Spike Jones’ “Dinner Music for People Who Aren’t Very Hungry” LP is a classic, of sorts, from “back in the day”. In 1965, when this LP was released, High Fidelity (a.k.a. “HiFi”) was a relatively new thing. Any number of artists and labels were putting out demo records that explored what HiFi had to offer.
Spike Jones, naturally, got on the bandwagon with this rather stunning (no other way to put it) record. Not only is the range and versatility of HiFi demonstrated, but we hear Spike’s musicianship take center stage.
Of course, without the extraordinary talents of the Jones’ orchestra none of that would have been possible. The old saw “often imitated but never equaled” holds true for Spike Jones and His City Slickers. Honestly, until you have hard Flight of the Bumblebee performed on the trombone you have not lived.
