The
Louise Gold sang as a Muppet Performer background
vocalist part of The Entire Muppet Audience, record produced in 1977.
Catalogue number: (45 RPM
Record) PYE Records
7NX 8004
Cast
Featuring
Frank Oz - as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear
Jim
Henson - as Kermit The Frog
With
The Entire Muppet Audience - Jim Henson, Jerry
Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, and, Louise Gold
Production Team
Orchestra
conducted by - Jack Parnell
Musical
Associate - Derek Scott
Produced by
- Jim Henson with the assistance of Peter Harris and Philip
Casson
Recorded by
- Ted Scott and Roger Knight
Producer for
PYE Records - Jed Kearse
Re-Mix
Engineer - Larry Bartlet
Sleeve
Design - Paul Chave
Track Listing
Side A
1. Don’t Dilly Dally On The Way
- Miss Piggy and The Entire Muppet Audience (Frank Oz with Jim Henson,
Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, and, Louise
Gold)
2. Waiting At The Church
- Miss Piggy and Kermit The Frog (Frank Oz and Jim Henson)
Side B
1. The Boy Up In The Gallery
- Miss Piggy and The Entire Muppet Audience (Frank Oz with Jim Henson,
Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and, Dave Goelz, possibly also
Louise Gold)
2. Wotcher Knocked Em In The
Two of the four tracks on this little record (Don’t
Dilly Dally On The Way, and, Wotcher Knocked Em In The Old Kent
Road), were in episodes of The
Muppet Show that were recorded after Louise Gold had joined
the team, so it would make sense to use her big strong singing voice on the
backing vocals). Interestingly The Boy Up In The Gallery was
actually from the episode of The Muppet
Show that was recording the week Louise had her second audition,
the one that actually involved her trying-out on the show. It is quite likely
that the track was laid down in the same recording session as when Louise
recorded her audition number Chanson De Amour. So is it possible
she could have sung backing vocals on this as well? But if she did then The Muppets were
very very lucky that Louise was the candidate who actually got the job.
Miss Piggy’s star role on this album has led to it
sometimes being referred to (especially on Ebay Listings) as Miss Piggy’s
Music Hall.
All six puppteers singing on this album, along with
the orchestra conducted by Jack Parnell,
starred on The Muppet Show, on which Peter Harris, Philip Cason, Derek Scott,
Roger Knight, and, Ted Scott also worked.
All six puppeteers
singing on this album, along with an orchestra conducted by Jack Parnell, can be heard on the
Muppet albums: The Muppet Show 2, and The Muppet Show Music Album. Derek
Scott was a musical associate, on, and Philip Casson, Peter
Harris, Ted Scott and, Roger Knight were involved with, all
of these
All six puppeteers sing on the single For What It’s Worth, which was also produced
by PYE Records.
All six puppeteers singing on this album, along with
an orchestra conducted by Jack Parnell can also be heard on: Muppet Hits 1 and Muppet
Hits 2. Peter Harris was also involved with both of these.
All six puppeteers singing on this album, along with
an orchestra conducted by Jack Parnell, appeared on The Royal Variety Performance
(1977). They can all also be heard on the Muppet album Jim Henson Presents Silly Songs.
All six puppeteers singing on this album, puppeteered
on the film The Great Muppet Caper; and can
also be heard singing on: The Great
Muppet Caper (Soundtrack album), John Denver And The
Muppets A Christmas Together, John
Denver & The Muppets Merry Christmas 45RPM, Favorite Songs From Jim
Henson’s Muppets, Muppet Music Sampler,
Muppet Music Mix, Christmas For
Kids, John Denver Christmas, and, Music Mayhem And More.
All six puppeteers singing on this album went on to
puppeteer on The Muppets Go To The
Movies, on which Peter Harris
also worked. They are all also featured on the documentary Of Muppets And Men.
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave
Goelz, and, Louise Gold puppeteered on The
Dark Crystal, for which Jerry Nelson did some voice-work.
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and, Dave
Goelz puppeteered on Labyrinth.
Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz,
and, Louise Gold went on to work on the television programme Sesame Street (in the early 1990s) and the films The Muppet Christmas Carol, and, Muppet Treasure Island, and sang on The Muppet Christmas Carol
(Soundtrack album).
Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt,
and, Louise Gold sang on Born To Add.
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry
Nelson, Richard Hunt, and, Louise Gold sang on Elmo’s Lowdown Hoedown.
Jim Henson, Jerry Nelson, Richard
Hunt, and, Louise Gold appeared in “a burlesque show with some of the
Muppet-company”.
Jim Henson, Jerry Nelson,
and, Louise Gold can also be heard on Jerome Kern The First 100 Years.
Dave Goelz, and, Louise Gold went on to puppeteer on The Animal Show, on which Frank Oz did a guest puppeteering appearance, and Peter Harris was also involved with.
Philip Casson and Peter Harris
were also involved with Spitting Image. and
the album Spit In Your Ear.
Philip Casson went on to
work as a director on the Spitting Image
Pilots and Casualty.
Muppet New-Girl Louise Gold went on to appear
in Mrs Cole’s Music Hall at The Mill
in Sonnig, where coincidentally the songs on the bill included Wotcher
Knocked ‘Em In The
Louise Gold, Jim Henson, and, Richard Hunt went on to puppeteer on Tale
Of The Bunny Picnic.
Jerry Nelson, and, Dave Goelz (besides puppeteering on Fraggle
Rock itself) went on to do voice-work on the UK Co-Production of Fraggle Rock, on which Louise Gold puppeteered.
Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson,
and, Frank Oz went on to perform at Jim Henson’s Memorial Service.
Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, and, Louise Gold went on to puppeteer on The Secret Life Of Toys, their recording
credits include A Green And Red
Christmas.
Louise Gold, and, Richard Hunt went on to puppeteer on The Ghost Of Faffner Hall (with Louise
actually starring, she performed the title role).
Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and, Louise Gold’s recording credits include The Count’s Countdown, however there has
been some debate as to whether Louise
Gold actually sang on it.
Review
by Emma Shane, 1st
November 2005
This
is a curious little Muppet album. The first time I heard it I had no idea there
was even a possibility that one very very new Muppeteer could be singing on it,
even if it was only backing vocals. Music Hall songs have a certain delightful
informality and catchy pleasantness
about them, popular in the days before mass-produced recorded music. Perhaps it
was actually the invention of the phonograph and more recent recording devices
(such as a the CD) that signalled the demise of music-hall songs. With their
famously “second-rate variety” theme these old songs suit the spirit of The
Muppet Show rather well, and it is nice to hear these four: Don’t
Dilly Dally On The Way, Waiting At The Church, The
Boy In The Gallery, and, Wotcher Knocked Em In The Old Kent Road
given a new lease of life on phonograph as performed by a bunch of talented
puppeteers! There is only one drawback, and that is giving the lead vocals to Frank
Oz. They were probably best suited to his characters, especially Miss
Piggy, the only difficulty is that some of the puppeteers singing as part of The
Entire Muppet Show Audience (mostly Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt,
plus of course Louise Gold) are somewhat better singers than he is. But
perhaps it doesn’t matter too much, he acquits himself reasonably well after
all. Certainly this record is probably a must-have for Miss Piggy Fans. But
what about fans of performers other than Mr Oz? There’s a nice little
performance from Jim Henson as Kermit on Waiting At The Church,
but other than that the remaining three or four muppeteers are very much in the
background, however if you listen very carefully, it may be possible to pick
out a few individuals; Jerry Nelson sounds quite distinctive on The
Boy Up In The Gallery. While the Muppet’s then youngest newest recruit,
Louise Gold, on her first Muppet album can be distinctly heard
momentarily as part of the audience on Wotcher Knocked Em In The Old Kent
Road. A small beginning to start a not insignificant recording career.
Perhaps worth thinking about getting for that, at least if you happen to be a
fan of either The Muppets or Music Hall Songs.
Critics Comments
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Wiki’s page for this album: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppet_Show_Music_Hall
