The wonderful theme for the 1976 "Paddington" TV show was actually composed as something completely different: as background music for the earlier BBC television series "Lord Peter Wimsey" (1972-75). BBC Records released a tie-in vinyl single in 1972 titled "Lord Peter Wimsey Theme" (BBC RESL 7), and on the B-side, they included the piece "Size Ten Shuffle" with the description: "Incidental music: Lord Peter Wimsey Series". Then after the piece was repurposed and rearranged as the theme tune for Paddington, the original recording of "Size Ten Shuffle" was re-released on several BBC compilation albums as the "Paddington Bear" theme. That included the 1989 CD "Themes from Children's BBC" (PWKS 650), which this upload is sourced from.
It should be mentioned that the full-length version of "Size Ten Shuffle" on the 1972 single ran for 3 1/2 minutes. This CD release seems to be a shortened edit, likely done to bring it more in tune with the version heard in the Paddington TV series. You can hear the full version uploaded by bondbrookebond over here: • Paddington Theme (Full...
Written and conducted by Herbert Chappell.
Copyright info from the CD:
Paddington Bear (Size Ten Shuffle)
Boyfriends
Theme from the BBC tv series "Paddington Bear"
(Herbert Chappell/Clarabella Music Ltd.)
℗ BBC 1972
More information about the 1972 "Lord Peter Wimsey Theme" single (which was apparently re-pressed with a differently designed label in 1974):
www.45cat.com/record/resl7
www.discogs.com/Boyfriends-Lo...
The A-side with the Lord Peter Wimsey main theme can be heard here: • Boyfriends * Lord Pete...
Негізгі бет Фильм және анимация Paddington Theme (Size Ten Shuffle) - Boyfriends, 1972 (short version, CD rip)
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