Verified listings:
- Junk Food Junkie - Larry Groce
- Junkfood Junkie - Larry Groce
Assumed/incorrect titles:
- I'm A Junk Food Junkie
Recording location:
- McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA
Available on (*):
- 1975 45 rpm single (Peaceable Number Three)
- 1975 45 rpm single (Warner Bros./Curb WBS 8165)
- 1976 LP Junkfood Junkie (Warner Bros./Curb BS 2933)
- 1985 LP Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time Volume IV: The 1970s (Rhino RNLP 823, plus RNBC 490 box set)
- 1988 CD Dr. Demento Presents the Greatest Novelty CD of All Time (Rhino R2 75768)
- 1991 CD set Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (Rhino R2 70743, May 21, 1991)
- 1996 CD The Dr. Demento Collection: The Mid '70s (Time-Life Music R2-7173, late 1996)
Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
- health food
- deception
- gluttony
Alternate versions:
- Larry appeared on the show in 1976 and performed a version live in studio, which has been played from time to time. This originally aired on KMET on March 28, 1976, and in syndication on show #91, April 25, 1976.
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- The original 45 uses "Junk Food Junkie" on the sleeve, but "Junkfood Junkie" on the label. Most releases use "Junk Food Junkie".
- This song first became popular on the show in a cover version by Peter Alsop. Due to its popularity, the version by Larry Groce (who wrote the song) was released.
Chart information:
- #9 1976 (single)
- #187 1976 (as part of album Junkfood Junkie)
general information about Larry Groce
Common misspellings:
- Larry Gross
General type of music:
- acoustic
Also recorded with:
- The Currence Brothers
- Burt McElvy
- Sterling Holloway
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- well-known for his children's records and as host of public television's Mountain Stage
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