Two discs celebrating the 50th anniversary of "It's Arbor Day Charlie Brown" and the 60th Anniversary of "Charlie Brown's All Stars." "Arbor Day" comes in a 10" clear 45 RPM "baseball" LP, and "All Stars" comes on a special glove-shaped 45 RPM vinyl for Record Store Day to celebrate the beloved Peanuts® specials.
"All Stars," the second Peanuts primetime special following "A Charlie Brown Christmas" first aired June 8,1966. Performed by the Vince Guaraldi Sextet - Guaraldi (piano), Eugene "Puzzy" Firth (bass), Eddie Duran (guitar), John Coppola and Frank Snow (trumpet), and Lee Charlton (drums).
"Arbor Day" was the 15th and final Peanuts special Vince Guaraldi composed and performed. Guaraldi passed away on February 6, 1976, the day he recorded this wonderful music, at the age of 47. The Trio features Seward McCain (bass), and Jim Zimmerman (drums), who were with Vince when he passed away in Menlo Park CA. CBS aired the special several weeks later, on March 16, 1976.
Both TV specials were written by Charles Schulz and produced by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson. "Arbor Day" was directed by Phil Roman and Melendez and "All Stars" was directed by Melendez.
Track Listing
ARBOR DAY:
1. Rerun's Lament
2. Rerun's Lament (Reprise)
3. Ships Sail into Arbor
4. Laughter In The Library
5. Flatten Patten (Baseball Theme)
6. Young Man's Fancy
7. Jay Sterling Morton Jazz
8. We're the Visiting Team
9. Seeds for Thought (Joe Cool)
10. Don't Forget the Shovel
11. Sprinkle Your Bird
12. Snoopy at Bat
13. Lucy's Home Run
14. Rain, Rain, Go Away (Rain, Gentle Rain)
15. Happy Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
ALL STARS:
1. Charlie's Run
2. Charlie Brown's All Stars!
3. Baseball Theme (Medley)
4. Oh, Good Grief!
5. Surfin' Snoopy (Air Music)
6. Pebble Beach
7. Rain, Rain, Go Away
