They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!

by Napoleon XIV

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@megarurp This album is not just experimental in its subject matter, it also has some shockingly modern song structures and rhythms. This does not feel dated at all. It's pretty funny too. 8/10. Favorite track: Photogenic, Schizophrenic You.

Joe Meyer TCTTMAH was a part of my childhood, hearing it on the Dr. Demento radio show. I've always read about this album, but never had the chance to activate hear it. It really is a classic comedy/experimental album. It's a really fun album, a real palate cleanser to be sure. Musically cool as heck as well! RIP Jerry❤ Favorite track: They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!.

peebis security blanket is so real and so true and literally me. Favorite track: Let's Cuddle Up in My Security Blanket.

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1.	I'm in Love with My Little Red Tricycle 02:17	buy track
2.	Photogenic, Schizophrenic You 02:14	buy track
3.	Marching Off to Bedlam 02:14	buy track
4.	Doin' the Napoleon 02:48	buy track
5.	Let's Cuddle Up in My Security Blanket 01:54	buy track
6.	They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! 02:13	buy track
7.	Bats in My Belfry 01:43	buy track
8.	Dr. Psyche, the Cut-Rate Head-Shrinker 01:56	buy track
9.	I Live in a Split Level Head 02:10	buy track
10.	The Nuts on My Family Tree 02:31	buy track
11.	The Place Where the Nuts Hunt the Squirrels 01:51	buy track
12.	Josephine XV - I'm Happy They Took You Away, Ha-Haaa! 02:13	buy track
13.	!aaaH-aH yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er'yehT 02:09	buy track
14.	They're Coming To Get Me Again, Ha-Haaa! 02:37	buy track

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Previously unavailable on digital platforms, and only available physically since 1966-- Napoleon XIV's (Jerry Samuels') debut album is being reissued on Needlejuice Records. The album contains the classic hit "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" - one of the most well-known novelty hits of all time. The rest of the album is just as wild, and is one of the most experimental artistic works of the 1960s.

Download includes 5 extra bonus tracks, many of which showcase Jerry's pre-Napoleon early recordings.

In 2023, Needlejuice Records will be reissuing this classic album on vinyl for the first time since the 1980s, and will unveil the first ever release of the lost 2nd Napoleon XIV album: "For God's Sake, Stop the Feces!"

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released August 1, 1966

A JEPALANA Production
Songs written by Jim Lehner, Bob Gosh and Jerry Samuels
Produced by Jerry Samuels
Musical Direction: Bob Gosh
Josephine XV Portrayed by Bryna Raeburn
Art Direction: Ed Thrasher
Art Restoration: Eagan Laser
Album Cover Photo: Sherman Weisburd
Gatefold Photo: Leonard Linton
Recorded at Associated Recording Studios, New York City, NY
Engineer: Nat Schnapf
Mastered by: Angel Marcloid at Angel Hair Audio
Management: Michael "Lestatkatt" Selcovitz / Motif XIV Production

All Material Published by Print Music Co, Inc.(ASCAP) except:
Puppy Love - Town & Country Music Co. (BMI)
The Chosen Few - Movietown Music Co. (BMI)
Good Luck Orville! - Southern Music (BMI)
Treasure Supreme - K.M. Music (BMI)
A Teenager In Love - Rumbalero Music (BMI)
They're Coming To Get Me Again, Ha-Haaa! - JAYSAM Music (ASCAP)

The album “They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” was previously issued as Warner Bros. W 1661 (1966); and as Rhino Records RNLP 816 (1985).

This collection ©2023 Jerry & Bobbie Samuels under exclusive license to Needlejuice Records, LLC.

Tracks 17 & 18 (bonus tracks) ©2023 President Records LTD under license to Needlejuice Records, LLC.

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