1963 Vinyl 
Capitol Records
cover Chris Little
PRODUCTION: RICH LITTLE
DIRECTION: RICH LITTLE
VOICES: RICH LITTLE
ADAPTATION: RICH LITTLE
TEA AND CRUMPETS: RICH LITTLE
“My Fellow Canadians”, Rich Little's “Spoof on Canadians in High Places” which Capitol Records of Canada, Ltd. released in March of 1963, presented Rich as the foremost comedy impersonator in this country. The unusually large number of voices that he performed in that LP, all of which were Canadian, is topped in this, his newest release.
Twenty-two personalities, of international fame are impersonated here in the perennial portrayal of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”.
Completely produced, directed, adapted, and acted by this versatile son of Canada's capital, “Scrooge And The Stars” has been a five year program. It began with Rich's radio career when as a D.J. he threw it in ‘live’ for kicks. The results made a Christmas tree out of the station switchboard, and the following year, requests for the performance were received from other stations and the general public—and more so with each succeeding season. Finally, this year, Capitol Records decided it was time for everyone to get the chance to enjoy this novel version of the season's favorite story.
Rich's appearances on Canadian radio and TV and ‘in person’ shows have kept him on a busy schedule from coast to coast. The offers of U.S. TV and other entertainment media are, as of this date, presenting a strong appeal, and Rich Little’s talent should soon be presented to more and more North Americans. This talent specifically is the ability to perform ‘Socko Apings’ “(Variety)” of 72 world personalities, plus the singing voices of 12 more. The number and the accuracy of these impersonations are the indisputable qualifications that have earned him the title of “Canada's King Of Comedy Impersonators”.
FRONT COVER DESIGN: CHRIS LITTLE
MUSICAL BACKGROUND: BEV HlGGINS AT THE HAMMOND ORGAN
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED IN CANADA, NOVEMBER 1963
Printed in Canada. MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL RECORDS OF CANADA, LTD.
CAST OF IMPERSONATIONS
Jack Benny as Ebenezer Scrooge
Rochester as Bob Cratchit
Jimmy Stewart as The Nephew
Jimmy Durante and Alfred Hitchcock as Two Gentlemen From the Poor
Bing Crosby as The Carol Singer
John Wayne as Jacob Marley
Walter Brennan as the Ghost of Christmas Past
John F. Kennedy as the Ghost of Christmas Present
Ed Sullivan as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Van Hefflin, Raymond Burr, Peter Lorre as Men at the Party
James Mason, George Burns, Dana Andrews, Orson Welles and Jack Webb as Men on the Street Corner
Chester as Young Boy
Jackie Gleason as Fezziwig
Gregory Peck as Dick Wilkins
Host and Narrator: Fred MacMurray
Matrix / Runout: T1-6049 (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: T2-6049 (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: T1-6049 (Side A runout (etched))
Matrix / Runout: T2-6049-2 (Side B runout (etched))
PRODUCTION: RICH LITTLE
DIRECTION: RICH LITTLE
VOICES: RICH LITTLE
ADAPTATION: RICH LITTLE
TEA AND CRUMPETS: RICH LITTLE
“My Fellow Canadians”, Rich Little's “Spoof on Canadians in High Places” which Capitol Records of Canada, Ltd. released in March of 1963, presented Rich as the foremost comedy impersonator in this country. The unusually large number of voices that he performed in that LP, all of which were Canadian, is topped in this, his newest release.
Twenty-two personalities, of international fame are impersonated here in the perennial portrayal of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”.
Completely produced, directed, adapted, and acted by this versatile son of Canada's capital, “Scrooge And The Stars” has been a five year program. It began with Rich's radio career when as a D.J. he threw it in ‘live’ for kicks. The results made a Christmas tree out of the station switchboard, and the following year, requests for the performance were received from other stations and the general public—and more so with each succeeding season. Finally, this year, Capitol Records decided it was time for everyone to get the chance to enjoy this novel version of the season's favorite story.
Rich's appearances on Canadian radio and TV and ‘in person’ shows have kept him on a busy schedule from coast to coast. The offers of U.S. TV and other entertainment media are, as of this date, presenting a strong appeal, and Rich Little’s talent should soon be presented to more and more North Americans. This talent specifically is the ability to perform ‘Socko Apings’ “(Variety)” of 72 world personalities, plus the singing voices of 12 more. The number and the accuracy of these impersonations are the indisputable qualifications that have earned him the title of “Canada's King Of Comedy Impersonators”.
FRONT COVER DESIGN: CHRIS LITTLE
MUSICAL BACKGROUND: BEV HlGGINS AT THE HAMMOND ORGAN
RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED IN CANADA, NOVEMBER 1963
Printed in Canada. MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL RECORDS OF CANADA, LTD.
CAST OF IMPERSONATIONS
Jack Benny as Ebenezer Scrooge
Rochester as Bob Cratchit
Jimmy Stewart as The Nephew
Jimmy Durante and Alfred Hitchcock as Two Gentlemen From the Poor
Bing Crosby as The Carol Singer
John Wayne as Jacob Marley
Walter Brennan as the Ghost of Christmas Past
John F. Kennedy as the Ghost of Christmas Present
Ed Sullivan as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Van Hefflin, Raymond Burr, Peter Lorre as Men at the Party
James Mason, George Burns, Dana Andrews, Orson Welles and Jack Webb as Men on the Street Corner
Chester as Young Boy
Jackie Gleason as Fezziwig
Gregory Peck as Dick Wilkins
Host and Narrator: Fred MacMurray
Matrix / Runout: T1-6049 (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: T2-6049 (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: T1-6049 (Side A runout (etched))
Matrix / Runout: T2-6049-2 (Side B runout (etched))