The label was called Music For Pleasure. But how much pleasure does Smash Hits ’71 provide? Listen to episode 17 of My Weird Record Collection and hear Sean discuss this album of mysterious uncredited studio musicians re-produce such time-honored masterpieces as “My Sweet Lord,” Mozart’s “Symphony No. 4,” and of course, “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep.”
SHOW NOTES
- Smash Hits ’71 on YouTube:
- Vinyl Vulture’s write-up on Music For Pleasure (via archive.org)
- BWD Productions
- Lally Stott on Toppop
- The Mixtures – “The Pushbike Song” on Top of the Pops
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