The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest explained

The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest
Type:	Album
Artist:	Young Fresh Fellows
Cover:	The Young Fresh Fellows - The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest.jpg
Released:	1984
Genre:	Rock music
Label:	PopLlama^[1]
Producer:	Conrad Uno
Next Title:	Topsy Turvy
Next Year:	1985

The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest is the debut album by rock band the Young Fresh Fellows.^{[2] [3]} It was released on PopLlama in 1984.

The album title and cover were inspired by an actual record from the early 1960s.^[4] The original was produced by the regional phone company Pacific Northwest Bell and was intended to promote tourism in the Pacific Northwest region. Interspersed among the 15 songs on the Young Fresh Fellows album are eight sound clips taken from the original record.

The album was re-released on compact disc as a two-for-one with the second Young Fresh Fellows album, Topsy Turvy.

Track listing

1. "Rock 'n' Roll Pest Control" – 2:51
2. "All Messed Up" – 2:21
3. "Gus Theme" – 1:58
4. "Think Better of Me" – 2:22
5. "Power Mowers Theme" – 1:57
6. "Empty Set Takes a Vacation" – 2:06
7. "View from Above" – 3:30
8. "Big House" – 2:31
9. "This Little Mystery" – 1:50
10. "A Humble Guy" – 1:45
11. "Down by the Pharmacy" – 2:15
12. "Teenage Dogs in Trouble" – 2:14
13. "You Call That Lonely?" – 2:50
14. "That Letter" – 2:36
15. "Young Fresh Fellows Theme" – 2:56

Notes and References

1. Web site: Young Fresh Fellows on the outer limits of rock 'n' roll foolishness. Bill. Wyman. Chicago Reader. 20 September 1990 .
2. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Young Fresh Fellows. www.trouserpress.com.
3. Web site: WHO ELSE WILL READ YOU A NURSE NOVEL?. Tom. Popson. chicagotribune.com. 25 September 1987 .
4. Web site: Actual Album Cover Parodies . WFMU.