Released in 1961. Album Producer: Jerry Field. Orchestra Arr: John Lesco, TV Series Producer: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Co-Producer: Jules Bass. Directors: Bernard Cowan, Larry Roemer. Conductor: Eddie Thomas w/ The Jim Polack Singers. Character Design: Anthony Peters. Liner Notes: Jules Bass. Running Time: 33 minutes.
Voices: Joan Fowler (Pinocchio); Stan Francis (Gepetto); Larry D. Mann (Foxy Q. Fibble), Paul Kligman (Cool S. Cat); Claude Ray, Jack Mather (Additional Voices); The Jim Polack Singers. Stories: “Monkey See,” “Fast Talk,” Mutiny on the Clipper,” by Leonard Korobkin; “Back Track,” Grab Bag” by Anthony Peters.
Songs: “Pinocchio (Theme),” “Simoro” by Jules Bass; “Cricket” by Jim Polack, Jules Bass; “Foxy Q. Fibble” by Jules Bass, Jim Polack, Ed Flynn; “Cool S. Cat” by Jules Bass, Jim Polack, Eddie Thomas; “Pedro Pistol” by Jules Bass, Jim Polack, Eddie Thomas, Ed Flynn.
The New Adventures of Pinocchio was the first Rankin/Bass TV series (under the original name, Videocraft International), four years before Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer brought the company into prominence in holiday specials and King Kong made them a contender in Saturday morning TV. (Notes courtesy of Greg Ehrbar and his fantastic article on this release, which can be found here.
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