going back there." 'The Mayor's Message" follows. Mayor Johnny Spencer conducts a "Get to Know Abysmo" program in which he sells local houses (he's apparently a real estate man, operating out of his city hall office). Now the reason I said Efron has half of a good comedy album comes along. The longest cut on the record is 'The Case of the Missing Nutrino" featuring Captain Privilege and Peter Patriot. All it does is fill out the record. It's woeful. Up until the last cut the record is a chuckler. Remember to lift the needle off just after the Mayor's message and you'll enjoy it. Since you, the consumer, do not receive press kits from the record companies I'll give you a sample of the kit that accompanied Murray Roman's album Busted. In addition to some written material and a pack of dehydrated peaches, a 45 rpm record arrived. A Spanish-accent voice: "Hello... I was hired to tell you about this guy who made this record. He, uh, seems to be a nice dude; don't know him very well, but they told me to come in and talk about his record. I heard the record and-it's OK. Nothing sensational, you know. Not as good as some stuff Chico Fuentesdid. "For many years I worked here at United Artists in the engineering department and this is my first chance to ever talk to anybody 'cept, like, the guy who ctma in to fix the four-track. And I'd like to say that Murray Roman is a nice dude. He tries to help people whenever he can . . . "If you got a few extra dollars, maybe you wanna buy his record. Or maybe you don't wanna buy his ' r i r t r. - i 1 :i 3 con O rj " " ft r- - f" ff tW "f""-s1 .' .. 0 n l iL - .'"' Marshall Efron . . . direct from record. But if you wanna buy his record it would be a nice thing for him and his family and his managers and the record company itself-which has not had a hit for a long time." Then another voice takes over. This one is a little more authoritative sounding, still with a hint of Spanish accent: " After reading all the columns about Jack Anderson, I would like to offer you, on behalf of the company, two ounces of cocaine, 35 hits of smack, 600 kilos of grass (pure Columbian) and all of the cigarette papers you need for the rest of your life if you will play any of our records. Even an old one-a Fats Domino one. "Any one you play, you get your gift in the mail the next morning. "Additionally, I'd like to say the reason this is a different press kit from most press kits is because it contains valuable information for all sorts of people. "For example, if you are a disc jockey in a small town -everybody a radio station in Abysmo, N.J. knows your business-you might want to have the information that exists in this album. It is the names and addresses and phone numbers of 37 pieces of ass around this country. "And if you are on the distaff side, or the other side of the fence, so to speak, this album contains for , you people, addresses, names and phone numbers of 908 14-year-old Greek boys. Smooth skin. All who have their own mineral oil . . . "I know that a lot of you people, you get T-shirts and hash pipes and cigarette papers and you get all sorts of stuff each and every week to the point where you are crazy. You don't know what to do with it. Please send it to me . . . "I'd like to offer one word of advice to you. If, by chance, you do throw away thi3 press kit, even accidentally, you're liable to find three guys corne to your house and you don't feel too good after." Unfortunately, the album. Busied, is nowhere near as funny. They should market the press kit. me CCD 17th & Van Dorn OUR TACOS COME FflOM GOOD STOCK Tht corn tort!!!a shell if basic to a good taco. And Taco Kid tacot itart out tha right way. With haalthy corn Trantformad into soft tortillas. Trant formad into crispy flash fried shells. Add meat, Itfttucs. chaasa and tauca. And you'va got a tasta-traat dalight. This Saturday & Sunday, try our 6 tacos for &1.00 special Youll agrea that they coma from good stalk. BIG BOY FAMILY RESTAURANT GO BIG RED! before or offer the gome or most anytime ! IT'S JO'S a great place to meet to eat I SOFT DRINK ' with purchase of BIG BOY or COMBO BREAKFAST LUNCH 27TII AND VINE DINNER 11 1MB Will at Campus Bookstore 13th "R" The Most Convenient Corner AMERICAN GREETING it CANDLES it CLOTHES it HALLMARK CARDS need Pencil, Pens WE GOT THE RIGHT ITEM, AT THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, AT THE RIGHT PRICE Paper friday, September 29, 1972 daily nebraskan page 9