The Bobs is the debut studio album by American a cappella vocal group the Bobs, released in 1983 by Kaleidoscope Records. The group's music is sometimes referred to as New Wave A Cappella. The vocal arrangement of "Helter Skelter" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1984.1984 Grammy award nomination, Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, Richard Greene, Gunnar Madsen - Helter Skelter (The Bobs) LA Times, "The Envelope" awards database, accessed 2010 Jan 13.
Track listing All songs written by Gunnar Madsen and Richard Greene except as indicated:
LP "Art for Art's Sake" – 2:58 "Prisoner of Funk" – 4:03 "I Hate the Beach Boys" – 3:11 "Bus Plunge" – 2:36 "Cowboy Lips" – 3:26 "Helter Skelter" (Lennon, McCartney) – 1:52 "Through the Wall" – 3:55 "Be My Yoko" – 2:20 "Lazy Susan" – 3:04 "Trash" – 3:33 "The Deprogrammer" – 4:43
CD "Art for Art's Sake" – 2:58 "Prisoner of Funk" – 4:03 "I Hate The Beach Boys" – 3:11 "Bus Plunge" – 2:36 "Cowboy Lips" – 3:26 "Helter Skelter" (Lennon, McCartney) – 1:52 "Through the Wall" – 3:55 "Be My Yoko" (Pritchard) – 2:20 "Lazy Susan" – 3:04 "Nose to Nose" – 2:02 "Trash" – 3:33 "The Deprogrammer" – 4:43 "Eddie the Jinx" – 3:22 "Democratic Process" – 2:23 "Psycho Killer" (Byrne, Weymouth, Frantz) – 3:27
Personnel Credits are adapted from The Bobs liner notes. Gunnar "Bob" Madsen – vocals Matthew "Bob" Stull – vocals Janie "Bob" Scott – vocals (except "Eddie the Jinx") Richard "Bob" Greene – vocals Madsen/Greene – vocoder and keyboards Brad Bill Horn – drums on "Eddie the Jinx"Kaleidoscope K-18 liner notes
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