CLAYMATION CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Vinyl Record 1988 LP

A little background...

"The California Raisins," were a fictional R&B group initially the backbone of a popular ad campaign funded by the California Raisin Advisory Board. It's lead vocals were sung by musician Buddy Miles. The public loved them.



The broad appeal of the Raisins led to numerous, higher-visibility projects in the recording industry, TV Specials and an episodic cartoon. One high point was their "Claymation Christmas Celebration." Airing on the CBS December 21st, 1987, this cute, clever, creative coup de force won not only universal critical praise but its time slot. It went on to take the Prime Time Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for Programming Less Than One Hour.

The following November, Atlantic Records released an LP record album of music from the program, plus other Christmas songs and released it as the "Claymation Christmas Celebration: The Soulful Soundtrack Album From the Emmy Award-Winning TV Special." This is that very soundtrack. It's been out of print for some time.

Condition

This copy is in terrific condition. Vinyl is excellent: Glossy, clean, no visible flaws, scratches or scrapes. Label is clean and flat with no cracking, fading, or yellowing.  The sound?  No snaps, crackles or pops, no surface noise past the lead-in grooves.

Cover is rated G+ but it's actually much better: clean, no significant edge or ring wear, corners are sharp, spine is completely readable with extremely little wear, front and back panels are glossy and fingerprint free. The only minor flaw is a few short wrinkles from the spine radiating inward, the longest one being roughly1/2".

Artist/Composer: The California Raisins

Label: Atlantic Records
Track List
A1 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 2:16
A2 Good King Swing 3:32
A3 We Three Kings Bop 2:50
A4 God Rest Ye 3:34
A5 Carol of the Bells 2:36
A6 Silent Night Jazzy Night 3:18
B1 Noel 3:33
B2 Hark! 3:30
B3 Up on the Housetop 2:16
B4 Joy! 2:30
B5 Waffle, Waddle, Wallow, Wassle 3:28
B6 Angels We Have Heard on High 3:24
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