A Rankin-Bass Valentine
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, this week’s Animation Spin celebrates our love of the Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass with two of their most outstanding soundtrack albums. THE DAYDREAMER The Original Sound…
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Disney Songs The Satchmo Way
Animation Spin salutes Black History Month with a classic Disney album by Louis Armstrong and a TV cartoon soundtrack album inspired by a groundbreaking comic strip. DISNEY SONGS THE SATCHMO…
Disney Sequels with Sherman Brothers songs
Long before home video, “sequels” of sorts to Disney animated films were commonplace in books, comics and records that often featured new works by Disney artists and songwriters. Today we…
“The Jetsons” on the Record
Two classic Jetsons LP records introduce Rosie, showcase Jet Screamer and take the family to the moon and more. THE JETSONS Original TV Soundtracks! Colpix Records CP-213 (12” LP /…
Walt Disney’s “Alice In Wonderland”
The much-heralded 1951 release of Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland became a collector’s bonanza that includes these RCA Victor records that were the closest thing to experiencing the movie in…
“Bugs Bunny in Storyland”: The Good, The Bad & the Bugs
Our first Spin into Bugs Bunny and Warner Brothers records features a very, very good one and another that might have been better without its earsplitting organ music. BUGS BUNNY…
“Do The Bear”: Animation Legend Tony Benedict on Vinyl
Question: What do The Jetsons, Top Cat, and The Flintstones have in common – besides producers Bill Hanna and Joseph Barbera? Answer: Animation writer/storyboard artist Tony Benedict – and in…
Barbie Sings for Christmas!
Outside of some recent CG video movies, Barbie really isn’t a cartoon star. But the Mattel fashion doll has been a fixture of Saturday morning and after school cartoon shows…
“The Hobbit” on Disneyland Records
With Peter Jackson’s latest installment of The Hobbit breaking records at the box office, I thought it would be a good time to look back at the original “records” of…
Walt Disney’s Christmas Concerts
Which came first, The Chipmunks or the Mouse Musicians? Walt Disney’s very own idea for a Christmas record didn’t take the world by storm. But a year later, when one…
