Harvey’s Richie Rich and Friends on Records
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.
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.
Mel Blanc would be 110 on Wednesday, so here’s a “Spin” focusing on a little-discussed member of his “stable” who he performed longer on records than in films.
The release of the first two-channel stereo sound track for an animated feature was presented with almost as much fanfare as the birth of Princess Aurora herself.
A Valentine’s Day look at three Disneyland-Vista vinyl versions of two CBS TV Peanuts specials about Charlie Brown’s love for the little red-haired girl.