Vince Guaraldi - You're A Good Sport, Charlie Brown

Vince Guaraldi — You're A Good Sport, Charlie Brown

50th Anniversary Original Soundtrack Recording

Limited Edition 45 RPM Zoetrope Vinyl!

"I find the score for 1975's 'You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown' to be the most fascinating. This soundtrack is Guaraldi's deepest exploration of synthesized music." — from the liner notes of Sean Mendelson

The premiere release of Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack for 1975's You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown. This 45 RPM 12" Zoetrope LP includes the complete 14-track score plus never before heard music — celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the animated classic and 75 years of the Peanuts comic strip. Nineteen tracks in total, the Zoetrope, a Guaraldi and Peanuts first, features many scenes from the beloved cartoon.

The classic special was written and created by Charles Schulz, directed by Phil Roman, and produced by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson. Guaraldi's score is finally available on vinyl. The record was mixed and mastered for audiophiles, jazz lovers, and Peanuts fans everywhere from the original 2" session tapes to a 192kHz/24bit master. Beyond the composer's piano playing and electric piano, Seward McCain plays electric bass, Mark Rosengarden plays drums, and John Scott Trotter supervised the music.

The record Includes fresh takes on "Peppermint Patty," and "Linus and Lucy," and adds a special (never-heard) bonus track, "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown (Unused Opening Cues)." "Motocross" is the featured theme, and there are four additional bonus tracks from (1973 LMFP project) Bicycles Are Beautiful scored by Vince Guaraldi (also on piano), who is joined by McCain on bass and Glenn Cronkhite on drums for those performances.

50+ years in the making, Emmy and Grammy winner Clark Germain mixed the album at WonderWorld Studio, Vinson Hudson restored and mastered the record, and it was produced by Sean and Jason Mendelson. The vinyl includes an insert with art from the special, 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) along with an essay by Craig Schulz. The vinyl has photographs and images of historical artifacts. The record is a Zoetrope that when played will show animated scenes from the special on both sides, designed by Drew Tetz.