Walt Disney’s “Melody” and “Toot, Whistle, Plunk & Boom” on 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.
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.
Five comic book stories and original songs made their vinyl debut at a time when Harvey could “Irona-cally” have used The Poor Little Rich Kid’s financial help.
While Walt Disney dropped the idea of an animated Alice in Wonderland with a live-action Ginger Rogers, their stars did cross through an unusual Decca record album.
The first full-length Disney feature brought to life on the New York stage—a show that helped save Radio City Music Hall–was preserved the last music LP with the Buena Vista label.
The fourth Disney animated feature was short, sweet and successful on the big screen, TV, home video—and on records, from 78 shellacs to internet downloads.
The last animated feature produced under Walt Disney’s supervision was also the last major selling album released during the first golden age of Disneyland Records.
It took seven years for a soundtrack album to be released with the songs and music from the 1950 animated feature, but it’s been a hit ever since in one form or another.
The last Pooh featurette to be released during Disneyland Records’ original vinyl era was also the only one to feature Paul Winchell as Tigger—and win a Grammy.
