Longmont Potion Castle Volume 5 is the sixth, and, at the time it was released, supposedly final album of prank phone calls by the anonymous

Anonymity

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 artist known only as Longmont Potion Castle

Longmont Potion Castle

Longmont Potion Castle is the pseudonym of an anonymous surrealist prank caller who has been active in theColorado and Los Angeles areas since1987. Details abouthis personal life are scarce and his real name is unknown to the public...

. It was released May 31, 2005 by Reptillian Records.

Volume 5 featured several tracks where the caller used voice modification technology (to alter the pitch

Vocal range

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 and speed of his voice) and three-way calling, both with the goal of confusing the people on the other line. Some of the businesses dialed include Orange Julius

Orange Julius

Orange Julius is a chain of fruit drink beverage stores. It has been in business since the late 1920s. The eponymous beverage is a mixture of orange juice, milk, sugar, ice and vanilla flavoring.- History :...

, Blockbuster Video, Waffle House

Waffle House

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, Wall Units, Albertsons

Albertsons LLC

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, Twist & Shout Records, Sears and Office Max. Several calls are placed where LPC impersonates a frustrated UPS

United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...

 employee attempting to deliver a large and expensive crate of wildlife to various unassuming parties. Another track features Longmont Potion Castle contacting various homes in the Denver area to ask them who they voted for in the (then-recent) 2004 United States presidential election.

Volume 5 was also included in the 2006 retrospective box set, Longbox Option Package.

Reviews

Volume 5 was praised by Prank Call Central as "great stuff" and "a magical wonderland of non sequitor telephonic hilarity". The Denver Westword said in their review that the record succeeded in helping "further advance absurdity as art form."

Track listing

1. "Loud Tones"
2. "UPS Freakout 1"
3. "Spencer Zebra"
4. "Aqualamb"
5. "Helium Socket"
6. "Hop Sing"
7. "Chowder Julius"
8. "Election Blues
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9. "Boats"
10. "Fennel Cartwright"
11. "Neighborhood Bar"
12. "Chinese Bowling Balls"
13. "Delmo"
14. "Chimp Giraffe Loop"
15. "Internal Metalude"
16. "Wovenloaf"
17. "Pill Salesman"
18. "Sausage Lady"
19. "Twist & Shout"
20. "Tommy Vee"
21. "Squid Sandwich"
22. "UPS Freakout 2"
23. "Kemosabe"
24. "3-Way Mayhem"
25. "All Caps"

External links

• Longmont Potion Castle Volume 5 at Reptilian Records (official site)
• Longmont Potion Castle's official site