Celebrating the "Peanuts" music of Vince Guaraldi with Sean and Jason Mendelson.

About this episode

The episode features a discussion about the Peanuts music of Vince Guaraldi with guests Sean and Jason Mendelson, highlighting their father's animation legacy and eco-friendly initiatives for Record Store Day 2026.

Record Store Day 2026 Preview pt. 2. It's Record Store Day, Charlie Brown! On this episode we'll continue to preview titles from the RSD 2026 List, as we welcome Jason and Sean Mendelson from Lee Mendelson Film Productions, to talk about their father's enduring animation series of Charlie Brown TV Specials based on characters in the Peanuts universe created by Charles M. Schulz. This year, LMFP will partner with RSD to release 5000 copies of the double LP pressing of two of Jazz legend Vince Guaraldi' s Peanuts soundtracks: It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown / Charlie Brown's All Stars! The two brothers talk about Guaraldi, Schulz, their father, and how LMFP is continuing to pursue eco-friendly green initiatives on all of their releases on "bio-attributed vinyl" to reduce carbon footprint, with sustainably forested paper and in a PVC gatefold jacket and a recycled bag. In 2026, for every copy sold, LMFP will contribute $1.00 to the Arbor Day Foundation, with a minimum annual donation of $12,000 leading to the planting of one tree in a forest of need. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered , and hosted by Paul Myers , who also composed…

People in this episode

Host: Paul Myers

Guests: Sean Mendelson, Jason Mendelson

Topics covered

• Peanuts music
• Vince Guaraldi
• Record Store Day
• eco-friendly initiatives
• animation series
• Charlie Brown

Keywords

• Peanuts
• Vince Guaraldi
• Record Store Day
• Charlie Brown
• eco-friendly
• animation
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Arbor Day Foundation

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