Artist: Mike Batt
Genre: Pop/Orchestral
Mike Batt is a British songwriter, composer, and producer best known for creating The Wombles and their successful series of singles in the 1970s. Beyond The Wombles, Batt wrote 'Bright Eyes' for Art Garfunkel (a UK number one) and produced albums for various artists. His work with Katie Melua as songwriter and producer achieved significant commercial success. Batt's ability to craft memorable melodies suited both children's entertainment and sophisticated pop. His orchestral arrangements demonstrated classical training applied to popular formats. Batt represented the British tradition of accomplished popular composers who could work successfully across multiple entertainment contexts.
Mike Batt vinyl records
15 Mike Batt new and used vinyl albums and singles UK sellers
VARIOUS The Hunting Of The Snark (Scarce 1986 UK Direct Metal Mastered original cast LP based on Lewis Carrolls Epic Nonsense poem featuring George Harrison on guitar & contributions from Roger Daltrey Art Garfunkel Julian Lennon Cliff Richard Mike Batt Captain Sensible & Deniece Williams picture sleeve with fold-out libretto
£28.00 used
MIKE BATT and FRIENDS featuring ROGER CHAPMAN Run Like The Wind (1979 UK solid centre 7 vinyl single also including Plainsong. The card picture sleeve has a little shelfwear along the edges and the vinyl remains in excellent condition EPC7725)
£9.00 used
MIKE BATT Schizophonia (1977 UK 10-track vinyl LP with the London Symphony Orchestra housed in a gatefold picture sleeve EPC82001) Track Listing: 1. The Ride To Agadir 2. Berbers Prayer 3. The Walls Of The World 4. Inshallah 5. The Fires Of Rabat 6. It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time 7. Bourree 8
£9.00 used
MIKE BATT with THE NEW EDITION Summertime City (1975 UK solid centre 7 vinyl single also including Children Of The Storm Epic company die cut paper sleeve SEPC3460)
£7.99 used
MIKE BATT Tarot Suite (1979 UK 10-track LP gatefold picture sleeve with tarot card illustrations & lyrics printed inside. This now hard to find album features Colin Blunstone & Roger Chapman on vocals with Jim Cregan Rory Gallagher Chris Spedding & Tony [TS] McPhee on lead guitar work and even the London Symphony Orchestra
£17.00 used
MIKE BATT Children Of The Sky (1986 UK 7 vinyl single also including excerpt from The Beavers Lesson both tracks taken from The Hunting Of The Snark picture sleeve ARK1)
£17.00 used
MIKE BATT Lady Of The Dawn (1979 German 2-track vinyl 12 single including The Dead Of The Night housed in a gold Unverkäufliches Muster promo stamped picture sleeve. The sleeve has only a couple of light storage marks with the vinyl in immaculate condition) Track Listing: 1. Lady Of The Dawn 2
£32.00 used
MIKE BATT Zero Zero (1982 UK 9-track soundtrack LP for the Australian TV special gatefold picture sleeve with checkered inner & 12-page libretto booklet. The sleeve shows only light signs of its age & the vinyl looks barely played EPC25201) Track Listing: 1. Introduction (The Birth Of Number 17) 2
£17.00 used
MIKE BATT Waves (1980 UK 11-track vinyl LP including the singles The Winds Of Change and Mona. Complete with the lyric insert the picture sleeve shows just a little discolouration whilst the vinyl remains in excellent condition EPC84617) Track Listing: A1. The Winds Of Change 3:56 A2. Waves 6:00 A3
£12.00 used
MIKE BATT Caravan Song (1978 French injection label 7 vinyl single includes Caravan On The Move plain die-cut sleeve. The sleeve shows a little shelfwear whilst the vinyl appears barely played SEPC8103)
£7.99 used