Cheech & Chong – Big Bambú, Ode Records SP 77014, sealed mint, 1972
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Raunchy, rebellious, and real. Big Bambú was the soundtrack to coming-of-age absurdity in the early 1970's.
Years before Up in Smoke hit theaters, Cheech & Chong were underground icons, vinyl prophets of irreverence. This album helped define the stoner comedy genre and remains a collector’s holy grail. Sealed copies are rare, especially with intact wrap and bilingual cover flair.
Cheech & Chong were underground legends before the mainstream caught up. In the early ’70s, their comedy albums were passed around like sacred scrolls, bootleg culture with studio polish. They spoke to a generation that felt unseen, unheard, and ready to laugh at the absurdity of it all.
Mainstream critics didn’t know what to do with them. Too raunchy, too ethnic, too stoned. But that was the point. They weren’t trying to fit in, they were carving out a space where satire, identity, and rebellion could coexist. And they did it with vinyl, not television. That’s legacy.
By the time the culture caught up, late-night reruns, retrospective praise, it was clear: Cheech & Chong weren’t just funny. They were foundational. They laid the groundwork for generations of comedians who followed, from Dave Chappelle to Key & Peele, blending character work, cultural critique, and fearless absurdity.
And now, you could be holding a sealed copy of Big Bambú, a time capsule from that moment. It’s not just a record. It’s proof that the underground always leads the way.
An inch square opening in the wrapping plastic from a removed sticker, otherwise this copy is flawlessly mint sealed.Track listings and information:
A1 Sister Mary Elephant 3:36 A2 Ralph And Herbie 3:23 A3 Streets Of New York Or Los Angeles Or San Francisco Or ... 2:30 A4 Rebuttal: Speaker Ashley Roachclip 1:53 A5 The Continuing Adventures Of Pedro De Pacas And Man 6:33 B1 The Bust 2:00 Television Medley: B2a Tortured Old Man 2:25 B2b Empire Hancock 1:08 B2c Let's Make A Dope Deal 3:53 B2d Unamerican Bandstand 6:05
Record Company – Ode Records Inc. Distributed By – A&M Records, Inc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Ode Records (2) Made By – Sound Packaging Corp. Published By – India Music Ink Recorded At – Paul's Mall Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Design [Album Jacket / Poster] – Wilkes & Braun Inc. Organ – Clarence McDonald Performer, Written-By – Cheech Marin, Thomas Chong Photography By [Inside "Glamour" Photo] – Jim McCrary Photography By [Poster Photo] – Gary Soto Producer – Lou Adler Recorded By, Engineer – Norm Kinney
This release is designed to resemble an extremely oversized pack of Big Bambú Cigarette Paper and contains a giant rolling paper facsimile with images of the artists and the Cheech & Chong logo. Gatefold release.
Recorded at various hotels, and at Paul's Mall. (A special thanks to the very hip and up audience in Boston, and the L.A. Talkalong Chorus)
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): SP-77027 Matrix / Runout (Label side B): SP-77028
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