On the Road (George Carlin album) explained

On the Road
Type:live
Artist:George Carlin
Cover:GC_On_The_Road.jpg
Released:April 1977
Recorded:October 3, 1976, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Genre:Comedy
Length:46:03
Label:Little David/Atlantic
Prev Title:An Evening with Wally Londo
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:Indecent Exposure
Next Year:1978

On the Road is an album by the American comedian George Carlin, released in 1977.[1] [2] It was recorded on October 3, 1976, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. It peaked at No. 90 on the Billboard 200.[3] The album was included as part of the 1999 The Little David Years (1971-1977) box set.

The original LP included a "libretto" - a word-for-word transcript of the album.

On the Road would be Carlin's last album for three years, due to a heart attack in 1978.

A warning label that says "R: Recommended Adult Listening" appears on the cover of the album.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Corcelli . John . Outside Looking In: The Seriously Funny Life and Work of George Carlin . 2022 . Applause . 132.
  2. Book: Gay . Kathlyn . American Dissidents: An Encyclopedia of Activists, Subversives, and Prisoners of Conscience . 2011 . ABC-CLIO . 104.
  3. Web site: George Carlin . Billboard . 3 April 2024.