Charlie Brown Records (known as The Charlie Brown Record Company in 1977) was a label used by Disneyland Records from 1977 to 1984, which released material related to the Peanuts franchise. These releases were only distributed in the United States.
A majority of the releases under the label were Disney Read-Alongs, which featured an adaptation of a Peanuts special (or for Snoopy, Come Home, a movie), as well as a full-colored book. Some of the releases were re-dubbed to translate certain gags of the specials into audio format, and these new voice tracks feature Arrin Skelley as Charlie Brown, Michelle Muller as Lucy Van Pelt and Sally Brown, and Daniel Anderson as Linus Van Pelt.
These releases also had a specialized introduction, narrated by Charlie Brown:
- "Hi. I'm Charlie Brown. You can read along in your book as you listen to the story. You'll know it's time to turn the page when you hear the chimes ring like this: (sound of chimes ringing). And now we present [Peanuts-related title]."
Disney also released full sound adaptations of a few of the specials as Long-Playing (LP) Records, which re-produced them in their entire audio forms with some minor edits. The record jacket would also include a gatefold 12-page booklet containing a transcription of the record's dialogue and illustrations. The Flashbeagle album was also released by Disney under this label as an LP Record.
Eventually, the franchise rights were moved over to Western Publishing's Golden Books subsidiary, who re-released the cassette versions of Charlie Brown's All Stars, He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Come Home under their "Snoopy & Friends" label in 1987.
Releases[]
Records[]
- 401: A Charlie Brown Christmas
- 402: Charlie Brown's All-Stars
- 403: He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
- 404: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
- 405: You're in Love, Charlie Brown
- 406: Snoopy, Come Home
- 407: It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
- 408: You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
- 409: It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown
- 410: It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
- 411: You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown
- 2518: Flashbeagle (LP Record)
- 2602: Charlie Brown's All-Stars (LP Record)
- 2603: He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown (LP Record)
- 2604: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (LP Record)
- 3701: A Charlie Brown Christmas (LP Record)
- 3705: You're In Love, Charlie Brown (LP Record)
Cassettes[]
- 81DC: A Charlie Brown Christmas
- 82DC: Charlie Brown's All-Stars
- 83DC: He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
- 84DC: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
- 85DC: You're in Love, Charlie Brown
- 86DC: Snoopy, Come Home
- 87DC: It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
- 88DC: You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
- 89DC: It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown
- 90DC: It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
- 91DC: You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown
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