Changes: Century 21 Records

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Century 21 Merchandising produced a series of Mini albums between 1965 and 1967. The albums were released in the UK under the "Century 21 Records" label, and they were pressed by Pye Records Ltd. They retailed in the shops for 7/11, rising to 8/- by the end of 1966, which was quite a considerable amount of money. They were still being sold in record shops as late as 1971 when the retail price had risen to 50 pence (10/-).

The mini albums were also released in Australia under the "Astor Records" label and were licensed to be produced and distributed by Astor in Sydney.

The EP (7in extended play) records have the prefix "MA" for "Mini Album", the running time for each record was about 21 minutes. LP (12in Long play) records show the prefix "LA" for "Long play album".

Info on the Thunderbirds mini albums can be found here.

The following is a list of the Gerry Anderson non Thunderbirds themed releases.

MA 100 - Journey to the Moon

Story by: Alan Fennell.
Voice artistes: Sylvia Anderson, Paul Maxwell, David Graham, John Bluthal.
Story line: Jonathan Zero has a dream about the Apollo 10 launch.
Release date: October 1965.
Retail price: 7/11.

MA 101 - Into Action with Troy Tempest

Story by: Alan Fennell.
Voice artistes: Ray Barrett, Don Mason, Robert Easton.
Story line: In this exclusive mini album, the audience can interact with Troy and Phones.
Release date: October 1965.
Retail price: 7/11.

MA 102 - A trip to Marineville

Story by: Alan Fennell.
Voice Artistes: Sylvia Anderson, Don Mason, David Graham, Ray Barrett.
Story line: Troy shows young Johnny the functions and magic of Marineville.
Release date: October 1965.
Retail price: 7/11.

MA 104 - Marina Speaks

Story by: Alan Fennell.
Voice artistes: Lois Maxwell, David Graham, Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Don Mason.
Story line: Atlanta reads a letter from Marina about her tragic backstory.
Release date: October 1965.
Retail price: 7/11.

MA 131 - Introducing Captain Scarlet

Written by: Angus P. Allan.
Music by: Barry Gray.
Producer: Reg Hill.
Narrator: Ed Bishop (Captain Blue) & Donald Gray (Colonel White).
Voice artistes: Francis Matthews, Donald Grey, Ed Bishop, Liz Morgan, Cy Grant, Jeremy Wilkin, Paul Maxwell.
Based on the episode: The Mysterons.
Release date: September 1967.
Retail price: 8/-

MA 132 - Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (audio)

Story by: Angus P. Allan.
Voice artistes: Francis Matthews, Donald Grey, Ed Bishop, Liz Morgan, Cy Grant, Jeremy Wilkin.
Story line: The World Airforce plane Goliath has been taken over by the Mysterons and is on a direct course for Atlantic Airport. It's up to Captain Scarlet to stop Goliath.
Release date: September 1967.
Retail price: 8/-

MA 133 - Captain Scarlet is Indestructible

Story by: Richard O'Neill.
Voice artistes: Francis Matthews, Donald Grey, Ed Bishop, Liz Morgan, Cy Grant, Jeremy Wilkin.
Story line: The Mysterons threaten to blow up the World cultural council.
Release date: November 1967.
Retail price: 8/-

MA 134 - Captain Scarlet of Spectrum

Story by: Richard O'Neill.
Voice artistes: Francis Matthews, Donald Grey, Ed Bishop, Liz Morgan, Cy Grant, Jeremy Wilkin.
Story line: The Mysterons threaten to blow up the Moon.
Release date: November 1967.
Retail price: 8/-

MA 135 - Captain Scarlet versus Captain Black

Story by: Angus P. Allan.
Voice artistes: Francis Matthews, Donald Grey, Ed Bishop, Liz Morgan, Cy Grant, Jeremy Wilkin, Ronnie Caryl, Melody Kaye, William Burleigh.
Story line: Captain Black takes 2 children hostage.
Release date: November 1967.
Retail price: 8/-

Long Play Records (12in Albums)

These were two mini albums released together as an LP record.

R001 - Journey to the Moon

Side One: Journey to the Moon (MA 100).
Side Two: Journey to the Moon (MA 100).
Release date: February 1965.
Retail price: 14/11

LA 1 The World of Tomorrow

Side One: Journey to the Moon (MA 100).
Side Two: A trip to Marineville (MA 102).
Release date: October 1965.
Retail price: 14/11

LA 2 Lady Penelope Presents

Side One: Introducing Thunderbirds (MA 103).
Side Two: Marina Speaks (MA 104).
Release date: October 1965.
Retail price: 14/11

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 ===MA 131 - [[Introducing Captain Scarlet]]===
 [[File:Introducing Captain Scarlet.jpg|thumb]]
-*'''Story by:''' Angus P. Allan.
+*'''Written by:''' Angus P. Allan.
+*'''Music by''': Barry Gray.
+*'''Producer:''' Reg Hill.
+*'''Narrator:''' [[Ed Bishop]] ([[Captain Blue]]) & [[Donald Gray]] ([[Colonel White]]).
 *'''Voice artistes:''' Francis Matthews, Donald Grey, Ed Bishop, Liz Morgan, Cy Grant, Jeremy Wilkin, Paul Maxwell.
-*'''Story line:''' Colonel White and Captain Blue recall the events of [[The Mysterons (episode)|The Mysterons]].
+*'''Based on the episode:''' ''[[The Mysterons (episode)|The Mysterons]]''.
 *'''Release date:''' September 1967.
 *'''Retail price:''' 8/-