Vince Guaraldi – Peanuts Portraits (Vinyl LP by Craft)

Very First Vinyl LP Pressing Issued In Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Charles M. Schulz’s Beloved Peanuts Comic Strip!

Craft Recordings offers two vinyl reissues in 2020 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts comic strip, which debuted in seven newspapers across the country on October 2, 1950. The first is a picture disc of Peanuts Greatest Hits, featuring the faces of Snoopy and Woodstock with window jacket packaging. The second release is the very first vinyl pressing of Peanuts Portraits. Both titles feature the enduring music of the Vince Guaraldi Trio. Peanuts Portraits, meanwhile, includes several recordings from Guaraldi and pianist George Winston which have never been available on vinyl.

Featuring the vivid musical cues that Vince Guaraldi wrote for the cast of the Peanuts characters, this Peanuts Portraits LP adds new dimensions to beloved regulars like Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Schroeder and Sally. In addition to nine songs performed by Guaraldi, the album also includes two classic Peanuts tunes recorded by pianist George Winston. Eight of the selections (including Winston’s renditions of “Linus And Lucy” and “Masked Marvel”), make their vinyl debut on Peanuts Portraits.

1. Linus And Lucy
2. Sally’s Blues
3. Blue Charlie Brown
4. Peppermint Patty
5. Charlie’s Blues
6. Joe Cool
7. Frieda (With The Naturally Curly Hair)
8. Schroeder
9. Little Birdie
10. Masked Marvel
11. Linus And Lucy