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It Was a Short Summer Charlie Brown (Vinyl)

It Was a Short Summer Charlie Brown (Vinyl)

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*This is NOT a comic! But you can listen to it while you read comics! Comics by Charles M. Schulz even!

By Vince Guaraldi. Published by Lee Mendelson Film Productions.

Vinyl LP Record, 1969 (2024 release)

Vince Guaraldi's Soundtrack for "It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown," released for the first time to celebrate the specials 55th anniversary

Lee Mendelson Film Productions (LMFP) is thrilled to announce the release - for the first time ever, from recently rediscovered tapes - the complete Vince Guaraldi soundtrack to 'It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown,' the timeless 6th animated Peanuts® special, from writer and creator Charles Schulz, director Bill Melendez and producers Melendez and Lee Mendelson. Originally the special aired on September 27, 1969 on CBS-TV.

The album includes the original recordings that comprise the cues from the Special across twenty-six tracks, plus another 6 alternative tracks that have never been released or heard before.

Guaraldi lovingly created the soundtrack for the summer camp adventure where Charlie Brown and his gang face off against the girls camp led by Peppermint Patty. The large jazz combo album also includes the best rendition of the Guaraldi classic, 'Love Will Come (Nova Bossa),' as well as the first use of additional percussion by Victor Feldman.

The recording features Guaraldi (piano), Monty Budwig (double bass), Jack Sperling (drums), Conti and Pete Candoli (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Victor Feldman (percussion), Herb Ellis (guitar), Willian Hood and Peter Christlieb (woodwind), and John Scott Trotter as the orchestra leader. The soundtrack was produced by Sean and Jason Mendelson and restored and re-mastered by Vinson Hudson.

The album will be available on vinyl, CD and digital. This vinyl version, cut at 45rpm for maximum sound quality, includes a 12', 4-page insert featuring liner notes that give a track-by-track analysis by Derrick Bang (author of 'Vince Guaraldi at the Piano'), and notes from Sean and Jason Mendelson, sons of Peanuts® producer Lee Mendelson. The album packaging also includes images from the special and images of historical documents from the found tapes.

Track Listing

SideA

    • Charlie Brown Theme
    • Linus and Lucy
    • It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
    • Oh, Good Grief!
    • You’re In Love, Charlie Brown
    • Schroeder
    • Bus Blues / Bus Blues (Reprise)
    • It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (Reprise)
    • Frieda (With the Naturally Curly Hair)
    • Oh, Good Grief! (Reprise)
    • Come and Get It / Hash / Hash with Horn / AM Break / Tah Dah
    • Bon Voyage
    • Peppermint Patty
    • Love Will come (Nova Bossa)
    • He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown

    SideB

    • Pebble Beach
    • You’re In Love, Charlie Brown (Reprise)
    • He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown (Reprise)
    • Masked Marvel
    • Air Music
    • Masked Marvel (Reprise) / Masked Marvel (2nd Reprise)
    • You’re In Love, Charlie Brown (2nd Reprise)
    • Linus and Lucy (Reprise)
    • Oh, Good Grief! (2nd Reprise)
    • Charlie Brown Theme (Reprise)
    • It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (2nd Reprise)
    • Linus and Lucy (Alternate)
    • Working on 'It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown'
    • Bus Blues (Alternate)
    • Pebble Beach (Alternate)
    • Masked Marvel (Alternate)
    • Linus and Lucy (Reprise Alternate)
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