Dad's Army Memorabillia - LP Records - Dad's Army Sgt Wilson's Little Secret / Something Nasty In The Vault by the Original Radio Cast

In the 1970s the BBC 's merchandising of its TV programmes either consisted of book adaptations of their popular shows or alternately vinyl albums featuring soundtracks from these programmes. (This was still the age before the video recorder, so it was the closest you could get to reliving some of your favourite programmes!).

After initial releases of classic Goon Shows, Hancock's Half Hours, Two Ronnies sketches and Morecambe & Wise, its hardly surprising Dad's Army followed with a soundtrack LP.

These two shows were recorded for the radio series in 1973 and featured most of the original cast members, the album was also complimented with nice cover artwork of a bomb in Mainwaring's bank vault!

True to most 70s BBC releases of classic radio comedy the album lacks the signature tune to the series, so these versions are edited compared to the later BBC Radio Collection releases.

Andy Howells