Bob Booker & George Foster - The Yiddish Are Coming (1967) Vinyl LP • Lou Jacobi

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Still in ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP (opened). Vinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (Verve Ads); one seam partially split. Spine is unbroken, clean and easy-to-read. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Hole-punch in bottom and top-left.)

Tracks:

1. The Opening
2. Command Headquarters
3. The Military Decision
4. The Last Wish
5. Back To School
6. Pvt. Goldberg, Volunteer
7. The Gypsy Fortune Teller
8. A Visit From The Press
9. The Man With The Black Patch On His Eye
10. The Military Patrol
11. Meeting At The White House
12. Battle In The Desert
13. Sheldon, Sheldon, Sheldon
14. Hello, Mama
15. An American In Paris
16. The Commanding Officer
17. Tsuriss
18. The Tormented Man
19. The Partnership
20. The Panhandler
21. -
22. Hello, Papa
23. Mission Possible
24. The Yiddish Are Coming! The Yiddish Are Coming!

About The Record:

The Yiddish Are Coming! The Yiddish Are Coming! is a 1967 comedy album by producers Bob Booker and George Foster, featuring comedians like Lou Jacobi, Phil Leeds, and Len Maxwell in sketches portraying a fictional Yiddish invasion of France during World War II. The album uses exaggerated Yiddish dialects and Borscht Belt humor in tracks like Command Headquarters, The Military Decision, and the titular closing skit to satirize military mishaps and cultural misunderstandings. Released during the 1960s Jewish comedy revival, sparked by Fiddler on the Roof and Booker and Foster’s earlier hit You Don’t Have to Be Jewish (1965), it reflects a post-Holocaust shift toward affectionate Jewish self-parody amid growing cultural acceptance. Following Booker’s shift from the Kennedy satire The First Family after JFK’s 1963 assassination, this album helped solidify Yiddish-themed comedy records, influencing comedians like Woody Allen and Mel Brooks. Its ensemble sketches made it a cult favorite among fans of ethnic humor albums.