Purple People Eater [nn]
Modern Magazines Pty. Ltd.
Australia.
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"The Purple People Eater" is the name of a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which was released in the US in June 1958. It was number 1 in Australia in September 1958. The song tells how a "one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater" came to Earth because it wants to join a rock 'n' roll band.
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Published by Modern Magazines Pty. Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney. Printed in rotogravure by Conpress Printing Ltd., Alexandria. Distributed by Australian Consolidated Press Ltd., 168 Castlereagh St., Sydney. Price, 2/-.
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- 84857
Entry created
- 14 March 2014
Cover added
- 15 April 2014
Listing completed
- 16 March 2016
Last updated
- 27 October 2017