Circus Clown Calliope Vol. 1 & 2 CD

 FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN - GO TO THE CIRCUS!
This is the kind of music clowns dance to, and elephants, horses, monkeys and dogs cavort to. This the REAL sound of the circus, the old-time calliope, played here by expert keyboardist Verne Langdon. It's a Tangley steam calliope he tootles, and it's the circus through-and-through. My favorites are "Aba Daba Honeymoon", "Circus Clown Calliope Suite", "Twelfth Street Rag", and "The Baby Bear Suite". I gave my sister a copy for her son's birthday - it was a hit and has made the rounds of other kids parties since. If you like circus, you'll love this cd.
Submitted by Charlie (Reynoldsburg, OH, USA)
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 "THE GREATEST CALLIOPE CD ON EARTH!"
I am a collector, and own perhaps the largest collection of calliope albums or cds in the world. This one, "Circus Clown Calliope!", is without a doubt the very finest in my entire collection. There are a lot of traditional calliope tunes on here, but others like "The Stripper" and "Circus Clown Calliope Suite" stand out as one-of-a-kind recorded performances. Thirty-one tunes in all - apparently there were two CCC albums and this cd is cut from the original masters of both albums, so nothing is lost. In my entire collection, no recording quality measures up to this one. It's just like being right there next to the steam calliope. I highly - no, EXTREMELY HIGHLY - recommend Circus Clown Calliope! It's all-CIRCUS!
Submitted by Max Concello (Sarasota, FLA, USA)
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 Great for kids of all ages!
My wife bought this cd for a circus birthday party we gave our daughter, who is eight, and she and her friends really loved this music. It's lively, loud, and sounds just like the circus. I think it's really played on a old-fashioned steam keyboard, and gives it the authentic sound. It's a fun cd. If you want something circusey, this is the one. I gave it five stars.
Submitted by Gordon B. (Milpitas, CA USA)
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 CIRCUS EARFUL TOWERS!
Step right up! "Children of all ages", here comes the CIRCUS CLOWN CALLIOPE! It's an old-time Tangley steam calliope (made by circus-type people in Muscatene, Iowa!), and played by master circus keyboardist Verne Langdon to the satisfaction of any and all circus fans the world over! Considered rare among true circus officionados, calliope "poofery" is an art-form well-captured on this masterfully-mastered (by Brian Friedman)CD. Engineer Paul Elmore captures every high and low without distortion and near-perfection, and the bright & shiny melodies themselves gleam like the gold-leaf on a hand-carved circus wagon!! Classics like Cabaret, Lassus' Trombone, Goofus, Song of the Nairobi Trio, Twelfth Street Rag, Aba Daba Honeymoon, Barney Google, Carousel Dreams, even The Stripper are faithfully performed here in classic clownish calliopery (!) in composit cacophony suitable for ANY three-ring circus under the big top! (2 CD's in one yield 31 great tunes.) Clowns everywhere love this CD, use this CD, and are funnier because of it. Music lovers collect it, circus fans call it the finest calliope recording(s) ever made, and YOU will agree. Step right up...get yer CIRCUS CLOWN CALLIOPE!, VOLS 1&2. HURRY!!!!
Submitted by a reviewer (Oakland, CA)
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