GOOD READING
RECORDS
Independent label: Good Reading company was primarily
concerned with book publishing. In 1974, however, it earned a place for
itself on this site by issuing a series of items for children, each containing a
simple board game and a 7" EP featuring a short story written by Betty
Root. The story came in three different forms: with 'musical punctuation',
with 'music and sound description', and without music. A fourth track
offered just the music and the sound description. Narration was provided
by Derek Bowskill. Interestingly the musical content - in the form of
short illustrative pieces on concertina (?) and percussion - was supplied by Ron
Geesin, whose name was spelled wrongly on the labels and the sleeves. The
records and the game were packaged in a gatefold 12" sleeve, which had the
illistrated story in the centre; there seem to have been just four of
them. Catalogue numbers were in an ME-0 series, and the labels came in
various colours. Distributed By Good Reading company. Thanks to
Robert Lyons For The Info.
74
Derek Bonskill And
Ron Geeson
The Crocadile With
Toothache
GOOD
READING
ME
1
74
Derek Bonskill And Ron
Geeson
The Musical
Elephant
GOOD READING
ME
2
74
Derek Bonskill And Ron
Geeson
Lucy
Ladybird
GOOD READING
ME
3
74
Derek Bonskill And Ron
Geeson
Smudge The
Snail
GOOD READING
ME
4