SUPERCAR FLIGHT OF FANCY LP GERRY ANDERSONS TV SHOW 1961-1962 MIKE MERCURY
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33 1/3 RPM PHONOGRAPH ALBUM
SUPERCAR - FLIGHT OF FANCY (An A.P. Films Limited U.K. Recording)
Starring the Original T.V. Cast - Mike Mercury, Jimmy, Mitch, Professor Popkiss and Dr. Beeker
Peter Pan #8008 from 1962
Taken from Wikipedia:
"Supercar was a children's TV show produced by Gerry Anderson and Arthur Provis's AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment. 39 episodes were produced between 1961 and 1962, and it was Anderson's first half-hour series. In the UK it was seen on ITV and in the US in syndication (the first Anderson series to be shown overseas). The format uses puppets in a technique called supermarionation, a name that was first seen in the closing titles of the last 13 episodes.
The plot of the show concerned Supercar, a vertical takeoff and landing craft invented by Rudolph Popkiss and Horatio Beeker, and piloted by Mike Mercury. On land it rode on a cushion of air rather than wheels. Jets in the rear allowed it to fly like a jet and retractable wings were incorporated in the back of car. Retrorockets on the side of the car slowed the vehicle. The car used "Clear-Vu" which had an inside television monitor that allowed the occupant to see through fog and smoke. The vehicle was housed in a laboratory and living facility at Black Rock, Nevada, U.S.A. In the show's first episode, "Rescue", the Supercar crew's first mission is to save the passengers of a downed private plane. Two of the rescued, young Jimmy Gibson and his pet monkey, Mitch, are invited to stay and live at the facility and share in the adventures.
The series inaugurated what would become an Anderson trademark, the launch sequence. Every one of his series up until Space: 1999 would include these – in Supercar's case, the charging of port and starboard engines, the activation of an interlock, the opening of (overhead) hangar doors, and finally the vertical take-off."
**The jacket is in very good condition and shows little wear. The spine, which had a split, has been reinforced with clear tape. The jacket also shows a free gift (trick or puzzle) was included with the record, but it is missing. The record has some scuffs and still has some gloss to it. When played there is slight static - NO skips. Kind of a trippy story.**
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