old Ladybird Books: Cassettes

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Cassettes

Cassettes - remember them?

It seems a lot of people do.

For a short period, I think between the late 1970s and 1980s, Ladybird started to publish many fiction titles with an accompanying cassette. Occasionally at a car-boot sale I'll still come across a cassette from a Puddle Lane, WLT or Children's Classic book.

Although these cassettes don't seem to have been issued for very long, they seem to have been valued, at least in retropect, by erstwhile owners. This email, which I received last week, is quite typical:

For some years now I have been searching for the "well loved tales" series by Ladybird with the accompanying audio cassettes. Especially their 1979 version of "The Ugly Duckling" would be a fantastic find. I see you offer most of the books but there is no mention of the audio tapes, do you happen to have these as well? Or know where I can find them, possibly converted to MP3?

I have no answer to these enquiries. Does anyone know if you can still get hold of them anywhere?

123 comments:

Anonymous said...: They are indeed rare. I have been searching everywhere and collecting for about two years now. I Have about 20 cassettes. I plan to eventually rip them to Mp3.

It has become a hobby of mine.
The tapes were recorded by Pickwick International in association with ladybird books.; 24 March 2011 at 07:35
rick4444 said...: Does anybody have the lost world audio tape? Ihad it as a child and now can't find it.; 4 October 2011 at 00:21
chazii said...: Oh my word, I remember the puddle lane ones! I read the book whilst my sister listened to the audio (she isn't much of a reader) and I just remember puddle lane, and singing along to a little song about Mrs Pitter Patter!; 2 May 2012 at 07:38
Anonymous said...: rick 4444 - have lost world tape..listened to it for first time in 20 years or more tonight...
davidyellop@hotmail.com; 8 May 2012 at 13:06
Adam said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 17 November 2012 at 15:11
Unknown said...: I am searching for the audio cassette that came with 'The Space Pirates' which was one of the 'Adventures of Major Tom' series. If anyone has one or sees one then please let me know. You would make me a very happy man!; 12 October 2014 at 07:51
Unknown said...: I have found about 20 cassettes of tell a tale in a box in my parents attic. All the princess ones really, classic fairytales. I am going to convert them to mp3 and would love to share them, can anyone recommend a platform?; 21 June 2015 at 15:08
Unknown said...: YouTube? with an image of the cover... Or, soundcloud or something like that. I think if I was searching for something like that then YouTube would be where i'd expect to find it; 22 June 2015 at 05:03
Unknown said...: hey there, I just lost my post sort of, but if it does turn up, don't think I'm impatiently double posting!

I wanted to ask Dan and Anonymous further up: Anything ever become of the MP3 rip?

And: I'm not living in England, which means my chance of finding these cassettes anywhere are 0.00001%.

If someone finds the Lorna Doone cassette, playing to Beethoven's 6th symphony, the pastorale, which was a "Tell-a-tale" cassette, with "Tell-a-tale" printed on it, I will pay anything up to 20 pounds for the effort of postage and packing; I can't really afford that much more, but please, if you find it, I'll take it if it costs 50 too, I would be eternally grateful; I loved the cassette, the music, and I'll never find it again if not for somebody's help :)

Thank you to anyone who reads this.

Theo Brown, to be found at theo6brown@gmail.com; 20 September 2015 at 13:43
Stephen REVERE said...: Theo! I have about 200 of these tapes but frustratingly I can't find one copy of Lorna Doone otherwise I would have happily sold it to you. It's also one of the few ones I don't have a digital version of. Sorry!

Let me know if you're looking for any others. I have quite a lot of duplicates so will be hopefully listing these all online for sale before the end of the year.

All the best,

Stephen
stephensellis@gmail.com; 26 October 2015 at 12:58
A said...: Stephen do you happen to have the wind in the willows one? With the beethoven music?I've been looking for this for years...; 27 October 2015 at 14:31
Anonymous said...: Hello, has anyone got the pickwick ladybird horror classics cassettes. Dracula,The Mummy,Frankenstein,Hound of the Baskervilles,Jekyll& Hyde to sell or even good copies of the cassettes. I purchased these for my children when they were younger and then they no longer listened to them I gave them to our local charity shop.
We had a family get together recently and they were mentioned and I really would love to be able to get them to pass on to my grandchildren.

Kind Regards
Barbara
angelangelus@msn.com; 2 November 2015 at 12:04
Anonymous said...: Hey guys, I had a customer bring me in a treat, unopened castle grayskull under attack book and cassette. he's looking for a valuation as its one of those loft findings. If anyone has any idea what these are worth or if anyone is interested could you call or text 07546882310. thanks guys, shane fairweather.; 21 January 2016 at 12:54
Fattytallulah said...: I am looking for a copy of the Swiss Family Robinson audio cassette as a gift for my brother, does anyone happen to have a copy they're willing to sell? Thanks.; 4 March 2016 at 05:18
Stephen REVERE said...: I have a copy of Swiss Family Robinson on cassette. Feel free to contact me on stephensellis@gmail.com

All the best, Stephen; 19 April 2016 at 16:36
meaw meaw said...: I rememeber these fondly. Esp the music to "Journey to the centre of the Earth"; 21 April 2016 at 07:25
meaw meaw said...: Rimsky-Korsakov. Scheherazade, Symphonic Suite, Op. 35 The Sea and Sinbads ship I belive is the piece I remember.; 21 April 2016 at 07:29
Phoenix Fitness said...: Ho Stephen, I emailed you with some questions!; 24 April 2016 at 09:50
Anonymous said...: Hi Stephen,

I have read your comments on this thread and have a request �� I have sent you an email with this request ��

Hope to hear from you soon ��

Rob; 5 May 2016 at 02:41
Unknown said...: For years I've been trying to find a cassette I had in the late 80s early 90s that was about a zoo and it had the music from van halen's brown eyed girl. This is all I can remember! And it has been bugging me for so long! I've searched everywhere, but with just the song and the zoo, as you can imagine I haven't got very far! If anyone knows what this might be or where I can find it please let me know! phil.newbury@gmail.com; 18 May 2016 at 15:56
Unknown said...: I have The Ugly Duckling tape, produced by Pickwick International, but now am struggling to find a cassette player to test it out on! Then I need to turn it into digital. Has anyone found a digital version?; 9 July 2016 at 03:55
Unknown said...: Hey

Just put The Lost World on youtube :)

https://youtu.be/KE27_w1eFvw

Cheers
David; 2 August 2016 at 06:55
Fran said...: David, amazing upload. It would be so great if those who had these on cassette could upload them to youtube or digitise them somehow. Sad to think they'll eventually be lost.

And if anyone has a digital version of Swiss Family Robinson, please do let me know! Been searching for this for years!; 22 October 2016 at 05:43
Unknown said...: Cheers Fran, don't have any more I'm afraid...if I find any I will :); 23 October 2016 at 11:52
Anonymous said...: I am looking for A tale of two cities. Lots of fond memories of it as a child. Cathy; 12 November 2016 at 17:18
Unknown said...: Did anyone ever manage to get these on mp3? I'm desperately trying to get hold of the Swiss Family Robinson one. ..; 3 December 2016 at 04:29
Unknown said...: Does anyone have the pick-wick telltale version of the Secret Garden? I would really like to track down a copy of the audio!

Thanks, Tasha; 31 January 2017 at 09:58
Miss Naylor said...: Please please help!!! I too am desperate to get hold of the Swiss family Robinson. Have a two year old and could cry at the thought of listening to that with him. I loved the music. Was so wonderful always felt like I was in the cave with them lol. Please help if you can
My name is emmy
Email
missnaylorscience@gmail.com
Thank you to those who have put some on YouTube after reading this I found a couple. If anyone knows where I can find more or Swiss family please get in touch. I'll keep my eyes open on my travels and share any I come across. Thanks So happy I found this page :); 3 February 2017 at 12:11
Unknown said...: Sorry, no. But I now have created an mp3 of The Ugly Duckling...Many happy memories of car journeys in the mid-80s...; 3 February 2017 at 12:58
Miss Naylor said...: Oh wow I remember that!! :); 3 February 2017 at 14:32
Anonymous said...: I am a little late to the table :) but if it is of interest, the music for the following books is:

Journey to the centre of the earth: Wagner - Rienzi overture

Ali-Baba and the 40 thieves: Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

The Lost World: Berlioz - Overture from the Trojan March (This took me ages to work out and I am a musician by profession :)

Aladdin : Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade (begins with 3rd movement unlike the 40 thieves

Oliver Twist - Schubert's Unfinished Symphony

Lorna Doone - Beethoven's Patrol Symphony

Around the World in Eighty-Days - Dvorak New World Symphony

Tom Sawyer - Dvorak New World Symphony

Annoyingly I cannot remember which one was used for Swiss Family Robinson and cannot find the cassette currently but it might come back.....

Best Wishes,

Tom; 6 February 2017 at 03:40
Anonymous said...: Sorry for the embarrassing typo Beethoven .......; 6 February 2017 at 03:42
Anonymous said...: In fact I think Swiss Family Robinson was also Scherazade

Regards,

Tom; 6 February 2017 at 04:07
Anonymous said...: 2 more:

"The Mummy" and "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" were both Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique; 6 February 2017 at 04:11
Unknown said...: Ugly Duckling uses Vlatava by Smetana. Lovely music. Beautifully read story...; 6 February 2017 at 06:34
Anonymous said...: Yes and so does Treasure Island :)

Shame children don't really have something that quiet compares these days to my knowledge...; 6 February 2017 at 12:21
globalnomad said...: Apologies, but i have gotten a bit lost - does anyone have a lead on the Wind in the Willows with Beethovens soundtrack? I listened to mine so much it broke the spool. I would LOVE to hear it again, it brought the story to life in a way no other retelling has ever done.

Thanks all round!

Deets; 13 February 2017 at 05:19
Amanda said...: Hi there everyone its nice to see I'm to the only one who still remember those tapes... does anyone have an idea of the music for secret garden? I believe it was released in Jan 1980.; 14 March 2017 at 07:35
Laregisseuse said...: I've been looking for that Wind in the Willows with Bethoven's 6th for years too!! It was wonderful and I would dearly love to find it again! Any leads appreciated.; 18 March 2017 at 16:27
Anonymous said...: Hi guys,

I have The Wind in the Willows, the book and the cassette! The Ladybird Children's Classics and the cassette is Pickwick International light green in colour. I bought it from eBay back in 2012 and kept in in an envelope, just hope it's ok! I'm hoping to get it transferred to a cd and MP3 then I'll put it on YouTube if I can! I'm afraid I'm not very technical so I don't know how long it will take me to do it but I will, as so many people loved this version of the story, I have very fond memories listening to it as a child (now 41 yrs); 25 March 2017 at 14:45
Anonymous said...: Excellent. In time, we may find them all. Very happy memories if listening to these on car journeys back in the mid 80s...; 25 March 2017 at 14:48
A said...: Amanda, Secret Garden music is Borodin, steppes of central Asia https://youtu.be/Dq4bOmxKVQQ

I hope you can get wind in the willows on to YouTube, if love to play it got my kids!; 25 March 2017 at 14:51
Anonymous said...: Hi guys,

I'll certainly do my best with The Wind in the Willows! I'm going to get it copied over to a cd (really hope it can be done) over Easter and whilst I'm there I'll see if they can help me put it on YouTube as I have no idea what to do! Keep an eye on this thread and I'll let you know when I've done it! I'm doing it as a surprise for my sister's 40th; she'll love it, as it was one of our favourites growing up!; 25 March 2017 at 14:59
Anonymous said...: I'd love the wind in the willows - I've searched for it on ebay a couple of times and can't find it; 19 April 2017 at 14:35
Unknown said...: I have managed to find the Horror Classics online and download them onto my phone, I have listened to them whilst reading the books (which I managed to find)and it took me straight back to my childhood !!
I am now trying desperately to find the audio to The Wind in the Willows, A tale of Two Cities and A Christmas Carol.

My life would then be complete !!!

Thanks to anyone that could help.

susiemorris1978@hotmail.co.uk; 22 June 2017 at 07:40
Anonymous said...: IM LOOKING FOR A LADYBIRD CASSETTE'S AUDIO TO DOWNLOAD, BY CHRISTINE MORTON "DONT WORRY WILLIAM", I LOVE THE FINAL SONG: DONT YOU WORRY WILLIAM BEAR, DONT BE FRIGHT---- LOVELY SONG; :: IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME FIND IT ILL BE GLAD; 22 August 2017 at 12:47
Anonymous said...: Does anyone have Treasure Island read by Gordon Fairclough? I would love a copy to surprise my husband with.; 30 August 2017 at 03:47
Anonymous said...: This thread makes me sooooo happy! I've been searching endlessly for 'The Secret Garden' and also loved 'The Little Mermaid'. But as I've read through this I've realised I also listened to loads more which I had forgotten.

If anyone has any copies they can share please get in touch!

contact@louisealexander.com

Thank you!; 21 September 2017 at 05:29
gmrfrye78 said...: I have uploaded The Secret Garden, The Wind In The Willows and A Christmas Carol to these links -
https://www.sendspace.com/file/xdtma8
https://www.sendspace.com/file/kq2r3s
https://www.sendspace.com/file/s1fzj3
Does anyone have The Wizard Of Oz, Tom Sawyer, Kidnapped, Heidi, The Railway Children, A Tale Of Two Cities, The Hound Of The Baskervilles, Swiss Family Robinson, Peter Pan, Alice In Wonderland? I have fond memories of this series of tapes from the early 80s and would love to hear some of them again, please email g.frye@virginmedia.com or post here if you can help, Many Thanks, Graham Frye; 29 September 2017 at 04:15
A said...: Yes! Wind in the willows! Thank you so much.; 29 September 2017 at 04:18
gmrfrye78 said...: You're welcome :); 29 September 2017 at 05:01
Unknown said...: These are great. Thanks for taking the time to upload them!; 2 October 2017 at 16:03
Lindsay said...: I have several Ladybird Books to sell, some with their cassette, all in good or very good condition. There are also some cassettes without the book (lost or given away). If anyone is interested in things like "Tales from the Jungle Book" (+ cassette), "Well-Loved Carols" (+ cassette), "Tom Sawyer" (+ cassette) or cassettes without books, such as "Counting Songs", "Peter Pan", "Alice in Wonderland", "Pinocchio", "The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen", "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", "The Little Mermaid" etc, let me know!; 4 October 2017 at 06:29
gmrfrye78 said...: Hi Lindsay, I might be interested in some of these, is that the complete list of what you have and how much would you be looking for for each one? Please email g.frye@virginmedia.com if you want, thanks.; 5 October 2017 at 03:45
Anonymous said...: Hi all,

I'm looking to get hold of a digital copy of The 12 Dancing Princesses (Well Loved Tales) and Ghostly Tales (Ladybird Horror Series). They are two of the more obscure Pickwick/Ladybird cassettes and do not seem to have shown up for auction very often over the past few years. Ideally trying to get a WAV digital recording of each. If anybody can help, please e-mail me at jaygonlarkin@gmail.com; 17 October 2017 at 15:41
Anonymous said...: Hi everyone! I had a book&tape compilation of ghost stories for children when I was a boy. I remember absolutely loving it but can’t for the life of me remember who published, acted or wrote it.

The one thing I can remember is that one of the stories was about a Bogle (Boggle), and two lines of dialogue: the narrator thinks he has rid himself of the Bogle but the creature says “It took you long enough to get here. I’ll teach you to keep me waiting! ... and it blew out the fire”.

The other line is “You should never thank a bogle.”.

I know it’s a long shot but can anyone shed any light on this?

Davidbarrynewemail@gmail.com; 9 November 2017 at 12:52
Anonymous said...: Dear Lindsay, I am interested in the cassettes you have. Please could you say if you still have any left now and if you do, how I can go about contacting you?

Thanks and best wishes; 12 November 2017 at 03:43
Anonymous said...: Graham, thank you so very much for the links to the wind in the willows and a Christmas carol! My absolute favourites😁
I would love to listen to Oliver Twist again if anyone has that.; 18 November 2017 at 13:05
Anonymous said...: HI only just seen this thread and there are a lot of folk after this stuff.

I have uploaded Around the World in Eighty Days.

I also found a link to loads more- check this out. http://english.htu.cn/STORIES/INDEX.HTM; 21 November 2017 at 10:05
A said...: I would love to hear around the world in eight days again! Do you have a link to it? Thanks!; 21 November 2017 at 10:13
Anonymous said...: Yes https://youtu.be/9sCX6Ftv-t0; 21 November 2017 at 10:35
Anonymous said...: The first link I posted doesn't seem to work. Try pasting it into Google.
More stuff to follow.; 21 November 2017 at 10:37
Anonymous said...: Hi everyone.
Please see the below link to those Pickwick Ladybird cassette recordings, which I have been slowly building over time. I have managed to get some of the tapes and then create audio files from them - the best thing I think, as these tapes will only fade over time, and it's not as if anyone will re-release them; as far as I know there are no original recordings kept anywhere.
Hope you find what you want - can anyone help to expand this? I'm sure more people would like to hear them, and future generations. Hopefully most of these will not now be totally lost to time. Some of the quality may vary a bit but I've done my best, always room for improvement though.
Enjoy.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vhf9wgw6vefku1y/AADDF9i2cfA0QY55TEjxWEmGa?dl=0; 22 November 2017 at 05:23
Unknown said...: Please please please, if anyone has the audio to The Snow Queen, please let me know!!! I've been searching for it for years!!!
It made me love classical music through Vivaldi's Winter.; 1 December 2017 at 00:48
Anonymous said...: To the poster above who left the dropbox link - thank you so much. What an incredible collection, i'm so grateful to you for sharing this.

To the person asking after The Snow Queen - I'd also love to find this one, for the exact same reason!

best

Richard; 11 December 2017 at 09:35
Pola said...: It was only recently, after searching for years, that I finally discovered The Snow Queen cassette I loved as a child was the Ladybird version. However, even though so many other ladybird stories from their cassettes are available to buy (or even listen to on YouTube), I can't find The Snow Queen anywhere!

If anyone has a copy (in cassette form or even digital version) I would happily pay you for it.; 11 December 2017 at 16:08
Anonymous said...: Hi, any chance of posting the Dropbox link again pretty please?! Would be very much appreciated, my kids will hopefully love them as much as I did! Thank you in advance....; 3 January 2018 at 17:06
Unknown said...: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vhf9wgw6vefku1y/AADDF9i2cfA0QY55TEjxWEmGa?dl=0; 3 January 2018 at 18:00
Miss Naylor said...: Arghh pretty please can someone leave the drop box as a blue hyperlink? Xcsnt copy and paste using tech I have. Only selects part of the link.... :(; 4 January 2018 at 03:43
Unknown said...: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vhf9wgw6vefku1y/AADDF9i2cfA0QY55TEjxWEmGa?dl=0; 4 January 2018 at 03:56
Miss Naylor said...: Thanks Iain x; 5 January 2018 at 01:06
Anonymous said...: Ghostly Tales is for auction here. Can’t help with 12 Dancing Princesses I’m afraid

https://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2056088.m570.l1313.TR4.TRC2.A0.H0.Xvintage+cassettes.TRS0&_nkw=vintage+cassettes+pickwick+; 8 January 2018 at 04:11
Unknown said...: Thank you to everyone for the passion and hard work that's gone into finding these. As a teenager I put a box in the loft with a handful of special things that I wanted to keep from my childhood. The Wind In The Willows tape was one of the most prized items in there, however sadly the box went astray and I've never found it again. Hearing this again after all these years is just magical.; 26 March 2018 at 13:20
Anonymous said...: 'Kidnapped' is now on the Dropbox...; 9 April 2018 at 05:10
Maia said...: I'm looking for Princess and the Pea cassette. Anybody came across this one?; 30 April 2018 at 08:02
Anonymous said...: Any chance of The Ugly Duckling? One of my favourites and the music was amazing. Thank you belatedly for the link to The Wind in the Willows via drop box. So special. Email me: emilygkay@hotmail.com; 23 June 2018 at 11:55
Unknown said...: I have an MP3 of Ugly Duckling so will now have to work out how to upload it! :-); 25 June 2018 at 05:49
Anonymous said...: Hi everyone !

I'm french and I'm a great fan of Ladybird audio tales.

I try to get the entire collection (in french) and I rip then to mp3 to put it on my Youtube Channel (on Youtube, go to "Julien Goin" channel, playlist "Ladybird - Mes contes préférés - Série 600").

It's really a wonderful serie of audio books.

Julien; 7 August 2018 at 04:26
Fran Morgan said...: Would anyone have any scanned copies of the Ladybird books associated with these audio tapes eg Well-Loved Tales, Children's Classics etc?

Apparently there was a PDF collection of the books a number of years ago which seems to have disappeared off the internet!

It's also been asked before but does anyone have a digital copy or cassette tape of the 12 Dancing Princesses?; 16 August 2018 at 05:47
Unknown said...: Thank you Tim Bartlett.; 19 August 2018 at 21:35
TheHappyPrince said...: Thank you all so much!
Takes me back 30 years to growing up in Oxford.
Happy times!

Now I can share them with my children. Wonderful!
Borodin’s Steppes of Central Asia is an absolute favourite, from Sceret Garden.; 28 December 2018 at 18:46
Maia said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 20 January 2019 at 20:29
Tularis said...: If anyone is still here or interested I have started to archive the Cassettes I have found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJWCWjyy0pI

--Tularis; 25 January 2019 at 10:32
kiki said...: @Tularis: Definitely!!! I have already checked out 1 of them :)) PLEAAAASEEE keep them coming!!! Thanks a real lot!!!; 31 January 2019 at 02:03
Tularis said...: Will do. If anyone has "Ghostly Tales" I would love to hear that again!; 31 January 2019 at 10:29
Unknown said...: Hey everyone!! So, I can't remember the name of the tape or the publisher but I remember one cassette I had when I was a kid. It had a bunch of stories on it, the only ones i clearly remember are Father Frost (a girl is thrown out into the cold and she keeps telling father frost how warm she is, he wraps her in furs and when her step mother? sends her daughter out she's so rude he freezes her), the 12 dancing princesses(I remember the forests of gold/silver), a story about a magic fish, a man and his wife, and others that I barely remember. Does anyone know the tape I'm talking about?? And if so, where could I get a copy?? Thanks!!!; 1 February 2019 at 00:10
Unknown said...: Hi all,

Like many I used to listen to these books over and over again as a child.
My personal favourites were: Kidnapped, Swiss Family Robinson, The Lost World, The Railway Children and Ronin Hood.

@DavidBerry thanks for uploading The Lost World to youtube - it was brilliant to hear it again.
@Tom thanks for signposting the music - lovely to hear on its own.
@Ian Lowery thank you for the drop box link, what a fabulous collection and wonderful to hear. Ive had many on repeat for sometime now

I've also managed to procure the edition of treasure Island that I used to listen to (still pickwick but through ditto cassettes) It is the one read by Gordon Fairclough. I now need to convert to MP3. Could anyone recommend a good cassette to MP3 converter please?

Finally if anyone has a copy of The Railway Children or the Professor Gamma series that would just about make my year!

thanks everyone for the happy memories!

Ed; 19 February 2019 at 14:09
Tularis said...: I've just added a few more to my YouTube;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipWkUIiOTXE [The Three Little Pigs]
https://youtu.be/5WzdmZHQ4s8 [The Sorcerer's Apprentice]

Please subscribe for more.; 25 February 2019 at 11:53
Unknown said...: Thank you to all who have shared the audio cassettes on Dropbox and YouTube it has just taken me right back to being a child and listening to these wonderful stories with the glorious music!; 5 March 2019 at 11:43
Unknown said...: Thanks Ian Lowery!!!!; 4 April 2019 at 10:45
Sarah Blake said...: Hello :) Could anyone tell me what music was used on the Rapunzel tape please? I'd love to find out so I can buy the track as an MP3. I still have all my old cassette tapes and have been meaning for years to convert them from tape into MP3 files. Has anyone done this successfully? How do you go about this? Many Thanks.; 23 June 2019 at 08:53
Tularis said...: Hey Sarah,

I've been collecting some cassettes and uploading them here.
The equipment I use is a USB walkman type device, they can be found on amazon and ebay.
I record the audio into Adobe Audition then clean it up to remove the Buzz and restore the depth to the audio.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXwpAxJe09aGmwMwnjxFTrZz__QFGf3ud (My Captures)

If you'd like to know more you can email me @ tularis.yt@gmail.com; 23 June 2019 at 11:55
The Ladybird Pickwick Project said...: The Ladybird Pickwick Project

----------- Coming Soon ----------; 24 June 2019 at 12:18
Anonymous said...: What am amazing find! Huge thanks for the Dropbox link. I'm listening to Treasure Island now and read the classic ladybird book of Robin Hood to my son this evening :) Did anyone find The Railway Children?; 5 July 2019 at 13:06
Mike said...: Hello! I have a copy of The Lost World audiotape - it’s been bugging me for years what the music is so I’m so pleased to have found out it’s Berlioz. Does anyone know who the actor reading The Lost World was? Thank you!; 1 November 2019 at 03:12
Tularis said...: Just Thought I would let you know I have uploaded more:

Here is the Secret Garden : https://youtu.be/NqsV2Uudyew; 2 November 2019 at 12:33
Alex said...: Hello, still looking for a copy of The Space Pirates if anyone has seen one. I'm quite looking forward to introducing my daughter to the audio book.; 6 December 2019 at 07:05
Maia said...: Thanks to the person who created the dropbox, to Tularis for the youtuve link and everyone who has contributed to this spectacular collection. Incredible work!

I'm still on the hunt for the princess and the pea. Fingers crossed someone finds it somewhere in the world one day.

I am grateful for this community and all the truly helpful people. Good luck to all finding what they are looking for, I know we can find these treasures and keep them alive.; 7 December 2019 at 22:35
Anonymous said...: Hi, I've put The Railway Children on the Dropbox link!
Enjoy, and merry xmas.
Also - if anyone thinks any of the recordings here could do with a polish or re-record, please point it out.
Thanks; 18 December 2019 at 05:07
Tularis said...: Thank you so much for continuing to contribute.
If you could post up the Raw .WAV files I can attempt to remaster/improve the audio as I have done in my Videos on YouTube.; 18 December 2019 at 07:14
Tularis said...: I have also created a drop box link with all my re-masters in.
Please see here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/w9vvkodo40306og/AADl93HDDtas7kyhDTYbTaJza?dl=0; 18 December 2019 at 08:30
Anonymous said...: Cool, very nice.
I don't have any WAV files as found them too big, so converted to mp3. The WAVs will be higher quality though.
I could begin to create some if this would be the best method of preservation - any specific ones?; 19 December 2019 at 05:08
Tularis said...: Yes please the more audio information I have to work with the better results of the restoration. WAV would be best but MP3’s at 320kbps would be ok. I archive my cassette recordings as WAV and then upload as MP3 320kbps after I have restored the audio quality. I’ve remastered your railway children mp3s and have added it to my Dropbox. :) also leaving a nice long silence of noise at the beginning and end of the file helps with noise reduction process.; 19 December 2019 at 05:14
The Ladybird Pickwick Project said...: Hey anonymous, thanks for sharing the Dropbox link!

A group of us Ladybird Pickwick Tapes fan have been creating a new website to try and bring together fans of the series and we would love to include your Dropbox link, with your permission of course! Would that be ok?

We hope to be in a position to announce the website soon on this blog.; 7 January 2020 at 11:17
sparklygiraffe said...: Does anyone have the audio recording of the wizard of oz. I would love to hear this again.; 15 January 2020 at 12:52
Anonymous said...: Hi yes please share away, that's the whole idea! Looking forward to your website.

sparklygiraffe - let me have a look- I've got it, maybe I wasn't happy with the audio result.

I'll post updates here.; 16 January 2020 at 05:33
sparklygiraffe said...: Greatly appreciate everyones effort to saving these tapes. I had a briefcase full which i carried around with me. They were my favourite toy item. Wish i kept them:( would love to introduce my daughter to them. She is non verbal autistic, hoping they will help her learn to read and communicate with us. Xx; 16 January 2020 at 07:33
Anonymous said...: The Wizard of Oz is now on the Dropbox; 18 January 2020 at 14:44
Anonymous said...: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vhf9wgw6vefku1y/AADDF9i2cfA0QY55TEjxWEmGa?dl=0; 18 January 2020 at 14:50
Tularis said...: The Wizard of Oz - Remastered.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v43e0qwwbrduihg/The%20Wizard%20of%20Oz.mp3?dl=0; 19 January 2020 at 14:10
OCL said...: Hi there. Would anyone have the audio recording of Peter Pan? It was mine and my sisters favourite out of all of the ladybird classics.; 21 January 2020 at 16:13
Anonymous said...: Hi it's on the dropbox (anonymous).; 23 January 2020 at 09:50
Tularis said...: Peter Pan - Remastered.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/iw0xfvl28lo3a2k/Peter%20Pan.mp3?dl=0; 23 January 2020 at 12:34
The Ladybird Pickwick Project said...: Cassettes - remember them?

The Cassettes - old Ladybird Books blogspot has for the last 9 years been a wonderful home for the nostlagiac Ladybird Pickwick fan eager to reminisce and find the old Tell-a-Tale series.

Starting today, we're releasing a new Ladybird Pickwick website which has been in development for over a year and created by a dedicated group of fans from around the world. We are hoping to create a definitive community for fans of the series to try and come together to share and collaborate in developing a digital repository for the entire collection. You'll also find extensive background information on the series written by some of our members in addition to identifying the music used in many of the recordings. We have also posted an exclusive interview we were able to make with one of the Pickwick producers who worked on the series in the 1980's. You'll need to sign up as a member for free to view and partake in the forums but we'll hope you'll give it a go!

Enjoy The Ladybird Pickwick Project and hope to see you soon :)

https://ladybirdpickwick.wixsite.com/website; 24 January 2020 at 14:12
OCL said...: Anonymous thank you so much for sharing Peter Pan. You have made my day; 24 January 2020 at 16:30
Anonymous said...: Please would it be possible to have some guidance about devices/products recommended for transferring cassette recordings to CD/MP3/WAV files?; 31 May 2020 at 12:27
Anonymous said...: Dear Ladybird Pickwick Project,

Thank you very much for the swift reply. I shall check the forum topic. (I have tape players but nothing for transferring to CD/MP3/WAVE file and was therefore wondering what the best product to invest in would be. Hopefully the forum topic will help.)

Many thanks also for all the great work you are doing to provide further insight into Ladybird and Pickwick and preserve things.

With good wishes.; 4 June 2020 at 12:00
Anonymous said...: Hi

I'm looking for the The Professor Gamma series:

The Energy Pirate, 1982
The Frozen Planet of Azuron, 1982
The Giants of Universal Park, 1982
The Planet of Death, 1982

audio books does any one have them on tape so I can copy them to digital format?

If you can help please email me at alex.worthy@talk21.com

Cheers; 4 October 2020 at 11:22
Anonymous said...: I too am looking for the professor Gamma series. If anyone has an mp3 copy I would be eternally grateful. My dad bought them for me as a child and when he died I lost most of the possessions I used to keep at his house including those. My email address is charlotte.fardon@yahoo.co.uk Thanks; 24 October 2020 at 15:34
Tularis said...: If anyone is still interested I have just uploaded Lorna Doone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijJ6tj6444E; 23 April 2021 at 03:08
Unknown said...: hi im looking for pickwick tape of heidi. would love a copy if it was ever made; 12 January 2023 at 19:02
Anonymous said...: Hi folks, I’m also looking for the professor gamma series. Has anyone else had any luck? Thanks! Barry; 2 February 2023 at 11:46
Anonymous said...: Did anyone find the Professor Gamma series yet?; 2 August 2024 at 19:53