Not Insane or Anything You Want To is the sixth album released by The Firesign Theatre on Columbia Records. It was released in 1972 and includes some material that was recorded in the studio as well as some material that was recorded before a live audience.
The full title of this album is listed on the spine of the record album as "Not Insane or Anything You Want To". The title "Not Insane" appears on the front of the album while the title "Or Anything You Want To" appears on the back of the album. It is usually referred to simply as "Not Insane".
Most of the live material on this album was recorded during the "Martian Space Party" live radio broadcast, which was also filmed. That film footage will later become available on the VHS release Firesign Funnies.
This album records bits and pieces of the group's "Anything You Want To", a Shakespeare parody, for the first time. It will be rerecorded and released later in more complete versions on both "Shakespeare’s Lost Comedie" and "Anythynge You Want To".
This album also introduces George Papoon, the group’s choice to be the next President of the U.S.A. Some of these bits about Papoon will be collected later on the album Papoon For President.
John Lennon had been photographed wearing a "Not Insane!" button asking Papoon for president (referencing their Martian Space Party movie) during April 1973, including at his famous "Nutopia" press conference.
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Famous quotes containing the words want to and/or insane:
“The sun is shining.
The shadows of the lovers have disappeared.
They are all eyes; they have some demand on me—
They want me to be more serious than I want to be.”
—Louis Simpson (b. 1923)
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