Rankin/Bass’ “Ballad of Smokey the Bear” on Records & More
A vinyl-sided look at the enduring legend of a public serving bruin.
Category Archives: ANIMATION SPIN
Fred Flintstone Meets Jiminy Cricket: A Salute to Alan Reed
The birthday of the great Alan Reed was last week and the Flintstones will arrive on Blu-ray in October, so let’s take a Spin through some lesser-known Disney-Reed recordings.
A Who’s-Who of Animation Prove the World (& Records) Are Round
How two different record albums became a Hanna-Barbera presentation – on the Disney Channel!
Happy Anniversary to Walt Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland!”
On this day in 1951, Disney’s most offbeat and unfathomable animated features premiered–but it took years for the story LP to appear on Disneyland Records.
Spin Special: Celebrating Voice Actor Marvin Miller
A long-overdue appreciation of the versatile animation and live-action actor/narrator, with a career spanning over half a century.
Walt Disney’s “Peter and the Wolf” on Records
Since we looked at The Sorcerer’s Apprentice in our last installment, let’s flip the Disneyland LP to Side One for Disney’s interpretation of a children’s musical classic.
Walt Disney’s “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” on Records
In this anniversary year of both Fantasia and Fantasia 2000, we take a Spin through a stack of recordings inspired by Mickey Mouse’s classic clash with bewitched brooms.
Jay Ward’s Original “Rocky and His Friends” on Records
One of TV’s greatest cartoons became one of Golden Records’ best albums when June Foray, Paul Frees, Walter Tetley and Bill Scott brought their magical madness to vinyl.
Classic Cartoon Greeting Card Records by Buzza-Cardozo
Before e-cards, cardboard records festooned with favorite animated characters and laminated with specially produced voice and music recordings sent magical messages.
Walt Disney’s “Enchanted Tiki Room” on Records
When the soundtrack LP for Disney’s first Audio-Animatronics attractions premiered, it brought a lot of the animation legacy along with it – plus significant roots in “hi-fi” history.
