Sandy 
            Baron
          Straight 
            Comic, Gay Album
          Sandy 
            Baron was not gay, but his recording was certainly a very early 
            gay comedy album, released in 1972. He died on January 28, 2001.
          He 
            had a successful career, appearing on countless television shows,
            on Broadway and the concert stage.
          
          above, pass cursor over 
            LP to see back
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            the tracks:
          1 
            it happened one night 3:29
            2 do you take this man? 1:52
            3 that was your life 5:44
            4 awe in the family 5:41
            5 clockwork pink 7:41
            6 the plot 4:25
            7 buy gay 2:32
            8 the politician 4:46
            9 the counselor and the hustler 2:41
            10 finale: a fairy tale:
            the queen came out of the closet 6:19
          Below, tracks 1, 2, 6 & 7 
            were also released on a 45 rpm record
          
          
          below, from The Advocate, 
            January 21, 1976
          
          
          
          Note: 
            (July 2007) I received an interesting email from a site visitor, from 
            the 
            "almost-niece" of Sandy Baron, with this very welcome insight:
          "Hello, I was 
            doing a search for my almost-uncle who died a few years ago, and I 
            saw him listed 
            on your site. His name is Sandy Baron, and on your site you state 
            that you weren't able to confirm 
            if he was gay or not. I just wanted to let you know that he definitely 
            is not. He dated my aunt for 
            several years when I was a young child and was a very big part of 
            our family. He got me into 
            black and white photography as a baby. He and my aunt were engaged 
            for a short time, and my 
            aunt broke off the engagement. I'm not sure why, but when I told her 
            about the site you have for 
            him she just laughed and said "If Sandy was anything, he was 
            NOT gay."