The Downtown Story

On this 1959 concept album for children, performer Helen Gene Purdy presents two stories in word and song. The first is about a day when a Little Girl and her mother go on a shopping trip to a department store (“Downtown”). On her journey, the Little Girl encounters revolving doors into stores and rides the escalator, elevator, and a bus. In the second story, a Little Boy goes to the supermarket with his mother to buy groceries. Included in the liner notes are the texts of the stories, and musical notation and lyrics for the songs.

Track Listing

101	Now We Are Going Riding	Helen Gene Purdy	02:19
102	Revolving Door Song	Helen Gene Purdy	01:16
103	Escalator Song	Helen Gene Purdy	01:35
104	Elevator Song	Helen Gene Purdy	01:25
105	Here Comes the Bus	Helen Gene Purdy	01:20
106	Home Again	Helen Gene Purdy	00:45
201	We're Going to the Super Market	Helen Gene Purdy	00:40
202	What Shall We Buy at the Store Today	Helen Gene Purdy	02:17
203	Basket on Wheels	Helen Gene Purdy	01:19
204	Label Song	Helen Gene Purdy	01:23
205	The Cash Register Song	Helen Gene Purdy	00:44
206	We Are Carrying Our Bundles	Helen Gene Purdy	00:25