Playin' with Your Head

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Playin' with Your Head
George Carlin Playin With Your Head.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedJuly 30, 1986
RecordedMay 2–3, 1986, Beverly Theater, Los Angeles, California
Genre Comedy
Length47:55
Label Eardrum/Atlantic Records
George Carlin chronology
Carlin on Campus
(1984)
Playin' with Your Head
(1986)
What Am I Doing in New Jersey?
(1988)
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Playin' with Your Head is the 11th album and fifth HBO special by American comedian George Carlin. [2]

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Background

The album was recorded May 2–3, 1986, at the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles, [3] and was released on July 30, 1986, on the Eardrum/Atlantic label. It was Carlin's fifth HBO stand-up concert special. In the HBO airing there is a short skit before and after the show in which he flees from three men seeking an envelope in his possession before going on stage. The identities of his pursuers are unknown—the credits before the skit merely dubs them "The Bad Guys"—but are played by Vic Tayback (of Alice fame), Rick Ducommun, and Anthony James. [2] Carlin tears the envelope up after the performance, never revealing its contents or why his pursuers wanted it. At the end of the closing credits, the envelope is seen back on the table.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hello-Goodbye"4:13
2."Love and Regards"5:36
3."Groups and Charities"3:55
4."Sports"9:40
5."Five Twos"2:01
6."Losing Things"7:59
7."You're Lost"1:40
8."Missing"1:04
9."Earrings"5:28
10."Battered Plants"3:44
11."Things to Watch Out For"2:35

References

  1. Playin' with Your Head at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head, Carlin Productions, June 14, 1986, retrieved October 28, 2025
  3. George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986) . Retrieved October 28, 2025 via letterboxd.com.