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Annotation

The nursery rhymes are performed by The Mike Sammes Singers, Mary Anderson and/or Guy Fox but the cover does not indicate who’s performing at the track level

Annotation last modified on 2020-05-20 11:53 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Bobby Shaftoe
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Bobby Shaftoe
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1359)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
A2The Pied Piper
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Mike Sammes and Ed Stewart (dj - Stewpot)
Ed Stewart also featuring Mike Sammes?:??
A3Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7882)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
A4The Beauty & The Beast
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Penelope Keith and Jon Pertwee (English actor)
Penelope Keith also featuring Jon Pertwee?:??
A5Cockles & Mussels
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Molly Malone
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16932)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
A6Tom Thumb
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Jimmy Tarbuck and Barbara Windsor
Jimmy Tarbuck also featuring Barbara Windsor?:??
A7What Are Little Boys Made Of?
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
What Are Little Boys Made Of?
additional lyricist:
Robert Southey (English poet)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 821)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
A8Where Are You Going to My Pretty Maid?
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Where Are You Going My Pretty Maid
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
A9Who Killed Cock Robin?
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Who Killed Cock Robin (nursery rhyme)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 494)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
B1Simple Simon
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Simple Simon
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19777)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
B2Aladdin & His Lamp
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Jon Pertwee (English actor)
Jon Pertwee?:??
B3Dance to Your Daddy
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
When the Boat Comes In (Dance ti Thy Daddy)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2439)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
B4Ding-Dong-Bell
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Ding Dong Bell
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12853)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
B5Frère Jacques
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Frère Jacques
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Jean‐Philippe Rameau (French composer of the Baroque era)
publisher:
CYP Music Limited (NOT a release label, for holding/copyright information)
translated version of:
אחינו יעקב
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
B6Boys & Girls Come Out to Play
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Boys and Girls Come Out to Play
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
B7Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Mike Sammes and Una Stubbs
Una Stubbs also featuring Mike Sammes?:??
B8Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19626)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
B9Baa Baa Black Sheep
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4439)
arrangement of:
Baa Baa Black Sheep
is based on:
Ah ! Vous dirai‐je, maman
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
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C1Polly Put the Kettle On
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Polly Put the Kettle On (nursery rhyme)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7899)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
C2Babes in the Wood
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Tony Blackburn and Aimi MacDonald
Aimi MacDonald also featuring Tony Blackburn?:??
C3Humpty Dumpty
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Humpty Dumpty (English nursery rhyme)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13026)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
C4The Little Red Hen
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Tony Blackburn, Aimi MacDonald and Arthur Mullard (English actor & singer)
Arthur Mullard also featuring Tony Blackburn Aimi MacDonald?:??
C5Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
lyricist:
Jane Taylor (poet, most famous for “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7666)
is based on:
Ah ! Vous dirai‐je, maman
part of:
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
C6The Gingerbread Boy
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
John Inman
John Inman?:??
C7Three Blind Mice
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Three Blind Mice
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Thomas Ravenscroft (in 1609)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3753)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
C8The Magic Porridge Pot
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Barbara Windsor
Barbara Windsor?:??
C9Mary Had a Little Lamb
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Mary Had a Little Lamb
writer:
Sarah Josepha Hale
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7622)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
C10The Three Billy Goats Gruff
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Henry Cooper (boxer)
Henry Cooper?:??
C11Little Jack Horner
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Little Jack Horner
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13027)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
C12Goldilocks The Three Bears
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Aimi MacDonald and Arthur Mullard (English actor & singer)
Arthur Mullard also featuring Aimi MacDonald?:??
C13Hush-a-Bye Baby
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Hush‐a‐Bye‐Baby
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Rock-a-bye Baby
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
D1The Three Little Pigs
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Mike Sammes, Ed Stewart (dj - Stewpot) and Una Stubbs
Ed Stewart also featuring Una Stubbs Mike Sammes?:??
D2Where Oh Where Is My Little Dog Gone
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone
lyricist:
Septimus Winner
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Der Deitcher’s Dog (in ‘German’ dialect)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
D3Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake, Baker’s Man
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake, Baker’s Man
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6486)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
D4Pease Pudding Hot
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Pease Porridge Hot
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19631)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
D5Polly-Wolly-Doodle
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Polly Wolly Doodle
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Wayfarer Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
D6The Little Tin Soldier
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Mike Sammes and Una Stubbs
Una Stubbs also featuring Mike Sammes?:??
D7Sing a Song of Sixpence
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Sing a Song of Sixpence
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13191)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
D8The Ugly Duckling
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
John Inman
John Inman?:??
D9Ring-a-Ring-a-Roses
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Ring a Ring o’ Roses (a.k.a. Ring Around the Rosie)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7925)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
D10The Real Princess
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Barbara Windsor
Barbara Windsor?:??
D11See-Saw Marjorie Daw
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
See Saw Marjorie Daw
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13028)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
D12There Was a Crooked Man
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
There Was a Crooked Man (English nursery rhyme)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4826)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
D13The Three Wishes
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Jimmy Tarbuck and Barbara Windsor
Jimmy Tarbuck also featuring Barbara Windsor?:??
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E1The Emperor’s New Clothes
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Mike Sammes, Ed Stewart (dj - Stewpot) and Una Stubbs
Ed Stewart also featuring Mike Sammes Una Stubbs?:??
E2The Grand Old Duke of York
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
The Grand Old Duke of York
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 742)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
E3Rumpelstiltskin
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Jon Pertwee (English actor)
Jon Pertwee?:??
E4Pop Goes the Weasel
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Pop! Goes the Weasel
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5249)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
E5Hansel & Gretel
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith?:??
E6The Spider & The Fly
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
E7Jack & The Beanstalk
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Tony Blackburn and Mike Sammes
Tony Blackburn also featuring Mike Sammes?:??
F1Jingle Bells
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
arrangement of:
MERRY X'MAS NEO KOBE CITY (アルタミラ前BGM)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
F2Dick Whittington & His Cat
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Jon Pertwee (English actor)
Jon Pertwee?:??
F3Oranges and Lemons
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Oranges and Lemons
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13190)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
F4Thumbelina
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Jimmy Tarbuck and Barbara Windsor
Jimmy Tarbuck also featuring Barbara Windsor?:??
F5Lavenders Blue
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Lavender’s Blue (late 17th c. English folk song)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3483)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
F6The Frog Prince
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Tony Blackburn, Aimi MacDonald and Arthur Mullard (English actor & singer)
Aimi MacDonald also featuring Arthur Mullard Tony Blackburn?:??
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G1The Sleeping Beauty
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Penelope Keith, Aimi MacDonald and Jon Pertwee (English actor)
Penelope Keith also featuring Jon Pertwee Aimi MacDonald?:??
G2Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1279)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
G3Little Red Riding Hood
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Tony Blackburn, Aimi MacDonald and Arthur Mullard (English actor & singer)
Aimi MacDonald also featuring Arthur Mullard Tony Blackburn?:??
G4London’s Burning
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
London’s Burning
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Scotland’s Burning
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
G5Puss in Boots
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Tony Blackburn, Aimi MacDonald and Arthur Mullard (English actor & singer)
Tony Blackburn also featuring Arthur Mullard Aimi MacDonald?:??
G6This Old Man
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
This Old Man
publisher:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1906) and Cecil Sharp (in 1906)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3550)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
H1Cinderella
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Jimmy Tarbuck and Barbara Windsor
Barbara Windsor also featuring Jimmy Tarbuck?:??
H2Hickory Dickory Dock
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Hickory Dickory Dock
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6489)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
H3The Golden Goose
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Tony Blackburn and Aimi MacDonald
Tony Blackburn also featuring Aimi MacDonald?:??
H4John Peel
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
D’ye ken John Peel
lyricist:
John Woodcock Graves (English 19th century composer/lyricist, “John Peel”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1239)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
H5Rapunzel
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
Henry Cooper (boxer) and Barbara Windsor
Henry Cooper also featuring Barbara Windsor?:??
H6Old King Cole
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording of:
Old King Cole
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1164)
The Mike Sammes Singers?:??
H7The Elves & The Shoemaker
assistant producer:
Neil Palmer (producer)
producer:
Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
spoken vocals:
John Inman
John Inman?:??

Credits

Release

liner notes:Gordon Smith (70s UK producer)
recording engineer:Larry Bartlett
Roger Bechirian
Mike Brown (English mastering engineer)
Mike Gardner (engineer)
composer and arranger:Al Saxon (50s/60s artist)
design:Paula Browne (designer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Ronco (record company for label Ronco, a division of Telstar Records Plc) (in 1977)
recorded at:Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2624790 [info]