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Stunning British release of the commemorative double album 'Royal Family Album: Sound Pictures of H.M. Queen Elizabeth And The Royal Family' (1986), a BBC 2LP of archival Royal recordings in celebration of the Queen's 60th birthday.
In a gatefold sleeve with four-page, three-colour booklet tipped into centre of gatefold. Could be hard to find a better example.

Various – Royal Family Album: Sound Pictures of H.M. Queen Elizabeth And The Royal Family (2-LP) (1986)

Condition (refer also to notes at bottom):
VINYLS: NM. Both discs look superbly clean on visual inspection. No sign of any scuffs, marks or hairlines across any side. This hasn't been played much. Run-ins are clear except light static on side 2 run-in. Played just pre-listing and sound clarity of narration and vocals is great throughout. These are archival recordings in places so quality is limited to original source. Plays with no skipping, jumping or sticking. A worthy listen.
OUTER SLEEVE/COVER: NM. Colours are unfaded on superb gloss gatefold front and back. Corners, edges, spine and aperture in great shape with no obvious major defects. Just a few nicks to aperture. Outer back cover and all bound-in pages in super condition. Could be hard to find a better example.
INNER SLEEVES: NM. Original white sleeves with angled aperture corners. Minor crinkling but no rips or stains.

Tracklist:
A1. Fanfare by Dr. Gordon Jacob from the Coronation Of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II / The very first broadcast by a British Monarch: H. M. KIng George V openng the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, London on 23.4.24 / H. M. King George V: the first Christmas Broadcast on 25.12.32 / H. M. King George V openng the World Economic Conference on 12.6.33 / H. M King George V and Queen Mary launching the Liner 'Queen Mary' at Clydeside on 26.9.34.

A2. H. R. H. The Prince Edward, Prince Of Wales, speaking about unemployment on 27.1.34 / Unemployed Welsh miners singing 'Ebenezer' ('Ton-Y-Botel), a Welsh Hymn Melody in the streets of London on 14.12.36 / H. R. H. The Duke Of Windsor (formerly H. M. King Edward VIII) recalling the 1930s later In 1970.

A3. The Siver Jubilee Of King George V: crowds cheering / H. M. King George V broadcasting to his people at the end of the Silver Jubilee Day Celebrations on 6.5.35 / Excerpt from 'Zadok, The Priest' by G F. Handel sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey with Ernest Bullock at the Organ, from the BBC's Silver Jubilee Tribute 'Twenty-Five Years'.

A4. H. M. King George V: his last Christmas Broadcast on 25.12.35 / News Announcement by Stuart Hibberd of the approaching death of H. M. KIng Goerge V on 20.1.36 / Fanfare and Proclamation of the Ascension of H. M. King Edward VIII on 22.1.36 / Funeral of H. M. King Edward VIII on 22.1.36 / Funeral of H. M. King George V on 28.1.36. Pipers of the 2nd Battalion the Scots Guards and of the 2nd Battalion of the Black Watch play 'Flowers of the Forest'. Commentary by Howard Marshall.

A5. H. R. H. The Prince Edward speaking to the Empire from Windsor Castle following his Abdication on 11.12.36.

A6. The Coronation of H. M. King George VI and of H. M. Queen Elizabeth in Westminster Abbey on 12.5.37. The Crowning of King George Vi by The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Cosmo Gordon Lang. Commentary by The Reverend F. A. Iremonger. / H. M. King George VI speaking to is Empire after his Coronation on 12.8.37.

A7. H. M. Queen Elizabeth (now H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) launching the Liner 'Queen Elizabeth' at Clydeside on 27.3.38.

A8. H. M. King George VI broadcasting to the Empire at the outbreak of war with Germany on 3.9.39 / H. M. Queen Elizabeth (now The Queen Mother) broadcasting to the women of Britain on 11.11.39 / T.R. H. The Princess Eilzabeth (now H. M. The Queen) and The Princess Margaret broadcasting to evacuated British schoolchildren on 13.10.40 / Later, H. R. H. The Princess Margaret recalls the War Years at Windsor Castle on 'Desert Island Discs' (Interviewed by Roy Plowden on 17.1.81.

A9 . H.M. King George VI: The first Christmas Broadcast of the War (with a quotiation from the poem 'God Knows' by Minnie Louise Haskins - "I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year ... "). Air-raid Siren and the actuality of bombing / H, R, H. The Princess Margaret recalls the bombing of Buckingham Palace during the War (From the BBC-TV programme 'For The Love Of Her Country' 2.8.85.) / H. M. King George VI announces the creation of a new medal, The George Cross, for civilian acts of valour. 23.9.40 / H.M. George VI: excerpt from his Christmas Broadcast, 25.12.40. / Actuality of the bombing and gunfire at the second battle of El Alamein, 24th Oct. to 4th Nov. 1942. Superimposed is the song 'Lilli Marlene' by Leip and Schulz (Peter Maurice) sung by the German Sweetheart of the Forces, Lale Andersen, on German radio.

B1. Thanksgiving bells on 15.9.45. H.M. King George VI: his first Christmas Broadcast after the War. 25.12.45.

B2. H. R. H. The Princess Elizabeth (now H. M. The Queen) broadcasts her speech of Dedication from Cape Town, South Africa, on her 21st Birthday, 21.4.47. / Announcement of the Betrothal of H. R. H. The Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, R.N., on 10.7.47. (Announcer: Ronald Fletcher) / The Wedding of H. R. H. The Princess Elizabeth and H. R. H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey on 20.11.47. The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Geoffrey Fisher, pronounces Their Royal Highnesses man and wife. / Opening of Wedding March by Mendelssohn played on the organ by Dr. William McKie as the couple walk down the aisle of Westminster Abbey.

B3. The Silver Wedding Celebrations of H. M. King George VI and H. M. Queen Elizabeth on 26.4.45. Their Majesties broadcast to the peoples of the Commonwealth. / Announcement by John Snagge of a birth of a son to T.R.H. The Princess Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh on 14.11.48. Commentary outside Buckingham Palace by Wynford Vaughan Thomas.

B4. H. M. King George VI: his last Christmas Broadcast on 25.12.51. / Announcement by John Snagge of the death of King George VI on 6.2.52./ Fanfare and Proclamation of the Accession of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II on 8.2.52. / A despatch by Frank Gillard in Nairobi describing how the new Queen, then in Kenya, received the news of her father's death. (A shortwave broadcast). / The Funeral of H. M. King George VI on 15.2.52. The Choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, sing 'The strife is o'er, the battle done' accompanied on the organ by Dr. W.H. Harris. The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Geoffrey Fisher, pronounces the Committal. / H.M. Queen Elizabeth talking about her father at the unveiling of a National Memorial to H. M. King George VI on 21.10.55.

B5. The Coronation of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey on 2.6.53. Commentary by Rex Alston as the Golden Coach passes in the long procession to the Abbey. 'Vicat Regina' from the Anthem 'I was Glad' by Sir Hubert Parry (Novello) sung by the Scholars of Westminster School and the Coronation Choir of ocer 400 voices drawn from many choirs in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth and conducted by Dr. William McKie, organist and choirmaster of Westminster Abbey at the time. The Coronation Orchestra was compiled from members of leading Symphony Orchestras and was conducted by Sir Adrian Boult. The organist was Dr. O.H. Peasgood. The Enthroning: Commentary by John Snagge. Exhortation by The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Fisher. / The Prime Minister of the time, The Right Honourable Winston Churchill, O.M., introduces H. M. The Queen in a radio broadcast on the evening of 2.6.53. H. M. Queen Elizabeth II makes her first broadcast to her people after her Coronation.

B6. H. R. H. The Prince Charles talking about The Queen as a mother and as a person. / H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh making a humorous speech to members of The British Medical Association at a Dinner on 2.11.54. / Basil Boothroyd, well-known writer and biographer of H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh, talking about Prince Philip's character. / H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh, talking about The Crown and The Commonwealth to teenagers (From the radio programme 'Let's find out' on 31.3.65) / H. M. Queen Elizabeth II broadcasting her Christmas Message from New Zealand on 25.12.53.

B7. Announcement by H. R. H. The Princess Margaret renouncing marriage to Group-Captain Peter Townsend on 31.10.55. Read by John Snagge. / Godfrey Talbot talking about H. R. H. Princess Margaret.
B8. H. M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, speaking at the unveiling of the War Memorial at Dunkirk on 29.6.57.

B9. H. M. Queen Elizabeth II speaking to a special meeting of The General Assembly of The United Nations in New York on 21.10.57. / Description by Audrey Russell of the tickertape welcome in New York for H. M. The Queen and H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh.

B10. H. M. The Queen's first televised Christmas Broadcast on 25.12.57. / Finale of the Anthem 'I was Glad' by Sir Hubert Parry (Novello) sung by The Coronation Choir conducted by Dr. William McKie and played by the Coronation Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult. Organist: Dr. O.H. Peasgood.

C1. H. M. Queen Elizabeth II creates H. R. H. The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales on 26.7.58. The Queen, who was unable to be present a the British Empire and Commonwealth Games because of illness, made this recording and it was played to the vast crowds who greeted it with delght. / H. M. Queen Elizabeth II: Christmas Broadcast 25.12.58.

C2. The Wedding of H. R. H. Princess Margaret and Mr. Anthony Armstrong-Jones (now the Earl of Snowdon) in Westminster Abbey on 6.5.60. Commentary by Audrey Russell. Organ music: Trumpet Tunes and Airs by Purcell played by Dr. O.H. Peasgood.

C3. The Rt. Hon. Lord Home of the Hirsel, K.T., talks about the Prime Minister's weekly audience with The Queen (a World Service programme recorded in 1976) / H. M. Queen Elizabeth II speaking in Berlin to the Governing Mayor and thousands of Berliners on her historic State Visit to West Germany in May 1965.

C4. The Investiture of H. R. H. Prince Charles as Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle on 1.7.69. H. R. H. The Prince of Wales talks about his motto 'I Serve' and what this means to him. / Godfrey Talbot describes the character of H. R. H. The Prince of Wales. / H. R. H. The Prince Charles talking to Jack de Manio on a Radio 4 interview on 1.3.69. / H. R. H. The Prince Charles talking about being a member of 'A Family Firm' with Cliff Michelmre on BBC-1 26.6.69.

C5. H. M. The Queen, H. R. H. Princess Anne, H. R. H. The Prince Andrew and H. R. H. The Prince Edward, in an excerpt from the BBC/ITV film 'Royal Family' shown BBC Television in 1969. This was the first time that The Royal Family appeared on television completely informally. The BBC Producer, Richard Cawston, recounts that in order to film tis sequence, The Queen drove her Land Rover in the grounds of Sandringham with an electrician strapped to the bonnet of her car, shining a light into her face! Introduction by Robert Hudson.

C6. The Funeral of H. R. H. The Duke of Windsor at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, on 28.5.72. Garter King of Arms proclaims The Duke's Titles. Commentary by Robert Hudson.

C7. Silver Wedding Anniversary of H. M. The Queen and H. R. H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Queen speaking at a luncheon given in her honour by The Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City of London at Guildhall on 20.11.72.

C8. H. R. H. The Princess Anne speaking at the Institute of Journalists' Dinner on 23.11.72. / H. R. H. The Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips in conversation with Alistair Burnet and Andrew Gardner at Buckingham Palace in special 'Panorama' programme on on BBC-1 on 12.11.73. / The Wedding of H. R. H. The Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey on 14.11.73. (stereo). H. R. H. The Princess Anne repeats the vows. Music: Toccato for Trumpets by Bashford (ms) played by Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, conducted by Lt. Col. R.B. Bashford. The opening of Toccata in F Major by Widor (Harnelle) played by Timothy Farrell, sub-organist of Westminster Abbey.

C9. H.M. Queen Elizabeth II presents a new Liberty Bell to the people of the United States of America during their Bi-centennial Celebrations to mark American Independence. Excerpt from her speech on 6.7.76, followed by the sound of bell ringing. / H. M. The Queen speaking outside the State House in Boston from where the Declaration of Independence was read. Excerpt from a short-wave broadcast on 11.7.76.

C10. The Silver Jubilee Year of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II - The Silver Jubilee Tour of Australasia - 10.2 to 30.3.77. A description by Christopher Martin-Jenkins of The Queen's visit to Western Samoa, Tonga and Fiji, with actuality music. / Excerpt from H. M. The Queen's speech in reply to Loyal Addresses by both Houses of Parliament on 4.5.77. / The Silver Jubilee Tour of Scotland - 17.5 to 27.5.77. Massed Pipes and Drums of the Royal Scots, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, The Black Watch, The Queen's Highlanders, The Gordon Highlanders, and The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders playing 'Holyrood Park' by Capt. Andrew Pitkeathley, Director of Army Bagpipe Music. Commentary by Tom Fleming.

C11. Highlights from BBC Television and Radio Coverage of Jubilee Day on 7.6.77. Commentator: Tom Fleming. The Gold Coach and Procession leaving Buckingham Palace; Arrival at St. Paul's Cathedral for The Service of Thanksgiving; Fanfare and excerpt from the address by The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Donald Coggan. (stereo). / Excerpt from H. M. The Queen's message to the Commonwealth at The Guildhall. / The return to Buckingham Palace and appearance of The Royal Family on the balcony before a massive crowd of over 100,000 people. / A street party in Fulham.

C12. The Silver Jubilee Tour of Northern Ireland - 10.8 to 11.8.77. H. M. The Queen at Coleraine University; excerpt from her message to the people of Northern Ireland; Children cheering The Queen. Commentator: Brian Walker. / News announcement of a birth of a son to H. R. H. The Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips on 15.11.77 / The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Donald Coggan, talking about H. M. The Queen as Supreme Governor of The Church of England and Defender of The Faith and of Her Majesty's own faith, in an interview given to Sylvia Cartner in 1977 (stereo). / H. M. The Queen's Christmas Broadcast on 25.12.77 in which she looks back over her Jubilee Year and forward to the future.

D1. H. M. Queen Elizabeth II opening the XIth Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada on 3.8.78. / H. M. The Queen Mother speaking after her appointment as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, at Dover on 1.8.79.

D2. News announcement of the death of The Earl Mountbatten of Burma on 27.8.79. Lord Mountbatten talking about his death and funeral (the BBC-1 programme 'A Man Of Our Time' 27.8.79.)

D3. The 80th Birthday of H. M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 4.8.80. Godfrey Talbot, who has written a book about The Queen Mother, talking about her as a person. Crowds outside Clarence House singing 'Happy Birthday To You' and cheering.

D4. News announcement of the Engagement of H. R. H. The Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer on 24.2.81. The couple being interviewed by Keith Graves after the announcement. / H. R. H. The Prince of Wales speaking at the Press Awards on 8.4.78.

D5. H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh talking about the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme to Jimmy Young on his radio programme on 10.6.81. / The sounds of the shots as H .M. The Queen is riding to Horse Guards Parade to review the Trooping of the Colour on 12.6.81. Commentator: Tom Flemng. / Kate Adie talking to an eyewitness of the incident who descirbes what happened and how fortunate it was that the gun was not a real one. Kate Adie recalls other incidents of attacks on members of The Royal Family.

D6. H. R. H. The Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer interviewed by Andrew Gardner in a special BBC/ITV programme on 28.7.81. / The Wedding of H. R. H. The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer in St. Paul's Cathedral on 29.7.81 (stereo) Fanfare: 'Royale' by Major W. Jackson (ms) The Voices of the Marriage Service conducted by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Robert Runcie. Robert Hudson describes the scene as T. R. H. The Prince and Princess of Wales walk down the aisle to the music of 'Pomp and Circumstance No. 4' by Sir Edward Elgar (Boosey & Hawkes) / H. R. H. The Prince of Wales talking about his wedding in a speech at The Guildhall, London, on 5.11.81. / H. R. H. The Princess of Wales replying in English and in Welsh after receiving the Freedom of the City of Cardiff on 29.10.81. / H. R. H. The Princess of Wales switching on the Christmas Lights in Regent Street, London, on 18.11.81.

D7. H. R. H. The Prince Andrew: an excerpt from his first public speech at the Centenary Varsity Match Celebration Dinner on 8.12.81. / H. M. The Queen speaking about those fighting in the War of the Falkland Islands, before she performed the Opening Ceremony of at the Keilder Dam, Northumberland, on 26.5.82. / An announcer mentions the loss of HMS 'Coventry' and 'The Atlantic Conveyor' in the South Atlantic. / H. R .H. Prince Andrew recalls the sinking of 'The Atlantic Conveyor' in an interview with Selina Scott recorded on board HMS 'Brazen' in July 1984 and shown on 'Breakfast Time' BBC-1 on 30.7.84.

D8. H. M. Queen Elizabeth II welcoming the President of the United States of America and Mrs Reagan to Britain at a State Banquet in Windsor Castle on 8.6.82. / Announcement of the birth of a son to T. R .H. The Prince and Princess of Wales on 21.6.82. / Announcement of the forthcoming Christening of H. R. H. The Prince Wiillam. The announcer also mentions an intruder in Buckingham Palace.

D9. H. M. Queen Elizabeth speaking in Pidgin English in the Trobriand Islands on 13.10.82. Translated into real English: The Queen said how happy she was to be here and wanted to come back later. Commentator: Brian Hanrahan. / Children singing 'O Canada'. H. M. The Queen speaking in French and English on her arrival at Victoria, British Columbia on the start of her tour of Canada on 8.3.83. / T. R. H. The Prince and Princess of Wales at Alice Springs, Australia, answering a question by 9-year-old Jamie Smith (repeated by the radio announcer because of bad line quality) on 'School on Air', 21.3.83.

D10. H. R. H. The Prince Edward talking about producing the Cambridge Revue to Jenny Walker of Radio Cambridge on 7.3.84. / H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh telling an anecdote from his latest book, 'Men, Machines and Sacred Cows' on the radio programme 'Bookshelf', 23.3.84. / H. R. H. The Prince of Wales reading his story 'The Old Man of Lochanagar' on the BBC-1 TV programme 'Jackanory'. It was recorded in the open air near Balmoral with a rushing mountain stream in the background. / Big Ben striking as the News-Reader announces the birth of a second son to T. R. H. The Prince and Princess of Wales on 15.9.84. Later named H. R. H. The Prince Harry.

D11. H. R. H. The Princess Anne interviewed by Terry Wogan on 'The Wogan Show', BBC-1 22.3.85. / H. R. H. The Princess Anne talking about the work of The Save The Children Fund, of which she is President, on the John Dunn radio programme, just after her return from the Sudan on 23.12.85. / T. R. H. The Prince and Princess of Wales on board the Royal Yacht 'Britannia' talking to Kate Adie about their tour of Italy. Broadcast on the radio programme 'Today' on 4.5.85.

D12. The Royal Tour of New Zealand - February 1986. Michael Cole reports about H. M. The Queen being hit by an egg. (BBC-1 9 pm News 26.2.86.) / H. M. The Queen refers to an incident at a State Banquet in Wellington, New Zealand (BBC-1 9 pm News 26.2.86.) / H. M. The Queen's Message to the Commonwealth on Commonwealth Day, 10.3.86.

D13. The announcement of the Engagement of H. R. H. The Prince Andrew and Miss Sarah Ferguson on 19.3.86. Excerpt from an interview given by them to John Osman ((BBC Radio 1 pm News) / H. M. Queen Elizabeth II: end of her Christmas Broadcast 25.12.85. / The National Anthem arranged by Sir David Willcocks (O.U.P.), The Bach Choir, Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral and the Gentlemen and Children of H. M. Chapel's Royal with Christopher Dearnley (organ) and the Orchestra conducted by Sir David Willcocks at the Wedding of T. R. H. The Prince and Princess of Wales (stereo)


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ITEM CONDITION - items are graded according to Record Collector definitions - see below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.