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From: seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Peanuts
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Date: Thu, 15-Dec-83 09:10:49 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 15 09:10:49 1983
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The music for the early Peanuts specials was done by
Vince Guaraldi.  The newer specials are done by someone else,
since Guaraldi is now deceased. The new ones are, in my opinion,
not as good.

The album to get is "A Charlie Brown Christmas" by the Vince
Guaraldi Trio. Piano, bass, and drums. All accustic. One cut
has a children's choir. Very excellent jazz versions of some
traditional Christmas songs and some Guaraldi originals.

There is another V.G. album called "Oh Good Grief", which has
tunes from several of the Peanuts specials. It good, but not as
good as the Christmas album. It has some sort of electric
harpsichord which I don't especially care for. (I like electric
instruments in general, just not this particular one)

Of course, there are other V.G. albums, not related to Peanuts
specials. These are also good. Unfortunately, they were
recorded several years ago, and suffer from lots of tape hiss.
(use them for soft background music and you won't notice)

Mobile Fidelity has issued a half-speed audiophile version
of the album with "Cast your fate to the wind", V.G.'s big
hit. I haven't got this one yet.

There are also children's soundtrack albums of the various
specials. Presumably these contain the dialog as well as the
music.

		A dyed-in-the-wool Peanuts fan,
		Snoopy
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