Amazing Adult Fantasy is the fifth album released by novelty rock group Barnes & Barnes

Barnes & Barnes

Barnes & Barnes, fictional twin brothers Art Barnes and Artie Barnes , are a comedy rock duo based in "Lumania", a fictional mythological civilization . Most of their music is standard rock or pop with heavy comedic elements...

. It was originally released in 1984 by Rhino Records, and rereleased in 2005 by Oglio Records

Oglio Records

Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD...

. After the failure of their previous effort, the Soak It Up

Soak It Up

Soak It Up is the third EP released by novelty rock group Barnes & Barnes. It was released in August 1983 by Boulevard Records, and re-released in 2005 on Oglio Records. This EP was recorded as part of a project Haimer and Mumy called "Code of Honor", a collection of songs written and recorded...

 EP, Barnes & Barnes were dropped from Boulevard Records

Boulevard Records (U.S.)

Boulevard Records was an American record label. In 1954, it released the hit record "Runaround" by The Three Chuckles. It later released novelty records, including several albums by Barnes & Barnes....

, and promptly re-signed with Rhino Records. This album showcases the later stage of their effort to abandon novelty music and record more contemporary material, although the album does contain some comedic elements. Despite this, it is the lowest-selling Barnes & Barnes album of all time. The title is derived from the Marvel comic book

Marvel Comics

Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...

 Amazing Adult Fantasy

Amazing Fantasy

Amazing Fantasy is an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics from 1961 through 1962, and revived in 1995 and in the 2000s. It is best known as the title that introduced the popular superhero character Spider-Man in 1962...

, and features the cover of issue #10 in the album art.

Bill Mumy

Bill Mumy

Charles William "Bill" Mumy, Jr. is an American actor, musician, pitchman, instrumentalist, voice-over artist and a figure in the science-fiction community. He is known primarily for his work as a child television actor....

 distinguishes it as his favorite Barnes & Barnes album.

Two songs originally slated to be included on the LP, "Blithering" and "You Can't Escape Your Destiny", were dropped at the last minute due to phasing problems discovered during mastering. The 2005 CD restores them to their original places in the album sequence. "Blithering" was later re-recorded in 1987 with producer Gerry Beckley

Gerry Beckley

Gerald Linford "Gerry" Beckley is a founding member of the band America.Beckley was born to an American father, and an English mother. He began playing the piano at the age of three and the guitar a few years later. By 1962, Beckley was playing guitar in The Vanguards, an instrumental surf music...

 for inclusion on Zabagabee: The Best of Barnes & Barnes

Zabagabee: The Best of Barnes & Barnes

Zabagabee: The Best of Barnes & Barnes is the fifth album released by novelty rock group Barnes & Barnes....

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