REC 244 Play away by Various


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BBC Records and Tapes2 label

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BBC Records and Tapes2 label


Release details

DetailValue
Catalogue numberREC 244
TitlePlay away
Artist(s)Various
Cover conditionNear mint
Record conditionGood
BBC records label codeD
Item deleted?Yes
Released1973
Distributed / printed byBBC
Country of originUK UK flag
Media typePrimary
Media genreChildrens
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Run-off codes / Shop bar codesREC 244 - A1 A 1
REC 244 - B1 B 1
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Tracks

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Side & trackTrack and ArtistLength
A1The party is about to begin (Song) / All change (game) [Judy Whitfield / Derek Griffiths]
A2Superstition (Song) [Carole Ward / Peter Gosling]2.13
A3Say when (Game)1.59
A4Umbarbarumba (Song) [Peter Charlton]2.43
A5Captain Kipper's clipper (Story) [Brian Cant]4.55
A6If I had a hammer (Song) [Lee Hayes]2.18
A7Stops and starts (Game) [Trad. / Arr. Jonathan Cohen]4.14
B1Rabbit and pork (Song) [Stan Arnold]1.36
B2The rain makes all things beautiful (Song) [Trad.]1.41
B3Words, words, words (Song) [Malcolm Carrick / Ann Reay / Jonathan Cohen]2.08
B4Sitting by the river (Song) [Peter Charlton]2.25
B5The hokey cokey (Dance) [Jimmy Kennedy]2.52
B6The hippo song [Mike Ainscough]0.54
B7The train to Glasgow (Story) [Wilma Horsburgh]3.35
B8First things (Song) [Malcolm Carrick]1.45
B9Singalong (Song) - Michael Finnegan / London Bridge is falling down / Pop goes the weasel [Trad.]
Total length of media 35:18.

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts


Starring


Brian Cant
Chloe Ashcroft
Lionel Morton
Toni Arthur

Musicians


Double Bass - Spike Heatley
Drums - Alan Rushton
Guitar - Jeff Crampton
Piano - Jonathan Cohen

Arranged by


Jonathan Cohen

Sleeve designed by


Andrew Prewett

Produced by


Ann Reay
Peter Charlton
 

Other versions

I have the following similar releases in the database:
MRMC 003Play away
 

Other versions

I have the title track on these releases:
[singles]BEEB 011Don't let life get you down
[albums]RBT 17Bang on a drum - Songs from Play School and Play Away
[albums]RBT 19Play away
[albums]REC 209Hey you !
[albums]REC 209Hey you !
[albums]REC 242Bang on a drum
[albums]REC 376The bumper fun album
[albums]REH 214Music from BBC Childrens Programmes

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.

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