June 27, 2022 Records of the Day

His real name is Jerry Samuels and he had one of the biggest novelty hits in the history of Rock N Roll. Recording as Napoleon XIV, he went top 10 in 1966 with “They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” The flip side is the same song, only recorded backwards. The 45 is worth no more than $10.00 (Ha-Haaa) but that same year Warner Brothers released the album “They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” which contained the hit and in stereo is worth up to $125.00 today.

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