MR PICKWICK
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In 1950, Cy Leslie formed Pickwick Records One of Pickwick's off-shoot labels was Mr Pickwick, an album and EP imprint with a varied history. So far as EPs are concerned, Mr Pickwick started up in 1973 with the simultaneous release of 36 (!) records. The discs in question contained selections of nursery rhymes, children’s TV spin-offs, sung fairy stories and so on, some of which were recorded as long as a decade previously. However the batch also included the first four Top of the Tots EPs, and further would appear subsequently.Having enjoyed the 7-inch format, and the (relative) street-cred the Top of the Pops recordings had brought, Mr Pickwick elected to release further EPs by the Poppers, unrelated to the 'Tots' theme, but still pitched at the early youth market. These are detailed in turn below.Mr Pickwick EPs had their own orange labels with the genial fellow pictured, and all of them including the Top of the Tots releases had generic backs. In 1980, the orange label was discontinued, and replaced by a purple-ish design, printed directly onto the vinyl.Mr Pickwick himself started life as a line drawing looking soot- and grime-covered. He re-emerged in the late 1970s spruced up and looking younger than ever. In 1978 he even made a guest appearance on the back of the standard LP volume 70, singing carols with his twin brother!

 
66 Nursery Ensemble Three Blind Mice MR PICKWICK MP 9001
66 Nursery Ensemble The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe MR PICKWICK MP 9002
66 Nursery Ensemble Three Little Kittens MR PICKWICK MP 9003
67 The New York Theatre Orchestra Songs From Mary Poppins MR PICKWICK MP 9004
67 Parris Mitchell Strings & Orchestra Do-Re-Mi MR PICKWICK MP 9005
67 Unknown Performers Somewhere Over The Rainbow MR PICKWICK MP 9006
67 Bill Shepherd & Ranch Hends Cowboy Favourites MR PICKWICK MP 9007
64 Ann Lancaster Cinderella & Jack And The Beanstalk MR PICKWICK MP 9008
64 Ann Lancaster Little Red Riding Hood MR PICKWICK MP 9009
64 Ann Lancaster Sleeping Beauty MR PICKWICK MP 9010
70 Elizabeth Humphries & C Young 12 Nersery Rhymes MR PICKWICK MP 9011
70 Elizabeth Humphries & C Young Happy Birthday To You MR PICKWICK MP 9012
71 Peter Haas The Story Of Mowgli MR PICKWICK MP 9013
72 Unknown Performers How Much Is That Doggie In The Window? MR PICKWICK MP 9014
73 Unknown Performers The Magig Roundabout MR PICKWICK MP 9015
73 Unknown Performers Musical Chairs & Party Games MR PICKWICK MP 9016
73 Unknown Performers The Little Engine That Could MR PICKWICK MP 9017
73 Unknown Performers Rock-A-Bye Baby MR PICKWICK MP 9018
73 Unknown Performers Teddy Bear'S Picnic MR PICKWICK MP 9019
73 Mr Pickwick Orch & Chorus T V Themes MR PICKWICK MP 9020
73 Riverboat Banjo Band The Happy Banjos MR PICKWICK MP 9021
73 Unknown Performers The March Of The Siamese Children MR PICKWICK MP 9022
73 Unknown Performers Mr Pickwick Minstrel Show MR PICKWICK MP 9023
73 Unknown Performers Join In The Chorus MR PICKWICK MP 9024
73 Nestor Campos French Nursery Favourites MR PICKWICK MP 9025
73 Unknown Performers Counting Songs MR PICKWICK MP 9026
73 Unknown Performers What Are Little Girls Made Of MR PICKWICK MP 9027
73 Unknown Performers What Are Little Boys Made Of MR PICKWICK MP 9028
73 Unknown Performers Songs About Colours MR PICKWICK MP 9029
73 Shanty Men Songs Of The Sea MR PICKWICK MP 9030
73 Unknown Performers Farmyard Animal Songs MR PICKWICK MP 9031
73 Mr Pickwick Orch & Chorus Playtime MR PICKWICK MP 9032
73 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 1) MR PICKWICK MP 9033
73 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 2) MR PICKWICK MP 9034
73 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 3) MR PICKWICK MP 9035
74 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 4) MR PICKWICK MP 9036
74 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 5) MR PICKWICK MP 9037
74 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 6) MR PICKWICK MP 9038
74 Unknown Performers Mr Pickwick'S Party Singalong MR PICKWICK MP 9039
74 Ann Lancaster The Story Of Hansel & Gretel MR PICKWICK MP 9040
74 Ann Lancaster The Story Of Babes In The Wood MR PICKWICK MP 9041
74 Ann Lancaster The Story Of The Pied Piper Of Hamelin & The Ugly Duckling MR PICKWICK MP 9042
74 Menagerie Melody Makers Songs From The Jungle Book MR PICKWICK MP 9043
75 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 7) MR PICKWICK MP 9044
75 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 8) MR PICKWICK MP 9045
75 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 9) MR PICKWICK MP 9046
75 Unknown Performers Girls, Girls, Girls  MR PICKWICK MP 9047
75 Unknown Performers Hand Clapping And Foot Tapping  MR PICKWICK MP 9048
80 Unknown Performers Disco Time  MR PICKWICK MP 9049
80 Unknown Performers Two 'Space'-Themed Eps  MR PICKWICK MP 9050
80 Unknown Performers Journey Into Space MR PICKWICK MP 9051
81 Unknown Performers Pop Around The World (Vol 1) MR PICKWICK MP 9052
81 Unknown Performers Pop Around The World Volume 2 MR PICKWICK MP 9053
81 Unknown Performers Pop Around The World (Vol 3) MR PICKWICK MP 9054
81 Unknown Performers Sunshine Special MR PICKWICK MP 9055
81 Unknown Performers Summer Special MR PICKWICK MP 9056
81 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 10) MR PICKWICK MP 9057
81 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 11) MR PICKWICK MP 9058
81 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 12) MR PICKWICK MP 9059
81 Unknown Performers Top Of The Tots (Vol 13)  MR PICKWICK MP 9060
81 Unknown Performers Disco Tots MR PICKWICK MP 9061
81 Unknown Performers T.V. Funtime MR PICKWICK MP 9062

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