This one's for Skot: Children's record producer Arthur Shimkin dies

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/07/arts/music/07shimkin.html?ref=obituaries

A long history at Little Golden Records, then Sesame Street Records. From the obit:

“Our audience is one runny-nosed kid who is sitting on the floor,” Mr. Shimkin said in a 1961 interview. “He can’t go to school and he can’t watch TV because there’s nothing on, so he turns on a record. I want to introduce him to literature, history, music.”

― Factory Sample Not For Sale (Factory Sample Not For Sale), Thursday, 7 December 2006 10:57 (nineteen years ago)

Rest in peace, it goes without saying . . .

― Factory Sample Not For Sale (Factory Sample Not For Sale), Thursday, 7 December 2006 11:00 (nineteen years ago)

"Then came long-playing albums featuring celebrities like Bing Crosby crooning Christmas carols, Alfred Hitchcock narrating ghost stories and the likes of Roy Rogers, Burl Ives and Johnny Cash singing children’s favorites."

Have these been reissued?

― cornyrocker (DC Steve), Thursday, 7 December 2006 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=788927

C Is For Cookie (Funky Version) (6:00)
Remix - Larry Levan

― milton parker (milton parker), Thursday, 7 December 2006 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

YSI!

― A Radio Picture (Factory Sample Not For Sale), Thursday, 7 December 2006 20:17 (nineteen years ago)

I've had that Sesame Street Fever record since I was a kid and now my 2 yr old daughter loves it. Haven't heard the 12" remixes though.

What a great obit headline.

― walterkranz (walterkranz), Thursday, 7 December 2006 21:26 (nineteen years ago)

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