Re: [ARSCLIST] David Bonner

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

Can't answer.  Someone else will know more about this than I do.  There was 
a recent kids record priceguide.  Maybe there?

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] David Bonner


> Hmm. I wonder if that date is right or if there was an earlier series from 
> what I grew up with. The ones I had were released in the early 60's. and 
> were not early-era kind of LPs. They were definitely made from tape 
> because the master tapes still existed as of the early 1990's.
>
> -- Tom Fine
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steven Smolian" <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 10:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] David Bonner
>
>
> > "Mercury launched the Childcraft label in association with the respected 
> > children's brand of the same name (1952).  That's it.
> >
> > The book is not a study of all kids labels but does place his various 
> > subjects in context. Childcraft is in a list of the other kids labels.
> >
> > Steve Smolian
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 9:11 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] David Bonner
> >
> >
> > > Does Bonner's book have any details on the Mercury Storyteller series? I 
> > > am pretty sure they were made in Chicago but don't know any details on 
> > > the actors, producer(s), etc? Also whether it was a 3rd party endeavor 
> > > that Mercury released or whether it was Mercury-generated project. Also 
> > > where it was recorded, when, etc?? Those Storyteller records were a 
> > > major part of the soundtrack of my childhood. Also Golden Books' records 
> > > (many produced and/or conceived by Mitch Miller).  And some series of 
> > > "science music" records -- a song from which was later covered by of all 
> > > people They Must Be Giants. And of course the Riverside Records series 
> > > "A Child's Introduction To ..."
> > >
> > > This guy has a large collection of kiddie records in mostly 
> > > low-resolution MP3:
> > > http://www.artsreformation.com/records/
> > >
> > > -- Tom Fine
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Karl Miller" <karl.miller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 9:00 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] David Bonner
> > >
> > >
> > > > Steve,
> > > >
> > > >  Forwarded your note to David.
> > > >
> > > >  Karl
> > > >
> > > > Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >  Would someone kindly supply the email address for David Bonner, author 
> > > > of "Revolutionizing Children's Records?"
> > > >
> > > > Steve Smolian