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Wild Man Fischer

Wild Man Fischer has been played on NTS shows including Hot Mess, with The Taster (Fancy Version) first played on 3 April 2016.

Larry "Wild Man" Fischer was born Lawrence Wayne Fischer, 1944 in Los Angeles, USA. Fischer has been variously described as a jobless, homeless, paranoid, certified-psychotic street singer, and as the missing link between Syd Barrett and Homer Simpson. He passed away in June of 2011

Fischer was institutionalized at age 19 for attacking his mother with a knife. Following his release, Fischer wandered L.A. singing his unique brand of songs for 10¢ to by-passers. Discovered by Frank Zappa, with whom he recorded his…

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The Taster (Fancy Version)
Wild Man Fischer
Bizarre Records, Reprise Records1969
The Taster (Fancy Version)
Wild Man FischerBizarre Records, Reprise Records1969
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I'm A Christmas Tree
Wild Man Fischer
Rhino Records1981
I'm A Christmas Tree
Wild Man FischerRhino Records1981
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Talking
Wild Man Fischer
Rhino Records1981
Talking
Wild Man FischerRhino Records1981
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