“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…
Category Archives: ANIMATION SPIN
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…
Hanna-Barbera “HBR” Christmas Records
In 1965, Hanna-Barbera released the first two albums to feature their characters in a holiday setting on their fledgling record label—at least on the beautifully rendered album jackets. On the…
Underdog Saves Thanksgiving!
How Did Underdog Save Thanksgiving? The only major cartoon star to save Thanksgiving (though dozens have saved Christmas) was Underdog. On the NBC Network, November 25, 1965 at noon EST,…
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…
“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,…
