Mayberry Rap record?

[Daniel L. Ream]

Back in 1988 while driving through Norfolk, Virginia one morning I
heard a novelty rap record that had sampling of several Andy
Griffith Show characters' voices, including Barney Fife saying over
and over, "Nip it in the Bud". Has anyone else here in the rec.music.
dementia braintrust ever heard this record...and better still, does
anyone know how I might find a copy?

This recording has become my most recent "holy grail" record.
For years and years I sought a copy of "Wild
Thing" by Senator Bobby ( a version of the rock song as if sung by
Robert Kennedy with Teddy on ocarina) and finally found it this year
in Rockville, Maryland. Now I can set my sights on" Mayberry Rap"
(I'm guessing that's the title). Unfortunately, not living in
Norfolk, I have no idea what radio station there would have
broadcast such a record in 1988..any leads there?

Thanks in advance for any help!

--Dan Ream
Richmond, Virginia
dr...@gems.vcu.edu

[Daryl Westfall Daniele Westfall]

Daniel L. Ream (dr...@cabell.vcu.edu) wrote:
: Back in 1988 while driving through Norfolk, Virginia one morning I

: heard a novelty rap record that had sampling of several Andy
: Griffith Show characters' voices, including Barney Fife saying over
: and over, "Nip it in the Bud". Has anyone else here in the rec.music.
: dementia braintrust ever heard this record...and better still, does
: anyone know how I might find a copy?

Sounds like a local (Phoenix-area) artist/group (Galen Herod/Tone Set),
who received some exposure on MTV and Showtime in the early 80's. Galen
had recorded one song based upon vocal bites from "Andy Griffith" and
another with with bites from "Gomer Pyle". I couldn't tell you the name
of the song or the album, but this might be a step in the right direction.

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Maybe someone else will come up with a better answer; but there is a
good chance this was done for radio stations only. Production Houses
do make funny sketches and songs available to broadcasters that the
public never finds.

-Ted Hering
Redding, California

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ted.h...@fatal.com (Ted Hering) writes:

>Maybe someone else will come up with a better answer; but there is a
>good chance this was done for radio stations only. Production Houses
>do make funny sketches and songs available to broadcasters that the
>public never finds.
>

As a matter of fact....I own a copy of The Mayberry Rap. And yes, I think
that's the title. It was done by Rick Rumble. I think he was at radio
station I-95 at the time, but don't hold me to that. Anyway after that
he came to Philadelphia to work and he played that song once or twice. I
still have it...somewhere. It can only be on one of 8 90minute tapes, so
I should be able to find it relatively soon. It was also edited down and
put on a New York radio station's greatest hits album. Z-100 Greatest Hits
Volume 4, I think. Anyway, I have the hole song and he does all the voices
in it. He was really very talented. He's in San Franciso, now, I believe.

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In a message dated 11-06-94 INTERNET: westfall@indire wrote to ** ALL **:

> Daniel L. Ream (dr...@cabell.vcu.edu) wrote: : Back in 1988 while
> driving through Norfolk, Virginia one morning I : heard a novelty rap
> record that had sampling of several Andy : Griffith Show characters'
> voices, including Barney Fife saying over : and over, "Nip it in the
> Bud". Has anyone else here in the rec.music. : dementia braintrust ever
> heard this record...and better still, does : anyone know how I might
> find a copy?

> Sounds like a local (Phoenix-area) artist/group (Galen Herod/Tone Set),
> who received some exposure on MTV and Showtime in the early 80's.
> Galen had recorded one song based upon vocal bites from "Andy Griffith"
> and another with with bites from "Gomer Pyle". I couldn't tell you the
> name of the song or the album, but this might be a step in the right
> direction.

That song is on te Z-100 New York Morning Zoo's Greatest hits album Volume 3.
If you live in the NYC area you can usually find it in a Tower records. If
not - ask your local record store to order it.

--*Rob Austin WJRZ-FM Monmouth/Ocean NJ, MacWarehouse Tech Support

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