Is This the Rudest Rock Record Ever?
While catching up on my reading of my Mojo magazines, I ran across a story about “Stickball,” a 1977 record by Tony Bruno that has been cited by some as “the rudest record in rock.” Never heard of it–but you have my attention.
“Stickball” was apparently completely ad-libbed and produced by Bleecker Bob, the owner of the legendary New York record store using (allegedly) some kind of Carole King composition in the background. The story is that a couple of thousand copies of “Stickball” were sent out to DJs disguised as Partridge Family records, something that caused some, er, confusion.
Give it a listen. The NSFW-ness starts at about the 1:50 mark. You might want to keep the volume low.
Your facts are incorrect. Gene Sculatti interviewed Tony a while back. Check with him