Record #0582: They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haa! / !aaaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er'yehT – NAPOLEON XIV / VIX NOELOPAN

Warner Bros. 5831 (original) USA, Jul. 1966
Words & Music by:  Side A – N. Bonaparte (Jerry Samuels); Side B – etrapanoB .N
Musicians: Jerry Samuels (vocals, snare drum, tambourine, variable-frequency oscillator, sound effects)
Recording sessions: Associated Recording Studios, New York, NY, 1966
Highest chart positions:  US #3, UK #4   (yes, it did!)

This is one of the wackiest and weirdest novelty pieces ever recorded.

Jerry Samuels,  a recording engineer and songwriter, was the man behind the name "Napoleon XIV", a one-hit-wonder.  As a songwriter he also had a hit with a "real" song, as he wrote "The Shelter of Your Arms" (US #17, US AC #6, US R&B #3) for Sammy Davis Jr. in 1963.

List price:  Very Good+ is $6, Near Mint is $12