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Title: Various Artists - NBC's Saturday Night Live
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, Comedy, Sketch Comedy and Television Soundtrack, New York City, New York 8/26
Matrix #: AL 4107
Condition: VG+, sounds great, lots of light marks (CC) | Members: Various Artists (N/A)
Cultural Facts:

1. Media Narrative: The album captures the original “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” era with Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, and Gilda Radner.
2. Career Turning: Saturday Night Live gave several young performers their national breakthrough while establishing a more irreverent, countercultural style of late-night television comedy.
3. Scene Ecology: Alongside the regular cast, the record preserves appearances by guests including Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin, Paul Simon, Buck Henry, and Peter Boyle, reflecting the show’s early mixture of comedy, music, and New York culture.

8/15/2026 CC