Listen With Mother No. 3
BBC Enterprises Ltd
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1969
Materials
Vinyl record with paper label in centre
Measurements
305 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672558.1
Summary
A vinyl record, ‘Listen With Mother No. 3’ issued by BBC Enterprises in 1969. The record contains songs and stories from the popular BBC radio series ‘Listen With Mother’. There is a paper label in the centre of each side of the record that has ‘ROUNDABOUT’ printed at the top in red and green letters and ‘LISTEN WITH MOTHER’ at the bottom in black letters. The label on Side One has ‘re 55/7’ printed just left of centre while the label on Side Two has ‘re 55/8’ in the same location. The speed to play the record at (33 1/3 rpm) and ‘Roundabout 3’ are both printed on both labels. The record plays in mono sound. Listen With Mother was a childrens story programme that ran on BBC Radio between 16th January 1950 and 10th September 1982.
Provenance
Released by BBC Enterprises in 1969. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.
Makers and roles
BBC Enterprises Ltd, manufacturer