Disney is in the process of replacing old attractions with newer, arguably more relevant, offerings. Or with seating areas. Or just with nothing. Is it perhaps better to have a beloved attraction stick around but in a changed state, rather than disappear? This is what has happened to the Country Bear Jamboree. It now has songs selected from the Disney playbook instead of the old and corny western classics. Meh.

Fortunately, we purists can still revel in the old off-color version of yesteryear! So clap your hands and stomp your feet and try to keep right with the Country Bear Jamboree Original Sound Track LP:

Henry serves up the questionable frivolities as Master of Ceremonies. Bufford still gets whupped, if not shot. And there is plenty of blood on the saddle, the ground, oh, just all around! And some fat shaming. Not cool!

A standout feature of this LP is the booklet. It contains information about the attraction and bios for all of the main characters. Things you wouldn’t know from visiting the attraction. It will be worth your time to enlarge and read the following pages:

But of course we are all here to hear the bears, so this is the vinyl and below is a clip from Side Two:

Side One is the full soundtrack from the Walt Disney World version of the attraction. Side Two is a collection of music dedicated to or inspired by the attraction.

A piece of nostalgic history has died with the coming of the new version and I feel that is really a shame! I get that some of the songs didn’t age well but just inserting a collection of standard Disney classics isn’t really the answer. We are inundated with these tunes throughout the park in on our own media devices. I like a little something different when I’m inside an attraction.

Lastly, we have to mention the artwork. It is wonderful! The booklet mixes thumbnail artwork with actual images from the show. A nice way to remember a classic should it ever go away for good!

Okay, the post is over, so collect your belongs, and your husbands, and exit the blog. But come back soon, ya hear?