The Adventures Of Captain Feathersword, The Friendly Pirate

"**The Adventures Of Captain Feathersword, The Friendly Pirate**" is the third Wiggles Experience album. It was recorded in January 1974 and released on August 9th, 1974 under the Stories and Songs series. In this album The Wiggles Experience go on an adventure with Captain Feathersword and his friendly pirate friends, Raj, Penelope and Imran.

## Plot

The Wiggles Experience get to meet Captain Feathersword and his pirate mates Imran, Raj, and Penelope. They all go on an adventure to find treasure. First, they have to go through a huge storm when they are traveling across the ocean. After the storm, they arrived safe on the island. Then they began to look around the island for the treasure that Captain Feathersword buried years ago. After they find the treasure, they all realize that the treasure is baked beans. Captain Feathersword remembered that he buried baked beans for them to eat. When they leave the island, they remember it was also Captain Feathersword's birthday, and the pirate mates are playing a trick on the Captain. A little while later, they surprise the Captain when he enters the room and he says that it was the best birthday that he ever had. Then the pirate mates sing a birthday song to him.

## Stories and Songs

### Side 1

1. **Story**: Meet Captain Feathersword And His Friends **Song**: Captain Feathersword - **3:33**
2. **Story**: The Storm **Songs**: **(a)** Wind, Rain And The Sea **(b)** Our Boat Is Rocking On The Sea - **5:51**

### Side 2

1. **Story**: Captain Feathersword's Buried Treasure **Song**: Treasure Chest - **7:07**
2. **Story**: The Day Penelope, Raj And Imran Surprised The Captain **Songs**: **(a)** We're Playing A Trick On The Captain **(b)** Have A Happy Birthday Captain - **6:14**

## Personnel

* **All Stories and Songs composed and written by 'The Wiggles Experience' - *J. Taylor-Beckett, M. Nerville, M. Richardson, J. Senreich* (All rights reserved)**
* **Produced and Engineered by: *The Wiggles Experience - Joshua Taylor-Beckett, Janelle Senreich, Madeline Richardson, Mitchell Nerville*.**
* **Recorded at *Toby* *Brothers Studios, London, Emerald City 1974***
* **All female & male voices: *Joshua Taylor-Beckett, Janelle Senreich, Madeline Richardson, Mitchell Nerville***
* **Captain Feathersword's voice: *Vincent Terwilliger, Sr.***
* **Penelope's voice: *Rosie Alex-Bailey***
* **Photography: *Joshua Taylor-Beckett***
* **Artwork: *Bernard Carr***
* **Cover Design and Illustration: *Peter Diego***

## Trivia

* This is the first appearance of Captain Feathersword.
* This album was recorded on January 17th, 1974 to January 26th, 1974.
* The song Captain Feathersword was used in the 1974 video Let's Wiggle!, its 1989 remake and The Wiggles' 1st and 2nd TV Series. A re-recording was released in 2006 on TV Series 10 and Karaoke Songs 2, and the current generation re-recorded it in 2016 for the Dance Dance! album and video.
* Our Boat Is Rocking On The Sea was later used in the video Big Red Car. A re-recorded version appeared on TV Series 2, the North American version of Yummy Yummy, and performed in concert in The Wiggly Big Show, all released in 1989. In 2006, a new recording was used in Here Comes The Big Red Car album and video, as well as TV Series 5.
* We're Playing A Trick On The Captain and Have A Happy Birthday Captain were also re-recorded in 2006, and made their video debut on It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! They also were released on its album counterpart, the North American album Splish Splash Big Red Boat, and some episodes of TV Series 5.
* Wind, Rain and the Sea was also re-recorded in 2006, but only appeared in some episodes of TV Series 5 and never appeared again or before.
* Like the Wiggles' debut album, the booklet doesn't have any photos.
* This is the only album to feature Rosalina Partridge.
* This is the only album to be recorded at Toby Brothers Studios.
* This is the first album to have songs written as a group.
* The musicians are uncredited for this album, although the vocals are credited.
* Captain Feathersword's birthday is revealed to be the 1st of April.

## Release Dates

* Cowell: August 5th, 1974, February 18th, 1993 (re-released)
* Australia: September 19th, 1974