Spike Jones - Bizet's Carmen- Rare Studio Version Page

Eileen Gallagher (as "Messy-Soprano" Carmen) and Sir Frederick Gas (as "Base" vocals). Arrangers: Eddie Brandt and Jay Sommers. What Makes This Version "Rare" or Unique

It was famously issued on a 10-inch LP titled Spike Jones Murders Carmen and Kids the Classics in 1953 by RCA Victor . Key Personnel: Narrator: Spike Jones. SPIKE JONES - Bizet's Carmen- RARE studio version

Spike Jones provides a deadpan narration that frames the opera as a gritty crime story, turning the classic tale of Don José and Carmen into a slapstick tragedy. SPIKE JONES - Bizet's Carmen- RARE studio version

Unlike the shortened radio or television versions, the studio recording on Discogs is a complete, multi-part "murder" of the opera that uses a full suite of City Slicker chaos: SPIKE JONES - Bizet's Carmen- RARE studio version