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Dates: during 1960-1960
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Captain Kangaroo (Columbia). If Gibbon were alive, he would probably blame the Decline of the West on Captain Kangaroo. Culture snobs notwithstanding, the fact is that the gentle captain makes small fry happy, and these two bouncy collections of songs, capers and "riddle-a-diddles" are calculated to make them...
Tall Fireman Paul and Busy Policeman Joe (Victor). In the mythology of the city child, the policeman and firefighter are noble Hector and great Achilles. It is a brave myth, and this record, enriched by the street noises of everyday reality, does nothing to tarnish it.
More Selections from Alice in Wonderland (Cyril Ritchard; Riverside). Actor Ritchard has style, a quality increasingly confined to British actors and aristocrats. He is quipsy, quirkish, quibblesome and wopsical, as Alice's high-styled brand of insane logic and sane illogic demands. Children who teethe well on The Mock...
Through the Looking-Glass (Joan Greenwood, Stanley Holloway; Caedmon). Actress Greenwood's voice suggests that she may have eaten the looking glass on the way through. In this impeccable recording, she makes a piquant Alice ably seconded by Narrator Holloway and a neatly meshed cast. No fear of Tweedle...
Songs and Fun with the Baby Sitters (Vanguard). This winning semipro quartet gives one the sensation of visiting with rather than listening to. Giving off an air of artless improvisation, they intertwine pretend games, traditional ballads and "activity songs." Low on actorish gloss, the Baby Sitters are as soft sell...