Permanent Record: Al in the Box

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Permanent Record: Al in the Box
Box set by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Released September 27, 1994
Genre Comedy
Label Rock 'n Roll Records
Scotti Brothers
"Weird Al" Yankovic chronology
Alapalooza
(1993)		 Permanent Record: Al in the Box
(1994)		 Greatest Hits Volume II
(1994)
Singles from Permanent Record: Al in the Box
  1. "Headline News"
    Released: September 27, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3.5/5 stars[2]

Permanent Record: Al in the Box is a four disc compilation boxed set of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It features his favorite songs from his first eight studio albums, plus alternate versions of "My Bologna", "Happy Birthday", "UHF" and the previously unavailable new single, "Headline News". The Andy Warhol-esque cover art and "Headline News" also appear on Yankovic's Greatest Hits Volume II, which was released a month after Permanent Record.

The boxed set also comes with a booklet written by Dr. Demento.[3]

Permanent Record went out of print on March 1, 2006, because the artwork was lost.[4]

Contents

Track listing [edit]

Disc one [edit]

  1. "My Bologna" (Capitol Records single version) - 2:20
  2. "Another One Rides the Bus" - 2:35
  3. "Happy Birthday" (Placebo E.P. version) - 2:36
  4. "I Love Rocky Road" - 2:34
  5. "Ricky" - 2:34
  6. "Polkas on 45" - 4:18
  7. "Midnight Star" - 4:31
  8. "Eat It" - 3:17
  9. "Mr. Popeil" - 4:40
  10. "I Lost on Jeopardy" - 3:27
  11. "Buy Me a Condo" - 3:50
  12. "King of Suede" - 4:11

Early versions mistakenly contained the album version of "My Bologna". Later versions were corrected.

Disc two [edit]

  1. "Yoda" - 3:56
  2. "This Is The Life" - 2:59
  3. "Like a Surgeon" - 4:02
  4. "One More Minute" - 4:02
  5. "I Want a New Duck" - 3:01
  6. "Dare to Be Stupid" - 3:25
  7. "Hooked on Polkas" - 3:50
  8. "Addicted to Spuds" - 3:46
  9. "Dog Eat Dog" - 3:42
  10. "Here's Johnny" - 3:23
  11. "Living with a Hernia" - 3:18
  12. "Christmas at Ground Zero" - 3:07

Note: At least some printings omit the instrumental opening ("Twelfth Street Rag") of "Hooked on Polkas".

Disc three [edit]

  1. "Lasagna" - 2:44
  2. "Good Old Days" - 3:19
  3. "Fat" - 4:52
  4. "Melanie" - 3:57
  5. "I Think I'm a Clone Now" - 3:18
  6. "You Make Me" - 3:03
  7. "Alimony" - 3:11
  8. "UHF" (Single version) - 3:49
  9. "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*" - 3:08
  10. "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" - 6:50
  11. "Spam" - 3:12
  12. "Generic Blues" - 4:34

Disc four [edit]

  1. "Polka Your Eyes Out" - 3:49
  2. "You Don't Love Me Anymore" - 4:01
  3. "Smells Like Nirvana" - 3:42
  4. "When I Was Your Age" - 4:35
  5. "I Can't Watch This" - 3:27
  6. "Trigger Happy" - 3:44
  7. "Taco Grande" - 3:42
  8. "Bedrock Anthem" - 3:40
  9. "Harvey The Wonder Hamster" - 0:21
  10. "Achy Breaky Song" - 3:23
  11. "Livin' in the Fridge" - 3:30
  12. "Frank's 2000" TV" - 4:03
  13. "Jurassic Park" - 3:53
  14. "Headline News" - 3:46

References [edit]

  1. ^ Permanent Record: Al in the Box at Allmusic
  2. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 893. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 2013-04-06. 
  3. ^ http://php.indiana.edu/~jbmorris/FAQ/al.booklet
  4. ^ "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ask Al Archive
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