200 M.P.H.
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200 M.P.H.
- Artist: Bill Cosby
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- Release Date: 1968 10
- Total Time: 22:30
- Type: Live
- Genre: Spoken Word
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Another set recorded at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe, 200 M.P.H. is a bit more disjointed than previous efforts, a little bit more "groovy," and a little bit less heartwarming. There are a few battle of the sexes-type bits, and a battle of the pets number. The title track, appearing last on the disc and nearly 23 minutes in length, is taken up by a discussion of the world's fastest sports cars and Cosby's quest for something faster than anything Steve McQueen, Rovi| 200 Lucky Feet Move the Dragon (2005 Album by The Bellyachers) | |
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200 M.P.H.
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| Live album by Bill Cosby | ||||
| Released | October 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 Harrah's Lake Tahoe, Nevada |
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| Genre | Stand-up comedy | |||
| Length | 36:15 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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200 M.P.H. (1968) is the ninth album by Bill Cosby. It was recorded live at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada by Warner Bros. Records.
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Background
In 1967, Bill Cosby bought a Shelby Cobra Super Snake CSX 3303 from his friend, company founder Carroll Shelby. The CSX 3303 was one of two Super Snakes built, which is a modified 1965 Cobra Competition roadster retained by Shelby American as a PR car and then modified with the addition of two superchargers and a Ford C-6 automatic gearbox.[2] Of the two cars built, one was retained by Shelby and the other was sold to Cosby. The album title, 200 M.P.H., refers to the car's top speed, which unnerved Cosby so much that he only drove it once before returning it. Shelby American sold it to S and C Motors in San Francisco, who then sold it to their customer, Tony Maxey. Maxey destroyed the CSX 3303 by driving over a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean. Maxey himself died a few days later. Brian Angliss purchased the vehicle and subsequently restored it. He plans to auction the car off.[2]
While the majority of Cosby's Warner Bros. standup albums were regularly re-released on LP, and eventually issued on CD in April 1998, 200 M.P.H. was not reissued on vinyl (although it was available on cassette in the '80s), and did not see a CD release until 2005, mainly due to controversy over the main sketch's punchline, where Cosby returns the car and suggests that it be given to former Alabama governor and pro-segregationist George Wallace, who was running for President as a third party candidate at the time. In a recent late-night talk show appearance, Cosby briefly re-told this story and said that he had heard that Jimmy Webb (of "MacArthur Park" fame) eventually ended up with his Cobra.
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Mothers and Fathers" | 4:20 |
| 2. | "The Wife" | 1:48 |
| 3. | "The Grandfather" | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Dogs and Cats" | 3:01 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "200 M.P.H." | 22:58 |
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