Name: The Jerky Boys 30th anniversary edition
Brand: The Jerky Boys

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SELE8514-LP

Colour

Purple

Colour details

White/Purple Splatter

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

limited OBI strip

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-06-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Traff­ic

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

706091201653

Total Cap

Purple LP

Artist

The Jerky Boys

Genre US

Soundtracks

Label US

Select Records

<p>Telephone pranksters, The Jerky Boys, have been entertaining audiences with their hilarious prank calls since 1989. Founded by childhood friends Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed, the duo released several compilations of these humorous interactions with unsuspecting victims. Although Ahmed left the act in 2000, Brennan continued as a solo artist until going on hiatus after the release of their final album, The Jerky Tapes, in 2001. In addition to their successful music career, The Jerky Boys also made an appearance in Touchstone Pictures' film, The Jerky Boys: The Movie.</p>

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Hailing from Queens, New York, childhood friends Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed collaborated on a series of prank telephone calls that eventually circulated in classic grassroots fashion (before being “viral” was a thing), travelling from teenager to teenager via cassette dub after cassette dub. The duo’s work eventually earned legendary status among those lucky enough to get their hands on it.

When the compilation of calls was finally officially released via Select Records, who were mostly known for their hip-hop acts ranging from Kid n Play to AMG, it reached #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers list by amazingly bumping Radiohead's Pablo Honey, which coincidentally took its title from a Jerky Boys sketch, out of the top spot.

What followed was a few more platinum albums, a hilarious movie, and a legion of lifetime fans that can repeat these prank calls verbatim, even 30 years later. The Jerky Boys created a true movement, and inspired an entire generation of improvisational prank-style comedians.

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