Object number
2011/23/1-2
Title
JOHNNY MORRIS invites you to listen with him to SOUNDS OF THE COUNTRYSIDE,
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Description
This is a 7" vinyl record (45rpm) in a cardboard presentation sleeve. It plays 'Sounds of the Countryside' and was the first in a new series of Shell Junior Records and was produced specifically for the educational field and designed for the primary level. It was part of the series, 'Shell Junior Records' and was published for 'Shell-Mex and B.P. LTD.' by Discourses Ltd., 34 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The presentation sleeve was printed by West Brothers. The record plays sounds that one would hear during a country walk, including bird and animal sounds (recorded by expert John Kirby), and contains information pertaining to the lives of birds such as their feeding habits and nest-building, written and narrated by Johnny Morris. It has been compiled in such a way as not only to be informative but also sometimes humorous to promote the childen's interest in nature. The record was designed to be used with lightweight pickups (the arm that sits on the record while it is playing and then lifts off once it is finished).
Physical description
1 music record: vinyl; good condition1 record presentation sleeve: cardboard; good condition
Label Text
'Sounds of the Countryside' Record // What sounds do you associate with the countryside? This children's record aimed to promote interest in nature by playing sounds that one might hear during a country walk, including birds and animals. It also provided information about feeding and nest-building habits. // 2011/23
Archival history
MERL ‘Object Accession Form’ – 'Short description (free text): Vinyl record (45rpm) of Johnny Morris 'invites you to listen with him to Sounds of the Countryside' // ... // Physical description (free text): 7 inch vinyl record (45rpm) entitled 'Johnny Morris invites you to listen with him to Sounds of the Countryside' in cardboard presentation sleeve. Sleeve front depicts a large tree and fields with the record title printed on a yellow background. Information about the record and about others in the Shell Nature series is detailed on the back of the sleeve. The record itself is black with a yellow sticker on each side in the centre labelling Side 1 and Side 2 and repeating the title and series of the record. // ... // References: 'The Johnny Morris storybook : a collection of illustrated stories first heard on BBC School Radio' (British Broadcasting Corporation, 1985)’
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Dimensions
- Diameter 173 mm
- Length 182 mm
- Width 182 mm
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