Johnny Pearson - Discography

Discography

Johnny Pearson at one time had at least four different projects going at the same time: Sounds Orchestral, as pianist; Johnny Pearson and his Orchestra; work with KPM Records, with background music for radio and television; and as arranger with Top Of The Pops. Apart from his work with John Schroeder and Sounds Orchestral, at Pye during 1964-1975, his solo work included:

• 1962 Piano Sweet - Piano Wild (Oriole PS40023)
• 1967 Portrait Of The 20th Century (KPM Records UK)
• 1970 Sounds Extravanganza (Aristocrat UK)
• 1970 The Johnny Pearson Sound, Studio 70 Orchestra (A&M Records)
• 1971 Heavy Action (Superstars)
• 1972 Sleepy Shores
• 1974 Touch Me in the Morning
• 1975 In Love
• 1976 Sil de strandjutter (original score from Dutch TV series)
• 1976 Rodrigos Guitar Concerto (Australian reissue of Sleepy Shores)
• 1977 If You Leave Me Now
• 1978 All Creatures Great and Small (UK release)
• 1980 Bright Eyes
• 1981 I Remember that Summer
• 1982 On Golden Pond (PAGE1 Records)

Compilations:

• 1980 Thinking of You (Endeavour Records - Castle Australia)

All the above were released on 12" vinyl, and from 1972 to the late 1970s, on the Penny Farthing Label, with Larry Page producing. In Australia, Sleepy Shores and Touch Me in the Morning are on Festival Records. In Australia from 1976 to 1980, Johnny Pearson and his Orchestra were on M7 Records. M7 Records was the offshoot of the ATN7 Television network of Australia. In Japan, Pearson was on JVC Victor. Around 1989, multiple releases occurred to coincide with the abandonment of vinyl records and cassettes by the global record industry. Titles to be found included Themes and Dreams.