The Chipmunks have come a long way since their creation by Ross Bagdasarian (a.k.a. Dave Seville) in 1958.
Nah, I can't say I was too excited about
Jason Lee's 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' movie, although from the tiny bit I saw, it's sort of nice to see that the franchise still has a place with kids today.
The modern CG look to Alvin and his posse is a bit of a change from the 1960's animated cartoon look that I grew up with - - which in itself was markedly different than the depiction they'd had on their earliest records, or than the hand puppets that would be seen with Dave Seville on TV in those same early days.
It's the old look and spirit present on this 1965 LP cover ▼ that I miss, though.
I loved 'The Alvin Show' cartoon on TV, and I miss it.
Where's the spiffy DVD release for THAT show, huh?!?
That's what this aging nerd wants to know...
I needs me some
Clyde Crashcup!!
From the LP
'Chipmunks à Go-Go'
(Liberty Records, 1965),
listen to:
The Chipmunks - The "In" Crowd
(click for audio)
See also:
- Follow link to a nice healthy stack of video clips from 'The Alvin Show' at YouTube
- A history of The Chipmunks, written by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. at his Chipmunks.Com
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- Click here for this entry and all of the previously posted 'Bagdasarian-centric' items on this blog
- Click here for this entry and all the previous 'In Crowd of the month' posts together on one page.
The Chipmunks have come a long way since their creation by Ross Bagdasarian (a.k.a. Dave Seville) in 1958.
