{"id":31005,"date":"2017-02-14T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/?p=31005"},"modified":"2021-06-04T08:42:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:42:33","slug":"disneylands-lady-and-the-tramp-storyteller-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/disneylands-lady-and-the-tramp-storyteller-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland\u2019s \u201cLady and the Tramp\u201d Storyteller Records"},"content":{"rendered":"

Accomplished Hollywood voice actors and studio singers recreate the story and music from Walt Disney\u2019s 1955 animated classic in beloved book and record sets.<\/p>\n\"LadyTramp-red-Front600\"\n

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Walt Disney\u2019s
\nLADY AND THE TRAMP<\/strong>
\nDisneyland Records \u2013 Storyteller Series ST-3917 (12\u201d 33 1\/3 RPM with Book \/ Mono \/ 1962 \/ 39 minutes) <\/p>\n

Reissue:<\/strong> Walt Disney Records – Vinyl Vault Series D002239401 (2015 \/ 36 minutes)
\nExecutive Producer:<\/strong> Jimmy Johnson. Producer\/Musical Director: Camarata. Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood.
\nSpeaking Voices:<\/strong> Ginny Tyler (Narrator\/Lady; Aunt Sarah, Peg); Dal McKennon (Tramp); Billy Bletcher (Trusty), Vic Perrin (Jock, Tony).
\nSinging Voices:<\/strong> Marilyn Hooven (Lady); Teri York (Darling, Peg); Robie Lester (Si, Am); Bob Grabeau (Tony); The Mellomen (Pound Dogs).
\nSongs: \u201cWhat is a Baby?\u201d \u201cLa La Lu,\u201d \u201cThe Siamese Cat Song,\u201d \u201cBella Notte,\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s a Tramp,\u201d \u201cPeace on Earth\u201d (2015 only) by Peggy Lee, Sonny Burke; \u201cHome Sweet Home\u201d by Sir Henry Bishop, Arranged by Oliver Wallace.
\nInstrumental<\/strong>: \u201cLady\u201d by Oliver Wallace.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"LadyTrampST1969Front\"<\/a>The songs-only version of the Disneyland \u201csecond cast\u201d Lady and the Tramp<\/em> album (mentioned in a previous Spin<\/a> is not currently available on vinyl or CD, but is downloadable on iTunes<\/a>. However, Walt Disney Records recently restored and reissued the vinyl Storyteller, which was released the same year as the song album, with the addition of an 11-page book of photos from the film in a gatefold \u201cMagic Mirror\u201d cover.<\/p>\n

Like Disneyland\u2019s 101 Dalmatians Storyteller (which we explored here<\/a>), this is one of the best of the early Disney film reenactments. Ginny Tyler is superb as Lady and Dal McKennon is perfect as Tramp. This may be the only instance in which it could be argued that the recording actors could have played the roles in the actual film, with apologies to the wonderful Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts. (McKennon did in fact, do two voices in the movie: Toughy and the Professor at the gate of the zoo.)<\/p>\n

The narration and dialogue are well paced and the songs are nicely distributed througouth the story so there aren\u2019t long stretches with no music. In addition to the full cast, this album includes a few more bars of the \u201cLady\u201d instrumental here and there. <\/p>\n

\"LadyTrampST2015Back-600\"<\/a>There are two editions of this album. The 1962 Storyteller includes a complete rendition of \u201cWhat is a Baby?\u201d followed immediately by \u201cLa La Lu.\u201d It concludes with the end of the \u201cLady\u201d instrumental.
\nThe second edition (released either in 1969 when the cover was redesigned, or in 1980 when the book was reformatted as a read-along) has an audio dissolve from the middle of \u201cWhat is a Baby?\u2019 into \u201cLa La Lu\u201d (which actually makes sense, because Marilyn Hooven sings for Lady and then for Darling and it\u2019s a little confusing). This version also shortens the little gasp Ginny Tyler utters as Lady runs away after being muzzled\u2014and concludes with the song, \u201cPeace on Earth.\u201d <\/p>\n

Walt Disney Records\u2019 2015 reproduction is a beauty, with sparkling reprints of the original art, inside and out. A lot of care was taken to make it authentic and pleasing to those who treasured it as children and new vinyl collectors (including those who find it in some Disney Park shops). Even the cardboard cover is high grade, sturdy and much like the cardboard of the original, just as the pages inside have the same glossy look. It\u2019s available at disneymusicemporium.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

GIVE A LITTLE LISTEN<\/strong>
\nA Look at the \u201cLady and the Tramp\u201d 2015 Reissue<\/em>
\nOne of our fellow Disney record fan from Down Under did this very nice video about Walt Disney Records \u201cVinyl Vault\u201d reissue of this album. (I have the same kind of turntable as his in the video.) <\/p>\n