▁ ▁Master ing ▁Through ▁an ▁error ▁in ▁the ▁album ' s ▁master ing , ▁the ▁songs ▁played ▁slightly ▁too ▁fast , ▁causing ▁Jo el ' s ▁voice ▁to ▁sound ▁un n atur ally ▁high ▁( one - half ▁of ▁a ▁sem it one ▁higher — Jo el ▁j oked ▁that ▁he ▁sound ed ▁more ▁like ▁one ▁of ▁Al vin ▁and ▁the ▁Ch ip m unks ▁than ▁himself ). ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁long - standing ▁rum or , ▁when ▁Jo el ▁first ▁heard ▁the ▁finished ▁product , ▁he ▁" ri pped ▁it ▁off ▁the ▁tur nt able , ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁and ▁threw ▁[ the ▁record ] ▁down ▁the ▁street ." ▁Arthur ▁" Art ie " ▁R ipp , ▁owner ▁of ▁Family ▁Produ ctions ▁and ▁hence ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁master ▁t apes , ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁error , ▁and ▁the ▁mistake ▁cost ▁him ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁Jo el . ▁He ▁had ▁originally ▁signed ▁the ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁Jo el ▁to ▁a ▁ten - record ▁contract ▁that ▁stri pped ▁Jo el ▁of ▁all ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁t apes ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁publishing ▁rights ▁to ▁all ▁current ▁and ▁future ▁songs . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Columbia ▁Records ▁to ▁release ▁Jo el ▁from ▁his ▁contract , ▁R ipp ▁was ▁still ▁able ▁to ▁collect ▁roy alt ies ▁on ▁sales ▁of ▁Jo el ' s ▁records ▁long ▁after ▁Jo el ' s ▁ac rim on ious ▁departure ▁from ▁Family ▁Produ ctions ▁( up ▁until