"It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown" Soundtrack Album

Record Store Day is April 18, 2026

"It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown"

and

"Charlie Brown's All Stars!"

EXCLUSIVE RECORD STORE DAY 2026 EDITION

A 10” Clear Baseball 45 RPM LP of “It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown”

A 12” Brown die-cut glove shaped 45 RPM LP of “Charlie Brown’s All Stars!”

Available April 18, 2026 only at participating Record Store Day Stores

Other variants available here out March 20, 2026

This release includes the complete scores celebrating the 50th and 60th anniversaries of the specials on two discs (but in one fun pvc gatefold package). These albums feature the music that bookends the first 10 years of Peanuts® specials, including the final recordings from the jazz genius Vince Guaraldi from the day he died. 45 RPM Clear 10" "baseball" LP for "Arbor Day" and die-cut glove shaped 45 RPM LP for "All Stars" together in a gatefold PVC package to celebrate these two beloved Peanuts® specials.

"Charlie Brown’s All Stars!" was the second Peanuts® primetime special following "A Charlie Brown Christmas," and aired June 8, 1966. Composed by Guaraldi and performed by the Vince Guaraldi Sextet - Guaraldi (piano), Eugene "Puzzy" Firth (bass), Eddie Duran (guitar), John Coppola and Frank Snow – (trumpet), and Lee Charlton (drums) – this recording contains cues from the special mixed down to 7 tracks for this presentation.

"It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown" was the 15th and final Peanuts® special Guaraldi composed and performed the soundtracks for. Guaraldi passed away on February 6, 1976, the day he recorded this wonderful music, at the age of 47. The Vince Guaraldi Trio features Seward McCain - bass, and Jim Zimmerman - drums, who were with Guaraldi when he passed away in Menlo Park CA. The special aired several weeks later on March 16 on CBS.

Both specials were written by Charles Schulz and produced by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson. "Arbor Day" was directed by Phil Roman and Melendez and "All Stars" was directed by Melendez.

The records have been mixed and mastered for audiophiles, jazz lovers, and Peanuts® fans everywhere. Clark Germain mixed "Arbor Day" at WonderWorld Studio, Vinson Hudson restored and mastered the records including "All Stars," and Sean & Jason Mendelson produced the records. The RSD edition includes a 6-page tri-fold insert with art from the special and liner notes by Sean & Jason Mendelson and Derrick Bang (author of "Vince Guaraldi at the Piano").

The records are bio-attributed vinyl to reduce carbon footprint by 90% relative to standard LP manufacturing, with sustainably forested paper and in a PVC gatefold jacket and a recycled bag. In 2026, for every copy sold, LMFP will plant one tree in a forest of need with the Arbor Day Foundation, with a minimum annual support of 12,000 trees planted. Purchases of the albums will not be tax deductible.

Full Arbor Day / All Stars RSD 2026 Press Release

Track Listing (Arbor Day Clear 10” Baseball 45RPM):

It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown

SIDE A:

A1. Rerun’s Lament*
A2. Rerun’s Lament (Reprise)*
A3. Ships Sail into Arbor
A4. Laughter in the Library
A5. Flatten Patten (Baseball Theme)
A6. Young Man's Fancy
A7. Jay Sterling Morton Jazz
A8. We're the Visiting Team

SIDE B:

B1. Seeds for Thought (Joe Cool)
B2. Don't Forget the Shovel
B3. Sprinkle Your Bird
B4. Snoopy at Bat
B5. Lucy's Home Run
B6. Rain, Rain, Go Away (Rain, Gentle Rain)
B7. Happy Arbor Day, Charlie Brown

Track Listing (All Stars 12” Glove 45RPM):

Charlie Brown’s All Stars!

SIDE A:

A1. Charlie's Run*
A2. Charlie Brown's All Stars!*
A3. Baseball Theme (Medley)*

SIDE B:

B1. Oh, Good Grief!*
B2. Surfin' Snoopy (Air Music)*
B3. Pebble Beach*
B4. Rain, Rain, Go Away*

* Tracks pulled from a 35mm negative soundtrack tape (all the rest from the original 2” 16 track session tapes)