Filmation’s “Journey Back to Oz” (1974) on Records
How does the soundtrack to Filmation’s seminal animated feature connect with Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack, Astro Boy, a Congo airline and a plate of bad shrimp?
Category Archives: ANIMATION SPIN
Disney’s “Grasshopper and The Ants” on Records
In addition to narrating, Disney Legend Sterling Holloway wrote the script to flesh out the classic Silly Symphony by creating new characters and adding wry humor.
“Gulliver’s Travels Beyond the Moon” on Records
Toei Animation’s 1966 feature received deluxe treatment on LP, featuring a score by legendary TV composer Milton DeLugg that evokes movie matinees of the 1960s.
Jiminy Cricket on Records
A look at two records by one of the most popular stars of Broadway, Hollywood and the early record industry, in the signature cartoon role he first voiced in Pinocchio.
Garfield’s TV Specials on Disney Records
When Disney’s Buena Vista Records produced the first three Garfield animated specials as read-along album sets, a unique approach was used for the adaptations.
The Year Archie Rocked the World
Few creative entities enjoyed the phenomenal success that the Archie gang enjoyed in 1969, when they topped TV ratings and even beat The Beatles on the charts.
Disneyland’s “Lady and the Tramp” Storyteller Records
Accomplished Hollywood voice actors and studio singers recreate the story and music from Walt Disney’s 1955 animated classic in beloved book and record sets.
The Ghosts, The Martian and “Mary Poppins”
Two of Hollywood’s most prolific off-screen vocalists and the star of a beloved fantasy sitcom brought their talents to the Sherman Brothers’ Oscar winning score.
Weird “Woody Woodpecker” Records
Take a look at two “studio cast” LP’s from the late 1950’s featuring Walter Lantz Car-Tune songs that filled out their track lists with previously released recordings.
Bugs Bunny’s “British Invasion” on Records
From England comes an entertaining—though Blanc-less—tour of London with original songs and a dream sequence with Henry VIII, minus the beheadings.
