The Pop Corporation

Vince Guaraldi’s work with the soundtrack on the Peanuts cartoons is rightly the stuff of legend. Achingly cool and whistleable jazz, bopping away under the utterly charming and razor sharp voice work from the Shultz created characters, which obviously include Snoopy and the mighty Charlie Brown.

Re-discovered in the vaults is the somewhat timely ‘You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown’ from 1972, and it’s out on vinyl for all you Peanuts lovers out there. It’s been lovingly remastered and includes the 15 original tracks and whatnot from the special, with another bunch of bonus bits thrown in too!

On it, you’ll hear the gang and Linus’ campaign to become the student prez, but also, Guaraldi singing about one of Snoopy’s most famed alter-egos, ‘Joe Cool’. There’s the melancholic ‘Deserted Charlie Brown’ and a rejig of the all-timer ‘Linus and Lucy’ for the ’70s audience. The label on the record is a joy to behold too, looking for all the world like a voting rosette!

Grab your copy here.