Re: [ARSCLIST] Methuen Talking Book - EFDSS/Peter Kennedy 7" LP issues

[John Ross <johnross@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The back covers of the two titles you mention --

2/1501/26   Windy Old Weather; An L.P. Record of Sea Shanties and 
Saltwater Ballads With Skipper Bob Roberts

2/1502/26   Kissin's Nae Sin; Love Songs and Bothy Ballads,
                sung by Isabel Sutherland and Jimmie MacGregor, with 
John Cole (Mouth-organ) and Steve Benbow (Guitar)


list a total of 14 Talking Book titles as "available now," but none 
of the others in the list are in the 2/150X/26 Ballads of Britain 
series, nor do they appear to be folk songs. The others are ballroom 
dance instruction (1251/U through 1254/U); Children's singing games 
and nursery rhymes sung by Marjorie Westbury (1001/U through 1004/U); 
and some miscellaneous titles, including "Instruments of the 
Orchestra," "The Story of Jesus," and "Bird Song."

Westbury was a well-known radio actress and a member of the BBC Drama 
Repertory Company, who's best remembered today as Steve, the wife of 
Paul Temple in the long-running series of BBC Radio detective serials.

Both of the "Ballads of Britain" packages carry a 1960 copyright date.

John Ross


At  9/3/2008 01:09 PM, you wrote:
>    I've recently become aware of two recordings issued by Methuen's TALKING
> BOOKS (UK) recorded edited and produced by Peter Kennedy in association with
> the EFDSS.
>   One by BOB ROBERTS, the second by ISOBEL SUTHERLAND.  They are 7-inch
> 33-1/3 rpm discs,
> in a booklet with texts and illustrations.
>   Were there any others in the series?  Anyone know how widely they
> circulated, availability, target market, etc.?
>   Thanks!
> Best wishes, Thomas.