{"product_id":"george-carlin-fm-am-ex","title":"FM \u0026 AM (EX)","description":"Photographer: Tom Wilkes .\nAlthough George Carlin had recorded albums prior to FM \u0026amp; AM, including one with his original comedy partner Jack Burns, this 1972 release was the comedian's career-defining effort. While the second part of the record compiles (and puts to rest) the last of Carlin's mainstream lounge-act material, the first part consists of edgier counter-culture riffs like \"Birth Control\" and \"Drugs.\" It also features the first of Carlin's language-based pieces, \"Shoot,\" which sounds like a dry run for the epic \"Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on Television\" sketch that was soon to follow.\nIronically, the older material, leading off with \"Son of Wino,\" a lengthy revisit to Carlin's popular early routine, riffing on the cliches of manic AM-radio disc jockeys, is largely funnier and sharper than the less-rehearsed, meandering routines on the first side. Carlin had been doing this sort of semi-hip mainstream comedy, skewering the voyeuristic game show THE NEWLYWED GAME and local TV news, for years, and he reels off set-ups and punch lines with the timing and elan of a master. Soon he would be equally at ease with his new FM-oriented style; his next album, CLASS CLOWN, is probably his masterpiece, but FM \u0026amp; AM is a significant transitional effort.","brand":"George Carlin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44588523946217,"sku":"T8H3E2-O00E-00","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/george-carlin-fm-am-ex_b4598.jpg?v=1758885228","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/george-carlin-fm-am-ex","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}