Illegal, Immoral and Fattening is a 1975 comedy rock album recorded by Howard Kaylan ("Eddie") and Mark Volman ("Flo"). A majority of the album comes from live recordings, including three songs that first appeared in the 1974 film Down and Dirty Duck. Illegal, Immoral and Fattening and Moving Targets were reissued on a single compact disc in 2007 by Acadia Records.[3]
| Illegal, Immoral and Fattening | ||||
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| Live album with studio elements by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Comedy rock | |||
| Length | 38:05 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Joe Wissert | |||
| Flo & Eddie chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C−[2] |
Track listing
editSide one
edit- "Illegal, Immoral and Fattening" (Kaylan, Volman) - 3:11
- "Rebecca" (Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood) - 2:41
- "Kama Sutra Time" (Kaylan, Volman, Jim Pons) - 6:40
- "The Sanzini Brothers Return (With The Tibetan Memory Trick)" (Kaylan, Volman, Ian Underwood) - 2:50
- "Livin' in The Jungle" (Kaylan, Volman) - 3:40
'The Sanzini Brothers' is a reference to the days with Frank Zappa: see Playground Psychotics
Side two
edit- "Cheap" (Kaylan, Volman) - 2:40
- "The Kung Fu Killer" (Kaylan, Volman) - 3:00
- "Eddie Are You Kidding?" (Volman, Kaylan, Frank Zappa, John Seiter) - 2:22
- "The Pop Star Massage Unit" (Kaylan, Volman) - 4:56
- "Let Me Make Love To You" (Kaylan, Volman) - 2:20
- "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Irving Berlin) - 3:40
"Eddie Are You Kidding?" is a cover of a song they did with Frank Zappa: see Just Another Band from L.A.
Personnel
edit- Howard Kaylan - lead vocals
- Mark Volman - vocals, guitar
- Phil Reed - lead guitar
- Erik Scott - bass
- Andy Cahan - keyboards
- Craig Krampf - drums
- Danny Kootch - guitar on "Let Me Make Love To You"
- Leland Sklar - bass on "Let Me Make Love To You"
- Ian Underwood - keyboards on "Let Me Make Love To You"
- Aynsley Dunbar - drums on "Let Me Make Love To You"
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Illegal, Immoral and Fattening/Moving Targets > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
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