Goin' Ape!

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Goin' Ape!
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Studio album by
Released1980
Genre Comedy
Label Off Hour Rockers
Producer Jackie Martling
Jackie Martling chronology
What Did You Expect?
(1979)
Goin' Ape!
(1980)
Normal People Are People You Don't Know That Well
(1981)

Goin' Ape! is an album by American comedian, comedy writer, and radio personality Jackie Martling. The album was released in 1980 on the Off Hour Rockers label.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Side I: "I Dreamt I Was Awake, and When I Woke, I Was Asleep"
  2. Side A: "A Safe Distance from Genius"

Background

In 1979, Martling issued his debut LP, What Did You Expect? He released two more albums, 1980's Goin' Ape! and 1981's Normal People Are People You Don't Know That Well. Martling sent all three records to fledgling New York City disk jockey Howard Stern. [1] By 1986, he was a full-time member of Stern's show, later becoming the program's head writer. Martling maintained a steady schedule of live dates while working with Stern, recording Sgt. Pecker , Hot Dogs + Donuts , and The Very Best of Jackie Martling's Talking Joke Book Cassettes, Vol. 1 .

Notes

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Jackie Martling's Biography". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved January 10, 2010.


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