{"product_id":"vince-guaraldi-its-a-mystery-charlie-brown-cd","title":"Vince Guaraldi - It's A Mystery, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording (Extended Edition CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtended Edition Compact Disc\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first release of Vince Guaraldi's score for It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown, the eleventh Peanuts television special, which aired on CBS on February 1, 1974. No soundtrack album existed until now; the music comes out of the Lee Mendelson vault, restored and mastered in stereo by Vinson Hudson from the original session tapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuaraldi recorded it at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco across sessions in October and December 1973 and January 1974. He plays piano, electric piano, clavinet, guitar and whistles, with Seward McCain on bass and Mike Clark and Eliot Zigmund on drums; Ron McClure plays bass on the two jazz standards that close the disc. Sean Mendelson and Jason Mendelson produced the release, and Terry Carleton mixed it at Bones and Knives. Guaraldi died in 1976, about two years after these sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-one tracks run roughly forty-two minutes. Fifteen are the score as heard in the special; the last six are bonus material, including an alternate take, the unused cue \"Snoopy Holmes,\" mix variations that leave the studio banter in, and readings of Joseph Kosma's \"Autumn Leaves\" and Charlie Parker's \"Billie's Bounce.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe booklet carries a track-by-track commentary by Sean Mendelson, a historical essay by Guaraldi's biographer Derrick Bang, and further notes by Jason Mendelson. The label packages it as a Digipack Lite in FSC-certified paper with a compostable sleeve, and every physical copy includes a collectible magnifying-glass sheet. The label frames the release as a seventy-fifth-anniversary edition, marking seventy-five years since Guaraldi began recording professionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Birdie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery Theme \/ Mystery Theme (Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's a Mystery, Charlie Brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSassy Sally \/ It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery Theme (2nd Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCops and Robbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (2nd Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery Theme (3rd Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (3rd Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSally's Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery Interlude #1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe Cool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (4th Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery Theme (4th Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery Theme (5th Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (2nd Reprise Alternate Take)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnoopy Holmes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery Theme (Vibraslap Mix) \/ (Studio Banter) \/ Little Birdie (Alternate Vince Whistle) \/ Cops and Robbers (Rhythm Section Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe Cool (Just Vince Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutumn Leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillie's Bounce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive Vince Guaraldi titles at Evergreen Vinyl, this one included: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vince-guaraldi-a-charlie-brown-christmas\"\u003eA Charlie Brown Christmas\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vince-guaraldi-it-s-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-original-soundtrack-recording\"\u003eIt's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vince-guaraldi-be-my-valentine-charlie-brown\"\u003eBe My Valentine, Charlie Brown\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/preorder-vince-guaraldi-a-charlie-brown-thanksgiving\"\u003eA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 755491377338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lee Mendelson Film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.18.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lee Mendelson Film","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":48226556805278,"sku":"755491377338","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/Mystery_Jacket_4_13_26_Cover.png?v=1789364708","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/vince-guaraldi-its-a-mystery-charlie-brown-cd","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}