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Buchanan And Goodman The Flying Saucer Part II Luniverse 101 B 1956

O.K all, Here is the first, crazy novelty, as it is titled, record by Bill Buchanan & Dickie Goodman, titled, "The Flying Saucer Part II." A funny, Ha-Ha record pressed by Dickie Goodman's "Luniverse" label back in 1956. Please Enjoy!

Bill Buchanan (April 30, 1930 - August 1, 1996) an American songwriter, most famous for his composition, taking place in 1956, when he and Dickie Goodman created the sound collage "The Flying Saucer". After Buchanan and Goodman severed their partnership in 1959, Buchanan later wrote the song "Please Don't Ask About Barbara" for Bobby Vee. He also wrote and produced records for other artists, one of which was The 3 Stooges. Some records he co-produced with Dickie Goodman.

In 1962, with his then partner, Brill Building veteran Howard Greenfield, he wrote and produced a break-in for a new recording artist, Susan Smith. (A Letter From Susan / Will You Love Me When I'm Old?" -- Dynamic Sound 502) A few years later, she would meet one of Bill's old partners, Dickie Goodman, and record with him, become his wife and the mother of their children, one of which is Jon Goodman, who continues in Dickie's footsteps; making break-in records, and recently wrote the book, "Dickie Goodman: King Of Novelty".

He also was president of a company manufacturing Disk-Go Cases, a plastic cylindrical portable record storage unit. In his later years, he worked in a jewelry store in Texas until a few years before his death. He died of cancer August 1, 1996.

Richard Dorian "Dickie" Goodman (April 19, 1934 -- November 6, 1989) an American music producer born in Brooklyn, New York, created his first record, "The Flying Saucer Parts 1 & II", which he co-wrote with his partner Bill Buchanan, and featured a four-minute rewriting of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio show. This recording was the subject of a copyright infringement case against Goodman. The lawsuit was settled out of court. "The Flying Saucer" was officially released under the artist name "Buchanan and Goodman" and was Goodman's highest-charting single on Billboard, peaking at #3. Buchanan and Goodman followed up with four other records: "Buchanan and Goodman on Trial" (#80 in 1956), "Flying Saucer The 2nd" (#18 in 1957), "The Creature (From A Science Fiction Movie)" (as by Buchanan and Ancell) (#85 in 1957), and "Santa and the Satellite (Parts I & II)" (#32 in 1957).

Starting in 1961, all of Goodman's hits carried the "Dickie Goodman" label credit. Goodman scored three Billboard Hot 100 hits based on the hit TV series "The Untouchables": "The Touchables" (#60), "The Touchables In Brooklyn" (#42), and "Santa and the Touchables" (#99). In 1962 Goodman spoofed "Ben Casey" with "Ben Crazy" (#44). In 1966 his spoof of "Batman" resulted in "Batman & His Grandmother" (#70).

In 1969 Goodman parodied the political unrest on college campuses with "On Campus" (#45) and the first moon landing with "Luna Trip" (#95). Goodman's records also inspired KQV morning disc jockey Bob DeCarlo to cut his own sample-spliced top 10 hit "Convention '72" as by The Delegates. Goodman himself spoofed political issues such as the Watergate Scandal with "Watergrate" (#42 in 1973), the 1973 energy crisis with "Energy Crisis '74" (#33 in 1974), and Richard Nixon with "Mr. President" (#73 in 1974). Goodman failed to chart with a different version of "Mr. President" in 1981 after Ronald Reagan became President.

In 1975, Goodman parodied the movie Jaws with "Mr. Jaws" (#4 in 1975), becoming Goodman's biggest-selling record by achieving R.I.A.A. gold disc status in September 1975. WLS played a customized version instead, with the line "This is Dickie Goodman at WLS" at the beginning.

Goodman's final chart record was "Kong" (#48 in 1977), spoofing the 1976 "King Kong" film remake, followed by others that failed to chart. Altogether Goodman charted 17 hits, with five of them reaching the Top 40.

Luniverse, Goodman's record label, featured works by other artists including the Del-Vikings. Goodman died in North Carolina in 1989 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He is survived by his two sons, Jon and Jed, and his daughter Janie.

Turntable used: Audio Technica AT-LP120 USB Direct Drive inputted straight into the sound card using the built-in pre-amp from the turntable.

Cartridge used: ATP-2XN using 78 3 mil needle.