Vince Guaraldi - It's The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (Original Soundtrack) (CD)
Vince Guaraldi - It's The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (Original Soundtrack)
- CD
RELEASE DATE: 3/21/2025
DESCRIPTION
For the first time ever, Vince Guaraldi's 1974 "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (Original Soundtrack Recording - Peanuts 75th Anniversary Edition)" premieres, with the complete 19 track score plus 1 special bonus track - on 12" 45RPM Easter Purple BioVinyl LP.
The holiday classic was written by Charles Schulz, directed by Phil Roman and produced by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson. The Guaraldi score is finally available on CD, vinyl and digital. Mixed and mastered for audiophiles, jazz lovers, and Peanuts® fans everywhere from the original 2" session tapes to a 192kHz/24bit master.
The record Includes Guaraldi hits like "Peppermint Patty," "Easter Theme," and "Snoopy and Woodstock". And includes a special bonus track: "Woodstock's Medley" performed by Guaraldi torch-bearer David Benoit (piano) with original Guaraldi sidemen Seward McCain (Bass) and Mike Clark (drums) - recorded 50 years later at the same Hyde Street studio where the soundtrack was recorded in San Francisco.
Limited to 2000, individually numbered, Easter Purple BioVinyl only at independent record stores.
Beyond the composer's playing on piano, electric piano, harpsichord, and electric guitar, McCain plays electric bass, Robert Clare plays flute, Glenn Cronkhite and Eliot Zigmund play drums, and John Scott Trotter supervised the music.
This album is a wonderful Easter treat 50+ years in the making. The album was mixed by Clark Germain at WonderWorld Studio, and restored and mastered by Vinson Hudson, and produced by Sean and Jason Mendelson. The vinyl includes a 4-page insert with art from the special and liner notes that give a track-by-track analysis by producer Sean Mendelson and notes by producer Jason Mendelson and Derrick Bang (author of "Vince Guaraldi at the Piano"). The vinyl has additional photographs and images of historical artifacts.
TRACKLIST
Peppermint Patty
Easter Theme / Easter Theme (Reprise)
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 - I. Allegro con brio
Snoopy and Woodstock
Linus and Lucy
Woodstock's Dream
Snoopy's Gumballs / Sally and Linus
Woodstock's Dream (Reprise)
Marcie's Song (Kitchen Music)
Linus and Lucy (Reprise)
Woodstock's Pad
Woodstock's Dream (2nd Reprise)
Music Box Dance (Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116)
Woodstock's Dream (3rd Reprise)
Easter Egg Soup (Kitchen Music 2)
Linus and Lucy (2nd Reprise) / Linus and Lucy (3rd Reprise)
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 - II. Allegreto
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 - I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
Salting Eggs / Linus and Lucy (4th Reprise)
Woodstock Medley (Woodstock's Wake-Up / Little Birdie / Woodstock's Dream / Thanksgiving Theme / Little Birdie (Reprise))
LABEL: Lee Mendelson Film
UPC: 760137172871
