Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals Tilson Thomas, in a performance based on the music of Saint-Saëns and the poetry of Ogden Nash. "Carnival of the Animals" originally aired on CBS on November 22, 1976, and was the first Warner Bros.-commissioned work featuring Bugs Bunny following the release of the cartoon "False Hare", as well as their first "Looney Tunes" production following the second closure of their original animation studio in 1969. This is an abridged version of the work, omitting the "Tortoise", "Characters with Long Ears", "Cuckoo" and "Swan" movements and using the "Pianists" music over the ending credits. Prime-time television would seem to be
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (album) Dindisc disputed this, saying the cost to the band for the sleeve was contractually fixed and Virgin took the expense. Reviews of "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark" were positive. Paul Morley in the "New Musical Express" wrote: "How fine and different their melodies can be, how detailed and distinctive their song-structure... there is a constant change in emphasis and dynamics. It's definitely dance music. Orch Man's debut LP is one of the best of the year." "Melody Maker" journalist Ian Birch called the record "Unpretentious, tuneful and unceasingly pleasant". "Sounds" and "International Musician" also offered positive reviews. In a retrospective