It Was A Short Summer, Charlie Brown (Original Soundtrack Recording)

• Released for the first time to celebrate the special 55th anniversary
• Limited Edition of 2,000 copies
• Indie Exclusive Edition
• 1xLP pressed on 45 RPM Blue Vinyl
• 32 tracks including the complete score
• Plus never-before-heard alternate tracks from Vince Guaraldi's recording sessions in 1969
• Limit 1 copy per customer

Lee Mendelson Film Productions (LMFP) is thrilled to announce the release of - for the first time ever – the complete Vince Guaraldi soundtrack for It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown, the timeless 6th animated Peanuts® special, from writer and creator Charles Schulz, director Bill Melendez and producers Melendez and Lee Mendelson. Originally airing on September 27, 1969 on CBS-TV, the special is currently available for streaming on Apple TV+.

The album includes the original recordings that comprise the song cues of the special, plus another six bonus or alternative tracks that have never been released or heard before.

Guaraldi lovingly created the soundtrack for the summer camp adventure where Charlie Brown and his gang face off against the girls’ camp lead by Peppermint Patty. The large jazz combo performances on the album include the best rendition of the Guaraldi classic, “Love Will Come (Nova Bossa),” as well as the first use of an additional percussionist, Victor Feldman.

In addition to the composer’s piano playing, the band is comprised of legends who lent their talents to lay down this final Peanuts® special soundtrack of the sixties. The recording features Guaraldi (piano), Monty Budwig (double bass), Jack Sperling (drums), Conti and Pete Candoli (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Victor Feldman (percussion), Herb Ellis (guitar), Willian Hood and Peter Christlieb (woodwind), and John Scott Trotter as the orchestra leader. The soundtrack was produced by Sean Mendelson and Jason Mendelson and restored and re-mastered by Vinson Hudson.