For the history of HB Records in Australia, go here
Record Label: Hanna-Barbera Records
EMI Catalogue Number: EMB 10344
Original Catalogue Numbers: HLP 2023 (Little Rec Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk) and HLP 2040 (On The Good Ship Lollypop), (I have no info on Huck’s LP) (e-mail me to give me the info, ta.)
Category: Childrens/Licensed Characters
Voice Cast:
Daws Butler as Yogi
June Foray (?) as Boo-Boo
Paul Frees as Huckleberry Hound
Unknown vocals as Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm
This LP is an odd duck as this is an abridged highlights and songs release
Side one contains an abridged version of the HB releases mentioned (“Jack and the Beanstalk” and “Little Red Riding Hood”) while side 2 has a short segment from Huck’s LP on Uncle Remus and all of the songs from “Lollypop”)
This is not the first LP in the series to get this treatment, EMI also released a musical highlights package of “The First Family on the Moon”, “James Bomb”, a shortened version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (starring Jonny Quest) and a fourth title. I originally had this on cassette, but no longer have it.
This is the last post that was previously on the “Off the Record” blog (except for one post, which will appear on Christmas Day)
I had started to work on another record just prior to moving house (but never finished). This post will appear in the next couple of days.
Record Label: Paramount Records
Catalogue Number: PAS 6053
Category: Childrens/TV Shows
All songs written by Sherry Gaden and Richard Canada except for the theme, which was written by Ed Fournier and Ricky Sheldon, published by Shermley Music
Produced and arranged by Richard Delvy and Ed Fournier for Four Wheel Productions
Fat Albert’s Singing Voice: Michael Gray
Side 1:
Fat Albert Theme
Don’t Look Down On A Small Guy
The Hero
Friends
Playin’ Hookey
Four Eyes
Side 2:
We’re All Together
Begging Benny
The Hospital
Stage Fright
The Bully
Here is the original soundtrack LP from (most of) the first season of the CBS and Filmation series based on Bill Cosby’s creations.
This LP is probably one of the rarer kid show soundtrack LP’s ever released. I struck this copy way back in 1981 in a bargain bin at the now long defunct Edels record store chain
For the general credits to this LP, visit the history of Hanna-Barbera Records, here
Record Label: Hanna-Barbera Records
Distribution: EMI
Category: Childrens/Licensed Characters
EMI Catalogue Number: EMB 10338
Original HB Catalogue Number: HLP 2039
The Cast:
Sinbad Jr.: Tim Mattheson
Salty: Mel Blanc
Pegleg: Warren Tufts
Red Beard: Ted Cassidy
Side 1: Part 1
Side 2: Part 2
This is the first of the Hanna-Barbera releases that I have in my collection, and is an adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale, with Sinbad Jr. and Salty in the lead roles.
Here’s something weird for this release. On the LP’s back cover, four songs are mentioned (Sinbad Jr., and Treasure Island on Side 1, Red Beard and Jolly Roger on side 2), however, on listening to the LP, there are no songs, just the story in it’s entirety.
I’m wondering if the songs mentioned were ever released on it’s original issue. If anyone knows, let me know.
Vocalists “Grandmaster Chicken” and “D.J. Duck”
Label: Festival Records (Australia and New Zealand only)
Category: Rap/Bizarre
Release No: K 1028
Originally Released by Phonogram, B.V., The Netherlands (original catalogue Number 874 602 7)
Produced by Eddy Ouwens
“Check Out The Chicken” Arranged by Cres Stulk
“Eggs” Arranged by A v. Olm & Eddy Ouwens
Recorded at P&O Studios and Wisseloord Studios
Of all the records in this collection, this one is the most bizarre. A Rap version of “The Chicken Dance” and other avian themed tunes.
Aside all of the strangeness, this actually became a top 20 hit in Oz! (reaching 19 on the ARIA national charts in March 1990!)
This single was originally released by Phonogram (PolyGram’s affiliate in the Netherlands) but strangely enough, Polygram never released the single here.
Later in the year, I will post (what I think) was the all time worst recording, and the novelty LP that spawned it.
For the history of Festival Records, go here.
Record Label: Pye Records
Category: TV Show
Release Number: 7NX 8004
Produced by Jim Henson with the assistance of Peter Harris and Philip Cason
Recorded by Ted Scott and Roger Knight
Producer for Pye Records: Jed Kearnes
Remix Engineer: Larry Bartlett
Sleeve Design: Paul Chase
Orchestra Conducted by Jack Parnell
Musical Associate: Derek Scott
Starring Frank Oz as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear and Jim Henson as Kermit The Frog, with the entire Muppet Audience
Side 1: Don’t Dilly Dally On The Way, Waiting at the Church
Side 2: The Boy In The Gallery, Wotcher Knocked ‘Em In The Old Kent Road
Copyrighted: 1977
The Muppet Show (1976-1981) was a half hour of music and mayhem from the creative mind of Jim Henson. and each week would have an international guest star joining in the madness.
Historically, there were three volumes of the Muppet Show released : Volume 1 (UK: NSPH 19, AU: SPLP 1502), Volume 2 (UK: NSPH 21, AU: SPLP 1527) and “The Muppet Show Music Album” (UK: PRAT 18613, AU: SPLP 1580)
However there was one final record, a 45 RPM extended play LP featuring four Music Hall numbers, three performed by Miss Piggy, and one performed by Fozzie Bear
This EP featured songs that originally appeared in the U.K. versions of season 3 of “The Muppet Show”.
My copy was an import EP, and as far as I know, was never released outside of the U.K.
For a history of Pye Records in Australia, go here
for the history of Audio Fidelity in Australia go here.
Record Label: Audio Fidelity
Categories: Audiophile, Test Record
Catalogue Number: FCS 50,000
Cover Art: Not known, possibly illustrated by Irving Sloane
Copyrighted: 1959
Side 1 – The Tests: Metronome, 1Khz Sine Wave Test Tone, 25 Seconds of Silence, High Frequency Sine Wave Test Tones, Low Frequency Sine Wave Test Tones, Sweep Test Tone 70 to 15 Hz, Phasing (white noise signals), Musician’s “A” – 440 Hz, U.S. Government Standard, 3KHz Left channel and 800 Hz Right Channel, 800 Hz Left Channel and 3 KHz Right Channel.
Side 2 – Music Selections by the Virtuoso Symphony of London: Rakoczy March, March From “Aida”, Polovetzian Dances, March From Coq d’ Or, Russian Sailor’s Dance.
The First Component Series Stereo Test Record (released by AF in 1959) is a more or less standard issue test record, but there is something unusual about the mastering on side 1 that I don’t think any other test record has done.
Each test is in it’s own individual track, but there is no link between each test, so instead of the normal 1 continuous groove on side 1, it has instead 10.
The closest we ever had since then was an “anti skid band” on British Decca’s 1960′s LP “How To Give Yourself A Stereo Check Out” (SKLA 4861)
Record Label: Power Records division of Peter Pan Industries
Category: Childrens (licensed characters)
LP Info (Volume 1, original U.S. pressing, Volume 2, New Zealand pressing)
Catalogue No.: 8158 (Volume 1) TRO 207 (Music World N.Z. pressing) and 8168 (original catalogue number for volume 2)
Cover illustrations: not known.
Release 1976 (Australia), c. 1976-1977 (New Zealand)
Release No. 8158
Side 1: Passage To Moauv, The Crier In Emptiness (Part 1)
Side 2: The Crier In Emptiness (Part 2), In Vino Veritas
(Writer Credits not known)
Release No. TRO 267 (U.S. 8168)
Side 1: A Mirror For Futility (Written by Alan Dean Foster), The Time Stealer (Written by Cary Bates and Neil Adams)
Side 2: The Logistics For Stampede (Written by Alan Dean Foster), To Starve A Fleaver (Written by Alan Dean Foster)
These are the first two (of a series of three) LP’s based on the Star Trek series produced by the Power Records division of Peter Pan.
I’m not sure whether Gene Roddenberry (creator of the Star Trek series) had any input into any of the LP’s,. I would also be interested to find out if the artwork could have been done by Filmation for Paramount.
It seems to me that they seem to have approximated the voices of the original cast for both of these LPs.
Two episodes from volume 1 were later re-packaged as book and record sets (“Passage To Moauv” (which I originally had up until the late 70′s) and “The Crier In Emptiness” (which I still have, I’ll have to dig through my record library and post in a later update))
One thing about the New Zealand pressing of volume 2, is that it misses out on the excellent artwork (at the bottom of the post, I have a scan of the back cover art from volume 1. The N.Z. pressing had a repeat of the track listing and a listing of other releases in the series.)
For a complete history of Peter Pan records, go here
for a more or less complete history of Peter Pan records go here
Record Label: Peter Pan Records
Category: Children’s
Locally manufactured in Australia by Landfall Press
Catalogue Number: LF 2032
Original PPI Catalogue Number: (8126)
Cover Illustrations: George C. Peed
Australian Release year: 1976
Side 1: Monster Mash, Purple People Eater, Feet Up, Pat ‘Em On The Po-Po, Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Little Blue Man
Side 2: Witch Doctor, (A) Dinner With Drac, Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It’s Flavour On The Bedpost Overnight, Mama Look A Boo-Boo, Big Bad John
A fun collection of cover songs originally made famous by Bobby (Boris) Pickett, Sheb Wooley, Ross Bagdasarian (David Seville), Lonnie Donnegan, Harry Belafonte and others.
I have a sneaking suspicion that this LP would have been originally released under the Power Records label, but I could be wrong.
All the cover art (except for the Power Records licensed character series (a few of which I will show a bit later on in the week, or early next)) for the label during this period were drawn by George C. Peed (who is releated to Disney story man Bill Peet)
You will see a bit more of George’s work down the track in the blog.
Over the next couple of days, I will be publishing posts that I previously had done on the “Off the Record” blog between June 2007 and August 2007. There will be approximately 2 posts every day until I have completed the archive
Record label: Jass Records
Category: Compilation
Release No: JASS 2
A Howard Melton Production
Source recordings from Henry Schmidt, Jr.
Sound: Carl Seltzer
Artwork: Milton Knight
Design, Lettering and inking: Collin Kellogg
Copyrighted: 1986
Side 1: My Gal Sal (Vocal, Del Porter), Ugga Ugga Boo Ugga Boo Boo Ugga (Vocal: Ding Bell), Molasses (Vocal: George Rock), Dance of the Hours (Commentary: Doodles Weaver), Yakka Hula Hickey Dula (Vocals: Del Porter and Eddie Metcalf, Guitar: Freddy Morgan), Oh! By Jingo (Vocal: Del Porter), Down in Jungletown (Vocal: Paul Judson, Freddy Morgan and the Headhunters), Daddy Won’t You Buy Me A Baby Brother (Vocal: George Rock)
Side 2: The Ringmaster (Vocals: The Ensemble), Drip! Drip! Drip! (Vocal: Del Porter), April Showers (Vocal: Doodles Weaver), Charlie My Boy (Vocal: Del Porter), Too Young (Vocals, Paul Frees and Sara Berner), Shortning Bread (Vocal: Doodles Weaver), Ballet For Bosun’s Mate (Liszt), Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue (Vocal: Del Porter)
This compilation LP from Jass is a rare collection of studio performances by Lindley Armstrong (Spike) Jones, and his City Slickers.
Most (if not all) of these recordings were originally made for radio broadcast, and to my knowledge only two have recently appeared on CD (Ugga Ugga Boo… for one) and the Slickers demolition of the song “Too Young”
For cartoon fans, the cover art was done by the legendary Milton Knight. (the only LP to date that has Milt’s wildly imaginative artwork that I have in my collection at the moment)
I have the image of the back cover. click on the cover below to see a larger version
This is the record label of Hanna-Barbera Productions (around 1963 until 1967).
Prior to the label being started up, HBP released a number of LPs under Columbia’s Colpix Records. In the mid 1960′s the label was founded, releasing original productions, and adaptations of book classics starring the HB characters (not always with the original voice cast, for example, Paul Frees as the voice of Huckleberry Hound instead of his original voice, Daws Butler)
As far as I know, none of the Colpix releases were released in Australia.
Hanna-Barbera’s releases were originally released throughout Australia by Astor Records. In 1977, EMI re-released a number of these records under their own label in the Drum series. (All LP’s listed here are the 1977 re-issues)
A couple of titles were re-released on cassette in 1981 by Rainbow Products (the most notable being “Huckleberry Hound tells stories of Uncle Remus”)
Below, are all the general credits listed on all HB re-releases by EMI in 1977.
Credits
Writer and Director: Charles Shows
Art Direction: Harvard Pennington
Hand Lettering: Richard Schaeffer
Mastering:Joe Leahy and Dave Diller
Songs Arranged by Al Capps and Stan Ferber
Original Music Arranged by Ted Nichols (from cues written by Hoyt Curtin)
Sound Effects/Underscore Edit: Milton Krear
Cover Art: Don Shepard and Bob Gentle
Recording Engineer: Richard Olson
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