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We think of surf hits, soaring harmonies and studio wizardry when we think of Jan & Dean—but comedy? In fact, Jan & Dean were just starting to get into film, TV and comedy when Jan got into the devastating 1966 car crash that halted their career. For the last album of their Liberty contract, they devised a live album (which was quite cutting edge, actually) full of music, sound effects, comic banter and skits—a combination which thoroughly appalled the hit-hungry studio execs, who promptly rejected the album. But after Jan’s accident, Liberty sought to take advantage of their stars being in the news, and deconstructed the comedy album—which Jan & Dean had called "Filet of Soul"—into "Filet of Soul—A ‘Live’ One." Now, more than 50 years later, here comes this original comedy opus as conceived by Jan & Dean, unedited for the first time, featuring original art designed by Dean in ’65 and reminiscences by Dean in the liner notes. Dean has talked about just how much fun he and Jan had making this album, and that’s plain as day as you hear "Prelude/Honolulu Lulu," "Boys Down at the Plant/Cathy’s Clown/Pigeon Joke," "We Want Jan & Dean/Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," "1-2-3," "Lightnin’ Strikes," "You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away," "Hang On Sloopy/Jan & Dean, They’ll Be Back"…the long-awaited debut of this complete original recording by the legendary rock ’n’ roll duo! Omnivore.