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We are proud to announce, for the first time ever, the release of the complete soundtrack to "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving." Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the celebrated animated holiday television special, written and created by Charles Schulz, directed by Bill Melendez and Phil Roman and produced by Melendez and Lee Mendelson, this is the complete Vince Guaraldi score along with never-before-heard bonus material.

Newly re-discovered in our vaults, the original recording sessions for Vince Guaraldi's beloved soundtrack have been remixed and remastered for audiophiles and Peanuts® fans everywhere. Includes many previously unreleased tracks, several never heard since the Vince Guaraldi Quintet laid them down for the recording session in 1973. All remastered from the original 2" 16 track source tapes.

This soundtrack from the 1973 holiday classic includes Guaraldi hits from the original sources like the funky brass filled "Linus and Lucy," "Thanksgiving Theme," and the soulful "Little Birdie." You will hear timbres from instruments that were previously buried in the show mix. Furthermore, there are bonus tracks for "Thanksgiving Interlude" demonstrating how Guaraldi crafted his score for the special; an additional keyboard on "Linus and Lucy;" and Guaraldi whistling the melody for "Is It James or Charlie?"

Beyond the composer's piano playing, the quintet is made up of Mike Clark on drums; Seward McCain (longest touring bassist with Guaraldi - holding down the electric bass at Guaraldi's request); Tom Harrell on trumpet to class up the album; and Chuck Bennett on Trombone. This is some of the funkiest Guaraldi you'll hear as his quintet leaned into the East Bay Sound, a type of funk that Mike Clark helped pioneer in the early '70s. Guaraldi even lends his bluesy voice to introduce Woodstock with "Little Birdie."

The album was remix engineered by Terry Carleton, restored and mastered by Vinson Hudson, and produced by Sean and Jason Mendelson.

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Sales Points

• Adding to the legend of the great Vince Guaraldi by letting the public hear his whole score, alone, for the first time ever
• Includes unused takes from the special, available to the public for the first time ever
• The First time a Peanuts special score from the 1970s is being released
• Following in the footsteps of the successful soundtracks to 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' and 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' (the most successful Christmas album of all time)
• Drums by funk pioneer and Herbie Hancock sideman, Mike Clark
• Brass arrangements and performance by great jazz trumpeter, Tom Harrell
• Bonus mixes of 'Peppermint Patty' and 'Linus and Lucy'
• Funkiest recording of 'Linus and Lucy' ever released
• Remastered by Vinson Hudson
• Includes tracks that have never been heard since they were recorded in 1973
• Includes all the music cues (with portions never before heard that were cut down for timing in the Special)
• Includes unused takes from the special, available to the public for the first time everFirst time several unused takes for the special are available to the public
• Available on CD and LP format
• Curated by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. the producers of the original special, and remix, remastering produced by Jason and Sean Mendelson
• 50th anniversary of the 1973 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' Peanuts special that has been broadcast or streamed every year since November 1973

Press Quotes

A new reissue collects the entirety of the 1973 television score for the first time; it's a lithe, funky counterpart to the wintry, wistful moods of A Charlie Brown Christmas.

     —Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork