“Surf City” and “Dead Man’s Curve” are classics, but I was unaware that Jan & Dean made a Batman-themed comedy/music album.
The album is a tribute to and a parody of the Batman TV series which had premiered in January of 1966 on ABC and quickly became a smash hit. The title track from the album, Batman!, made the lower half of the Hot 100
The tracks on the album alternate between spoken-word scripted comedy sketches and Batman-themed songs, including a cover of Neal Hefti’s theme from the TV show. The first sketch tells of the origin of “Captain Jan & Dean the Boy Blunder”, in which Jan & Dean were endowed with mystical powers by the “Little Old Lady from Pasadena”
Photo by Aversa.