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Release details
| Title | Crackerjack | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Various | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - RE* (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - RE* Albums.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC Records - REC 185 | ||||||||
| Format: | Vinyl Albums | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1974 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Childrens View all other tracks listed as Childrens. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | REC 185S A//1 420 03 11 4 REC 185S B//1 420 03 11 8 | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by |  Polydor | ||||||||
| Page views: | 1498 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 3576, rank in albums is 2005. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
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| Detail | Value | ||||||||||
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| Cover condition | Very Good Plus | ||||||||||
| Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | D | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Not recorded | ||||||||||
| Where can I buy this release? | You may be able to purchase this release from the following websites (others are available!) | ||||||||||
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Tracks
| Below is a list of tracks for this release. | |||||||||||
| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | First steps [Don and Pete] | ||||||||||
| A2 | Vote for Crackerjack [Don and Pete] | ||||||||||
| A3 | Who's a pretty boy then? [Don and Pete] | ||||||||||
| A4 | Talk to the animals [Jacqueline] | ||||||||||
| A5 | Treasure island [Don, Pete, Christine] | ||||||||||
| A6 | Gitarzan [Don and Jacqueline] | ||||||||||
| A7 | Bonnie Prince Charlie [Don, Pete and Christine] | ||||||||||
| B1 | Song for all seasons [Pete and Don] | ||||||||||
| B2 | Venice [Pete and Don] | ||||||||||
| B3 | Oggle cockle song [Pete and Don] | ||||||||||
| B4 | Esau buck [Pete] | ||||||||||
| B5 | He calls me his own grace darling [Jacqueline] | ||||||||||
| B6 | The twenties [Pete, Don and Christine] | ||||||||||
| B7 | The end [Pete and Don] | ||||||||||
| Total length of media 0:00. | |||||||||||
All release pictures
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Reviews
| Below is my review for this release and the ratings. | ||
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| My rating | 3 | |
| Guest rating | Current average value is 3. To vote, please select one of these buttons: | |
Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
| According to the Oxford English Dictionary 'Crackerjack' means ''Something that is exceptional or splended''. The television series, which was produced on the 15th September 1955 by Johnny Downews for a series of six programmes, has run for almost 20 years, over 400 transmissions. It certainly lives up to this definition. Nearly every great name in the world of show business and pop entertainment has appeared in the show at some time. First presented by Eamonn Andrews with Jack Douglas and Joe Baker co-starring, other regulars have been Ronnie Corbett, Leslie Crowther, Rod McLennan, Michael Aspel, and Little and Large. The guests have included Harry Secombe, Frankie Howerd, Ted Ray, Norman Wisdom, Max Bygraves, Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Vera Lynn, Adam Faith, Petula Clark, Gerry Glitter, Slade and the Sweet. The programme has an average estimated audience of 8 million viewers weekly. Her Majesty The Queen attended a special performance on the occasion of the BBC's 25th Television Anniversary. Two years ago I was asked to take over the production, following in the footsteps of Peter Whitmore and Brian Jones, both of whom have had long associations with the series. It was at this time that I asked Peter Glaze, who has appeared as a regular in more programmes than anyone else, to rejoin the cast after an absence of two years and the star with those great performers Don Maclean and Jacqueline Clarke. When I was asked to make an LP of favourite Crackerjack songs and sketches, I thought it was a great idea. My thanks to the sound crew of the Radio Studio Managers, who through their technical wizardry brought the disc to life. I hope you enjoy it and I am extremely proud to be associated with it. ROBIN NASH: Producer - Crackerjack / Top of the Pops / The Basil Brush show / The Osmonds. MUSIC DETAILS Vote for Crackerjack - Hedley / Hare / Hayes Talk to the animals - Bricusse / Robbins Jake the peg - Harris / Roosen Baby face - Davis / Akst Gitarzan - Stevens / Everette Hoots mon - Burke / Van Heusen Tie a yellow ribbon - Lavine / Russell / Brown Song for all seasons - Hare / Hedley / Hayes The oggle cockle song - Taylor / Hayes He calls me his own grace darling - Barclay Oh looka there ain't she pretty - Todd / Lombardo Wam bam - Christie Falling - (Traditional) Money - Kander / Ebb Anything goes - Porter All other incidental music written by Bert Hayes and performed by the Bert Hayes Orchestra. Script by Bob Hedley and Tony Hare. | ||
Other versions | ||
| I have the title track on these releases: | ||
| [albums] | REH 214 | Music from BBC Childrens Programmes |
| [albums] | TVLP 10 | The TV hits album - Volume 2 |
| [cds] | BBCCD SFX018 | Bang ! |
Further information | ||
| BBC Radio Enterprises Ltd and BBC Enterprises Ltd, predecessors of BBC Worldwide / BBC Worldwide Ltd., the BBC's commercial arm. Formed 1968 and 1979 respectively, they were a subsidiary wholly owned by the BBC and merged into BBC Worldwide in 1995. In that time, there were companies set up within or structured brands as part of the company to deal with separate parts of the business, e.g. BBC Records for recorded audio. Sometimes written as BBC Enterprise Ltd. The items shown here are from the "main" BBC Records and Tapes library covering a wide secletion of genres from themes, comedy dramas and others, depending on which format you have selected. | ||
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