{"product_id":"aaaaalllviiinnn-mark-arnold-9781629334325","title":"Aaaaalllviiinnn!: The Story of Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., Liberty Records, Format Films and The Alvin Show","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1958, a down-on-his-luck songwriter with the unlikely name of Ross Bagdasarian (1919-1972), plunged the last of his family's savings on a multi-speed tape recorder and created two beloved and memorable songs: \u003cem\u003e\"Witch Doctor\"\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\"The Chipmunk Song\"\u003c\/em\u003e. Both were #1 hits and changed the fortunes for his family and for his record label, Liberty Records, which was also on the verge of bankruptcy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBagdasarian previously had hits with Rosemary Clooney's \u003cem\u003e\"Come On-a My House\"\u003c\/em\u003e and with his own \u003cem\u003e\"Armen's Theme\"\u003c\/em\u003e, released under his pseudonym of David Seville.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter \u003cem\u003e\"The Chipmunk Song\"\u003c\/em\u003e was a major hit, Bagdasarian parlayed this success into a series of record albums and singles and an animated series called \u003cem\u003eThe Alvin Show \u003c\/em\u003e(1961-1962). This primetime animated series was made by Format Films, an animation studio founded by former UPA studio personnel. Format kept up with UPA's quality with \u003cem\u003eThe Alvin Show\u003c\/em\u003e and other animated series like \u003cem\u003eThe Lone Ranger\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe complete story is told in this book \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Arnold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629334324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629334325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Mark Arnold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984730423551,"sku":"9781629334325","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_845577ed-f638-4c56-99ce-f0d85e5e87df.jpg?v=1683273909","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aaaaalllviiinnn-mark-arnold-9781629334325","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}