Hey Folks! IT'S INTERMISSION TIME! Soundtrack LP

Modern Harmonic + Something Weird Present Hey Folks! IT'S INTERMISSION TIME! Snack Bar Concession Stand Classics and Jazzy Jingles from the Good Old Days!

Welcome to the sweet-but-savory, suspiciously sticky world of old-school movie theater audio intermission messages. It’s where big-band jazz, psychedelic rock, sequin-bedecked disco, virgin vanilla orchestrated pop, and more are pressed into service, with your satisfaction as the solitary goal. So park the car, clip on the drive-in speaker, grab a bite to eat along with a refreshing beverage, sit back and get ready to enjoy Hey Folks! It's Intermission Time!

In 1992, SWV founder, Mike Vraney, put together the first of six volumes of Hey Folks! It's Intermission Time! compilation of vintage movie theatre and drive-in concession stand ads, clock countdowns, and public service announcements from the 1940s-70s. Having worked at the drive-in as a teenager and a projectionist at adult movie theatres during the 1970s and 80s, Mike had a great love for these classic come-ons and started collecting original 35mm snack bar snipes on film. The rest is history and here you will hear audio for some of the greatest sucker bait that lured thirsty and hungry patrons to the lobby!

Thirsty? A jumping jazz trio backs jazz/pop singer Joanie Sommers (famous for her ‘62 hit “Johnny Get Angry”) on the standard “Makin’ Whoopee” with lyrics revamped to turn you on to the sparkling taste of Pepsi. A hipster from an animated, Paul Klee-gone-bebop tableaux slings beatnik proto-rap in service of Dr. Pepper. An ode to Orange Crush goes down easy amid hip-swiveling piano licks. Hungry? “Let’s All Go to the Lobby” is the theme from the Citizen Kane of intermission films, preserved in the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry. The classic '50s clip features animated treats crooning award-winning soundtrack composer Jack Tillar's snack-bound song, which borrows liberally from “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.” Hey, are we crazy or does candy singing about the consumption of candy smack just a wee bit of cannibalism? Just imagine—what if the explosion of multicolored madness you encounter in this alternate dimension were the fabric of your everyday existence? What if candy-counter expeditions and popcorn pop music were the news of the day and your world had a warm, woozy 35mm blur and a dream-state sugar rush? It’s a tantalizing notion. For starters, here’s your soundtrack. Pressed on Hot Dog Brown vinyl! Sorry NO Bonus DVD with this release. 

Includes these tracks:

Welcome - Please Keep the Theatre Clean • Let’s All Go to the Lobby • Popcorn and Candy, Yum Yum • The Greatest Show on Earth • Lots of Pretty Pickles • Carnation Whipped Hot Cocoa • Oh The Time is Now, The Time is Here • You’ll Love Corn Dogs • James River Smithfield BBQ • Ready to Serve All of You • Instrumental Intermission • No Smoking, No Littering, No Talking… Please • Sprite Intermission • Shrimp Rolls / Hot • Meatball Sandwich • Tony’s Pizza • Instrumental Intermission • Going to the Movies with Harry • Buttercup Popcorn • PIK Insect Repellant • Pepsi Instrumental Intermission • Go Man Go Dr. Pepper Jingle • Oh We Ride in the Rodeo Jingle • Orange Crush Jingle • Ladies & Gentlemen - Our Next Attraction • Goodies Machine • Sprite Instrumental Intermission • Pepsi Jingle • Candy Bar Intermission • Pepsi Jingle • Candy Bar Intermission • Thanks For Coming to Our Show Tonite! • 3 Minute Clock Countdown • Drizzle Guard • Instrumental Intermission • Instrumental Intermission • 5 Minute Clock Countdown • It’s Intermission Time at the Lake City Drive-In Theatre, Florida • BernzOmatic In-Car Heater • Little Lola Pepsi Intermission • It’s Great to Go to a Drive-In Show at the Lake City Drive-In Theatre, Florida • Fine Entertainment Farewell • Please Replace the Speaker • SWV Sound Effect