Phil McLeanSmall Sad Sam / Chicken

Label:

Versatile (3) – VERSATILE 107

Format:

Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country

Style:

Parody

Tracklist

A Small Sad Sam
Written-BySunny Skylar
2:20
B Chicken
Written-ByEddie V. Deane*
2:17

Companies, etc.

  • Published ByR.F.D. Music Pub. Co., Inc.
  • Mastered AtColumbia Recording Studios

Credits

  • ProducerE. V. Deane*

Notes

A-side is a parody of Jimmy Dean - Big John.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Center Label - Side A): ZTSP 81100
  • Matrix / Runout (Center Label - Side B): ZTSP 81101
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout - Stamped - Side A): ZTSP81100 1A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout - Stamped - Side B): ZTSP81101 1B

Other Versions (5 of 11)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
Small Sad Sam / Chicken (7", 45 RPM, Single) Top Rank International JAR-597 UK 1961
New Submission
Small Sad Sam / Chicken (7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Terre Haute Pressing) Versatile (3) VER 107 US 1961
New Submission
Small Sad Sam / Chicken (7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo) Versatile (3) VERSATILE 107 US 1961
New Submission
Small Sad Sam (7", 45 RPM, Single) Top Rank International JAR 415 New Zealand 1961
New Submission
Small Sad Sam / Chicken (7", 45 RPM, Single) Reo 8620X Canada 1961

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Reviews

  • bigguys45s's avatar
    bigguys45s
    Funny novelty song parody of, “Big Bad John”. Peaked as high as No. 21 on the Hot 100 in early 1962. Was McLean’s one and only ever hit single. Not too shabby.

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