Rankin/Bass’ “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” on Records
The soundtrack to the highly-rated 1976 CBS special launched the first partnership between Disneyland Records and Rankin/Bass, opening new horizons for the label.
The soundtrack to the highly-rated 1976 CBS special launched the first partnership between Disneyland Records and Rankin/Bass, opening new horizons for the label.
The web-slinger swings through the grooves in this trio of Marvel-ous musical vinyl and CD recordings that weave over a 40-year web of Spider-Man recorded history!
In tribute to superstar Doris Day who passed away yesterday, let’s look at her classic children’s album featuring Disney tunes (some sung with rarely-heard opening verses).
In the years after Decca Records was the first to premiere a Disney animated feature score (with soundtrack excerpts) on LP records, it took a roundabout journey to the Disney label.
After over 60 years on records, cassettes and now downloads, the Pinocchio Storyteller album has managed to retain Cliff Edwards’ original 1957 narration as Jiminy Cricket.
The venerable theme song from the fondly-remembered Disney Christmas episode made its way to several recordings in two different versions during two different Disney record eras.
The last of read-alongs based on Disney Afternoon shows coincided with a transition in their TV programming and in the product structure of Walt Disney Records.
The two-film “cartoon modern” series, sporting projection innovations of their day, were united on one Disneyland album as well as scattered among various individual releases.
Walt Disney Television Animation made the leap into Saturday morning with Adventures of the Gummi Bears as Walt Disney Records read-alongs transitioned from vinyl to cassette.
The two-hour Walt Disney TV Animation programming block was introduced to syndication in 1990, bringing three existing series, a premiere and a new album.