Off The Record

here is another rarity from the HB record label:

LP: The Reluctant Dragon starring Touche’ Turtle and Dum-Dum

Label: Hanna-Barbera Records, catalogue Number HLP 2029

Re-released as DRUM 8217 by EMI in 1977

Starring Bill Thompson as Touche’ Turtle and Daws Butler (?) as Dum-Dum

Side 1:

Part 1 including songs “Touche’” and “Dum-Dum” 

Side 2:

Part 2 including songs “I’m Reluctant”, “It’s a Great Day” and “Smokey the Dragon”

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Kenneth Grahame’s tale of “The Reluctant Dragon” given the Hanna-Barbera treatment, starring the voice talents of Bill Thompson as Touche’.

The voice of Dum-Dum is certainly not performed by his original voice, Alan Reed, so I’m taking a stab and thinking it’s probably Daws. (anyone who can confirm or correct my assumption can post a message (no spam please, as it will be automatically deleted)  in the comments section.)

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

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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.

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

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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.