The Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Capitol Records Discography

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	Bugs Bunny Stories for Children (1947) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by Alan Livingston Stories by Tedd Pierce and Warren Foster Music By Billy May Additional voices: Arthur Q. Bryan Features three stories: Bugs Bunny Meets Elmer Fudd (recorded on April 23, 1947) Daffy Duck Flies South (recorded on April 23, 1947) Porky Pig in Africa (recorded on April 30, 1947) Clips (in real audio): opening theme Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd first meet. Daffy Duck closing theme (used only in this album) Porky sees some of the most exotic creatures in Africa. Notes: All three stories were eventually released individually with newly created cover artwork (see listings below). originally sold for $3.00 plus tax advertised as: Three great Bugs Bunny stories, with Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and other delightful animals...including African ants and a leopard who wants to change his spots! This record sometimes shows Bozo's approval, sometimes it does not Interior artwork of 1947 album (click to enlarge): Click here for dedication detail
	Bugs Bunny and the Tortoise (1948) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by Alan Livingston Story by Tedd Pierce and Warren Foster Music By Billy May Illustrations by Robert McKimson and Richard Thomas Additional voices: Arthur Q. Bryan Clips in real audio: Henery Hawk on helium encounters Bugs Bunny. closing theme (used for many records) Notes: A Capitol Record Reader Recorded on November 28 & December 3, 1947 This album was re-released in the 60s and 70s without the attached storybook advertised as: Bugs gives a new twist to the old story of the hare and the tortoise. A frantic race, full of fun and surprises - especially the end! This record sometimes shows Bozo's approval, sometimes it does not.
	That's All Folks (1948) Featuring Mel Blanc (as Porky Pig) and Bonnie Baker Music by Billy May Notes: Evidence suggests that this song may not have been widely released until the 1960's or 70's.
	Won't You Ever Get Together With Me (1948) Featuring Mel Blanc (as Sylvester and Tweety) Music by Billy May Notes: This song might not have been widely released. I only know of promotional copies.
	Bugs Bunny In Storyland (1949) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by Alan Livingston Story by Tedd Pierce and Warren Foster Music By Billy May Illustrations by Robert McKimson and Richard Thomas Additional (uncredited) voices: Arthur Q. Bryan and June Foray Clips in real audio: Listen to Bugs Bunny's encounter with Duck Twacy and the legendary Cicero Pig. Notes: A Capitol Record Reader Recorded on April 21 & 22, 1949 This album was re-released in the 60s and 70s without the attached storybook Beaky Buzzard plays Simple Simon, Daffy reprises his role as Duck Twacy, and Porky and his comic book nephew, Cicero Pig, also show up. Daffy Duck's voice apparently is not sped up. Features the song "What's Up, Doc?" This song would later show up in the 1950 Robert McKimson cartoon, "What's Up, Doc?" Elmer Fudd uses gumdrops instead of real bullets. advertised as: Fabulous Bugs continues his feud with Farmer Fudd and winds up in Storyland, where he meets characters from children's stories, including Little Red Riding Hood, whom Bugs saves from the wolf. This record sometimes shows Bozo's approval, sometimes it does not.
	Bugs Bunny Sings with Daffy Duck, Tweety Pie, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester (1950) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by Alan Livingston Songs by Alan Livingston, Warren Foster, Mike Maltese, and Billy May Music By Billy May Additional (uncredited) voices: June Foray and Tom Reddy Features four songs: I'm Glad That I'm Bugs Bunny (Recorded May 11, 1950) Daffy Duck's Rhapsody (Recorded May 11, 1950) Yosemite Sam (Recorded June 29, 1950) I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat (Recorded June 29, 1950) Clips in real audio: Hear "I'm Glad That I'm Bugs Bunny," a rare song you will either love or hate (but either way, it'll be stuck your head for days!) Notes: "I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat" and "Yosemite Sam" were released in a different album with new cover art (see below). Sometimes the cover spell Tweety's name as "Tweetie." Yosemite Sam uses gumdrops in place of real bullets. Three of the songs contained in this album can be downloaded from Jon Cooke's Looney Sounds in Realaudio page . Just scroll down to the Mel Blanc tribute section. advertised as: Four Hilarious songs by Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Tweety and Sylvester. Interior artwork:
	Bugs Bunny Meets Hiawatha (1950) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by Alan Livingston Story By Warren Foster and Michael Maltese Music By Billy May Additional (uncredited) voices: Arthur Q. Bryan Clips in real audio: Big Chief Bugs Bunny Notes: Recorded on April 24, 1950 advertised as: Little Hiawatha goes rabbit hunting to prove he's a big Brave; he meets Bugs Bunny - and Bugs winds up Chief of the tribe! No. 3072
	Daffy Duck Meets Yosemite Sam (1950) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by Alan Livingston Story by Warren Foster and Michael Maltese Music By Billy May Additional (uncredited) voices: Pinto Colvig Clips in real audio: Daffy's square dance - with animals! Notes: Recorded on April 24, 1950 advertised as: Daffy, the irrepressible duck, shows Yosemite Sam a real square dance - with animals! Good fun and good music! No. 3073
	Tweety Pie (1950) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by Alan Livingston Story By Warren Foster and Michael Maltese Music By Billy May Additional (uncredited) voices: June Foray and Tom Reddy Clips in real audio: Tweety sings an elaborated version of his cartoon theme song. Notes: Recorded on May 11, 1950 Some editions of this record spell the title as "Tweetie Pie." Shares its title with the Friz Freleng directed 1947 Academy Award Winner, "Tweetie Pie." Unlike most of the other story records, this one ends with the Merrie Melodies theme. Features an extended version of "I'm a Tweet Little Bird." A variation of this song was used for the title sequence of Friz Freleng's 1951 cartoon, "Puddy Tat Trouble." advertised as: The famous Academy Award winning bird from Warner Brothers' cartoons gives Sylvester, the cat, a frantic run-around! No. 3074
	Henery Hawk (1951) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Story by Warren Foster and Michael Maltese Music By Billy May Clips in real audio: Henery hunts for a D-O-G chicken. Notes: Recorded on January 25, 1951 Features Foghorn Leghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk's mother, and Daffy Duck. A dog is also used, but sounds different from the dog usually seen in the cartoons. No. 3098
	Tweety's Puddy Tat Twouble (1951) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by Alan Livingston Story by Tedd Pierce and Warren Foster Music by Billy May Illustrations by Alfred Abranz and Don MacLaughlin Clips in real audio: Tweety and Sylvester sing! Notes: A Capitol Record Reader Recorded on March 13, 1951 This record sometimes shows Bozo's approval, sometimes it does not.
	I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat and Yosemite Sam (1951) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by Alan Livingston Words and Music by Alan Livingston, Billy May, and Warren Foster Notes: Recorded June 29, 1950 This record was also released in the "Bugs Bunny Sings with Daffy Duck, Tweety Pie, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester" two record set. "I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat" was one of the top 20 most popular songs of 1951 Sheet music for "I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat" was also released. Can be found on the "Capitol from the Vaults, Vol. 7: Capitol Goes to the Movies" CD. No. 3104
	Bugs Bunny Meets Elmer Fudd Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by Alan Livingston Stories by Tedd Pierce and Warren Foster Music By Billy May Additional voices: Arthur Q. Bryan Notes: Story Reissued from the first 1947 album featuring new cover artwork and production number. No. 3111 Features two different cover designs, with the bottom cover possibly being for the European version of the record only.
	Daffy Duck Flies South Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Stories by Tedd Pierce and Warren Foster Music By Billy May Notes: Story Reissued from the first 1947 album featuring new cover artwork and production number. No. 3112
	Porky Pig In Africa Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Stories by Tedd Pierce and Warren Foster Music By Billy May Notes: Story Reissued from the first 1947 album featuring new cover artwork and production number. No. 3113
	Tweet, Tweet, Tweety (1952) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Story by Warren Foster and Tedd Pierce Music by Billy May Clips in real audio: All the cool kids were playing sandwich. Notes: Recorded on February 20, 1952 The title of this record was also used for a 1951 Tweety and Sylvester cartoon that was directed by Friz Freleng.. No. 3118
	Bugs Bunny and the Grow-Small Juice (1952) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Music by Billy May Additional (uncredited) voices: June Foray Clips in real audio: Bugs and Daffy meet the Queen Bee. Notes: Recorded on February 20, 1952 Bugs Bunny is paired up with the original version of Daffy Duck. No. 3119
	Henery Hawk's Chicken Hunt (1952) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by Alan Livingston Music by Billy May Clips in real audio: Henery and Foghorn sing! Notes: Recorded on Mar 20, 1952 No. 3137 Borrows its plot from Robert McKimson's "Leghorn Swoggled" (1951)
	Bugs Bunny and Aladdin's Lamp (1952) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Music by Billy May Clips in real audio: Carrots are an awful lot like cigarettes. Notes: Recorded on Mar 20 1952 No. 3139
	Daffy Duck's Feathered Friend Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Story by Warren Foster and Tedd Pierce Music by Van Alexander Additional Voices: Arthur Q. Bryan Clips in real audio: Daffy meets a canvas-back shmoe. Notes: No. 3147 Borrows its plot from Friz Freleng's "Cracked Quack" (1952)
	Happy Hippety Hopper Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Story by Dave Cavanaugh, Warren Foster, and Tedd Pierce Music by Van Alexander Clips in real audio: Hippety Hopper sings! Notes: Hippety Hopper, who is almost always a non-speaking character in the cartoons, is given a voice with an Austrailian accent. Features a cat that is not Sylvester.
	Bugs Bunny and Rabbit Seasoning (1953) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Story by Warren Foster and Tedd Pierce Music by Van Alexander Notes: No. 3168 Bears no similarites to the cartoon of the same name.
	Snowbound Tweety Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Story by Warren Foster and Tedd Pierce Music by Dave Cavanaugh Clips in real audio: This'll make your mouth water. Notes: A record adaptation of the 1953 Freleng cartoon, "Snow Business." No. 3169
	Wild West Henery Hawk Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Story by Warren Foster and Tedd Pierce Music by Dave Cavanaugh Clips in real audio: Everyone's favorite new game! Notes: No. 3172
	Sylvester and Hippety Hopper Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Story by Warren Foster and Tedd Pierce Music by Dave Cavanaugh Clips in real audio: Sylvester firsts meets the Giant Mouse. Notes: No. 3176
	Pied Piper Pussycat Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Music by Van Alexander Notes: No. 3188 The character depicted on the front cover is Teeny, a character who idolized Sylvester in the Dell comic books of the time. The character used within' the story, though identified as Teeny, is really Sylvester Jr.
	Daffy Duck's Duck Inn (1953) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Story by Warren Foster and Tedd Pierce Music by Van Alexander Additional voices: Arthur Q. Bryan Clips in real audio: Daffy sings "Quack Quack." Notes: This record was made into a Robert McKimson cartoon with Porky and Daffy called "Dime to Retire" in 1955 with few major changes to the story. No. 3199
	Bugs Bunny and the Pirate (1954) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Story by Warren Foster and Tedd Pierce Music by Dave Cavanaugh Clips in real audio: Bugs sings about his love for carrots! Notes: Reuses various gags from the Yosemite Sam-as-a-pirate cartoons. No. 3200
	Tweety’s Good Deed (1954) Featuring Mel Blanc Produced by: Alan Livingston Story by Warren Foster and Tedd Pierce Music by Dave Cavanaugh Clips in real audio: Will Tweety survive an encounter with a cat who doesn't want to do good deeds? Notes: No. 3212
	Bugs Bunny and His Friends (1961) A reissue album with six older stories: Bugs Bunny Meets Elmer Fudd Porky Pig in Africa Daffy Duck's Duck Inn Bugs Bunny and the Grow-Small Juice Happy Hippety Hopper Bugs Bunny Meets Hiawatha OR Bugs Bunny Meets Elmer Fudd Daffy Duck Flies South Porky Pig in Africa and Bozo at the Circus - Bozo the Clown also had a series of Capitol records and record readers. Notes: The cover artwork for this album is done using Chuck Jones' then-current (1961) character designs. Who drew it specifically, I do not know. No. J-3257 May have been released as a way of promoting the Bugs Bunny Show. Golden Records released an LP of songs around the same time period and it also uses Bugs Bunny Show-style cover artwork. Not approved by Bozo.
This page maintained by Jack Tatay with important contributions by Tim Cohea. Thanks to Tim Cohea, who provided various cover scans, credit and copyright information, as well as other important contributions to this page. Also, thanks to Paul Penna, who provided the recording dates and credit information to the pre 1952 records scored by Billy May. Thanks to Thad Komorowski for originally providing scans of the covers to "Bugs Bunny and Aladdin's Lamp" and "Sylvester and Hippety Hopper." This page is not Bozo approved, nor is it affiliated with Warner Bros. or Capitol Records. All images and characters are copyright Warner Bros. and Capitol Records.