Findus Frozen Foods c 1960 Flexi Disc Alice Babs RARE

	£		26
	$		34

Alice Babs sings Findus Frozen Foods – advertising jingles laminated card record sent to UK Grocery Retailers, c1960.

The back of the card shows various Findus Frozen Foods products – perhaps the whole range? – and lists the various sizes they are available in. No prices are stated. When the record is played, we hear a very well spoken English man telling us that we are about to hear Swedish star Alice Babs singing three different variations of Wonderful Frozen Foods, the advertising jingle that will feature on Television in both 30 second and 15 second versions. The record and is in VG+ condition. (I cannot see any scratches – and certainly not any creases, which are the main worry with these types of records but it does have some crackle when played – which again is typical with a record like this). I am fairly sure that this would have been in some sort of promotional pack sent by Findus to a Grocery retailer, as part of a large advertising campaign, and there would have been paperwork that explained the campaign and how the Grocer should order in loads of Findus products to meet the anticipated demand. The jingles sound typical of the day and this is a wonderful curiosity that will go well in various types of collection.

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