Hanna Barbera Does “The Tell Tale Heart”
“The Most Frightening Album Ever Made!” When Hanna-Barbera Records & flamboyant horror movie Producer/Director William Castle got together on vinyl, the result was murder!
Category Archives: ANIMATION SPIN
Disney’s “Goliath II” (and Kevin Corcoran) on Records
A look at the vinyl version of the first Disney short to use the Xerox process – and we pay tribute to Disney Legend Kevin “Moochie” Corcoran, who passed away last week.
Disney’s “Winnie the Pooh” on Records
The second featurette in the Pooh series made its debut on vinyl before the film’s release with several cast changes and a different musical approach.
Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Club” on Records
Sixty years ago this Saturday, the original Mickey Mouse Club premiered on ABC-TV, so here’s a look at two different Mousekealbums featuring bounteous songs.
“Schoolhouse Rock” on Records
You’ll know these songs if you watched (or heard) Saturday Morning TV in the ’70s and ’80s (or had the videos). You’re not alone–billions can still sing them by heart.
“Linus the Lionhearted” (and Sugar Bear) on Records
This week, two musical eras are represented on two albums based on Saturday Morning animated characters created to promote breakfast cereals (and specially-marked boxes).
Hanna-Barbera’s “Cattanooga Cats” & “The Impossibles”
Of these well-remembered pop-themed Hanna Barbera Saturday Morning cartoons, only one resulted in a commercially released soundtrack album. Which one, and why?
Filmation’s “The Archie Show” on Records
A groovy peep at the first album by the world’s most successful animated pop band, from a Saturday Morning series that almost half the U.S. watched every week – The Archies!
Disney’s “The Aristocats” on Records
Can a non-soundtrack album stand up against the actual soundtrack? This week we look at two Aristocats albums that take both approaches and succeed on their own terms.
Hanna-Barbera’s “Precious Pupp” on Records
This week, we take a Spin with groovy Granny Sweet and her Muttley/Mumbly-voiced dog, Precious, on a stellar example of Hanna-Barbera vinyl virtuosity.
