A Soundtrack Showdown: “The Snow Queen” Vs. “Frozen”
In 1959, Decca Records released a vinyl LP of the English-dubbed sound track to The Snow Queen, a 1957 animated film that reportedly inspired Hayao Miyazaki to continue in his…
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“Mickey’s Christmas Carol”
Eight years before Mickey’s Christmas Carol was an Oscar-nominated short cartoon, it was a Disneyland LP and book set called Dickens’ Christmas Carol Presented By The Popular Repertory Company, The…
Cartoon Records for the Kenner Talking Show Projector
Last week’s Stu’s Show (#342) about 8mm films and film toys inspired this look at the soundtrack records for Kenner’s Talking Show Projector featuring A-list voice actor legends – but…
“Monster Shindig” and “Mad Monster Party”
Time to get out the Halloween records and play them through the living room windows! These two classic monster recordings may not be window-worthy, but they’re important for their place…
Filmation Tribute: “Groovie Goolies” & “Fat Albert Halloween”
This week, to celebrate the life of Filmation founder Lou Scheimer – as well as the coming Halloween holiday – we present two classic vinyl albums from record bins of…
Hanna Barbera’s “Jack And The Beanstalk” (1967)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is the first in a new series of weekly articles by Greg Ehrbar that will examine classic record albums and recordings based on animated series, specials,…
