Ron Grainer & His Group - Happy Joe (7") (Near Mint (NM or M-))

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Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Generic

Pye Records, 7N.15411, 1962, Company Sleeve Writing On Sleeve
 

Notes:

The 'A' Side of this single was the theme to BBC TV's "Comedy Playhouse", a series of ten half-hour comedy plays. Episode five of the ten was called "The Offer" and featured two rag-&-bone men. 

The 'B' Side is the theme to "The Offer" episode, which due to viewer response, the BBC commissioned a series featuring the same characters, which became 'Steptoe & Son'. When the series aired the BBC kept the same opening theme so is now usually referred to as "Theme From 'Steptoe & Son' (Old Ned)".

Four series of 'Steptoe & Son' were made in the early 1960's (in black & white), and a further four series and two feature films were made (in colour) in the early 1970's.

The 'B' Side of this single was re-issued in 1972 as an 'A' Side at the time of the first feature film's release in cinemas. 
See this release: [r6289043

A. Happy Joe (Signature Tune From The BBC TV Production "Comedy Playhouse")
B. Old Ned (From The BBC TV Production "Comedy Playhouse")

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Rights Society NCB / BIEM
Matrix / Runout 45 XX 1411 A-IWM
Matrix / Runout 45 XX 1411 B-IWM

Published By Essex Music