Eileen Gallagher (as "Messy-Soprano" Carmen) and Sir Frederick Gas (as "Base" vocals). Arrangers: Eddie Brandt and Jay Sommers. What Makes This Version "Rare" or Unique
You can find this specific 1949 studio recording on archival collections like Spiking the Classics or via historical uploads on YouTube . SPIKE JONES - Bizet's Carmen- RARE studio version
It was famously issued on a 10-inch LP titled Spike Jones Murders Carmen and Kids the Classics in 1953 by RCA Victor . Key Personnel: Narrator: Spike Jones. and honking horns .
This studio version was recorded on May 24, 1949 . SPIKE JONES - Bizet's Carmen- RARE studio version
The arrangement is densely packed with Jones's "orchestra" of unorthodox instruments, including gunshots, cowbells, sirens, and honking horns .