Moveaboutalot -
Narrated by Arthur Lowe

Originally released:
C. John Mears (CJM TLP777) 1977

Music by Cy Payne

Story-Rhymes by Richard Harvey

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Album scan provided by David Noades

This album features Arthur Lowe reading nursery rhymes written by Richard Harvey, about all sorts of strange and clever animals.

Between each story we hear an incredibly annoying electronic sound, which Arthur explains is a special signal that allows the listeners to move about from one place in the world to the next, e.g. one story to the next. This album is clearly designed for young children, but adult fans of Arthur Lowe will find it pleasant to listen to as well. The LP has an upbeat music track which is heard between the various stories, as we are 'moving about'.

As well as Arthur reading the rhyming stories, some of the tracks are in fact songs (tracks 4, 6, 10 and 15). These tracks don't feature Arthur at all. They are unknown artists.

Interestingly, another track in exactly the style of those from this album exists, but did not get released on this LP. David Noades, who was responsible for finding this album for the DAAS New Zealand Branch, also found the bonus track, called 'The Kangaroo of Waterloo' on the 1998 compact disc release 'Children's Animal Fairyland - the Land of Make Believe', which was released on the Songs For Children label as SFCD 023.

Thanks to Dave Homewood and David Noades for the information revealed in this article.