Tag Archives: Music

Hallmark Keepsake ‘Mickey Mouse Radio’ Ornament

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Dis-LEE

The true Age of Radio has passed. The sad part is that most aren’t in mourning because of it! From evening musical programs to exciting westerns, comedy hours to The War of the Worlds, radio was the sole entertainment for … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Music, Ornaments, Radio | Tagged Animation, Artist Crafted, Characters, Collectibles, Hallmark Keepsake Ornament, Hidden Mickey, Light and Sound, Made in Sri Lanka, Mickey Mouse, Music, Ornaments, Radio, Tom Best, When You Wish Upon a Star, You Can Fly | Leave a comment

Walt Disney Presents ‘The Little Engine that Could’ Record

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Dis-LEE

This endearing story began as an American folktale that became widely known in the United States after publication in 1930 by the Platt & Munk Company. The story is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Artwork, Attractions, Characters, Collectibles, Music, Records, Soundtracks, Theme Parks | Tagged Animation, Artwork, Attractions, Bill Kannady, Casey Jones, Characters, Collectibles, Disneyland Records, John Henry, Laura Olsher, Long Play Record, Music, Records, Soundtracks, The Little Engine That Could, The Platt & Munk Co., The Submarine Streetcar, Theme Parks, Walt Disney Productions | Leave a comment

Walt Disney’s Multiplication and Division Long Play Record

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Walt Disney coined a phrase: Edutainment. It was a combination of ‘education’ and ‘entertainment’ that he hoped would draw young children to new thoughts or complex problems. To make this prospect more likely to succeed, he usually had well known … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Education, Music, Records, Soundtracks | Tagged 1286, Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Disneyland Records, Education, Gazinta, Jiminy Cricket, Long Play Record, Lyrics, Multiplication and Division, Music, Rabbits Times Rabbits, Records, Rica Moore, Soundtracks, Walt Disney Productions | Leave a comment

Book Review: Dick Clark’s American Bandstand

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Publisher: Collins Publishers / HarperCollins Publishers Inc. Year: 1997 Pages: 194 Type: Hardcover ISBN: 0-00-649184-7 “I’m Dick Clark. I’ve got the job as the new host of Bandstand.” Nothing says Americana quite like American Bandstand! Teenagers dancing to the latest hit records while a friendly … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, History, Music, Reviews, Television | Tagged American Bandstand, Bob Horn, Book Reviews, Books, Celebrities, Dick Clark, First Edition, Fred Bronson, HarperCollins Publishers Inc., History, Music, Ray Smith, Reviews, Television, The Cha-Lypso | Leave a comment

Story and Songs from Peter Pan Long-Play Record

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Dis-LEE

“OFF to Neverland!” Here we go with another wonderful soundtrack. This one is from 1969 by Disneyland Records and the Walt Disney Music of Canada production company. It contains an abridged version of the story along with the key songs … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Artwork, Characters, Movies, Music, Soundtracks | Tagged Animation, Artwork, Characters, Disneyland Records, Frank Waln, Illustrated Book, Long Play Record, LP, Movies, Music, Peter Pan, Records, Soundtracks, Walt Disney Music of Canada, Walt Disney Productions, What Made the Red Man Red? | Leave a comment

Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln LP Record

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Dis-LEE

According to the Disney Wiki: Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is a stage show featuring an audio-animatronic version of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, best known for being presented at Disneyland since 1965. It was originally showcased as the prime feature of the State of Illinois Pavilion at the 1964 New … Continue reading →

Posted in Attractions, Characters, Collectibles, Disneyland, Education, History, Music, Soundtracks, Theme Parks | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Attractions, Buena Vista Records, Characters, Collectibles, Disneyland, Education, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, History, James Algar, Music, Paul Frees, Royal Dano, Soundtracks, Theme Parks | Leave a comment

“Everything is Satisfactual” Collector Plate

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Dis-LEE

The Song of the South full-length film will never see the light of movie theaters again or even grace the small screens in our homes. But Disney does still seem to want to keep the animated portions of the movie, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Collectibles, Movies, Music, Walt Disney World | Tagged Academy Awards, Allie Wrubel, Animation, Best Original Song, Collectibles, Disney Parks, Disney Springs, James Baskett, Jim Korkis, Movies, Music, Plates, Ray Gilbert, Song of the South, Uncle Remus, Walt Disney World, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah | Leave a comment

Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins Original Cast Soundtrack

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Dis-LEE

I love finding an old Disney soundtrack! The fun thing about collecting long-play records is the cover art. Sometimes it has photographic stills from the film but other times it may contain original artwork, such as with the example I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectibles, Movies, Music, Soundtracks | Tagged Buena Vista Records, Collectibles, Dick Van Dyke, Disneyland Records, Julie Andrews, LP, Mary Poppins, Movies, Music, Records, Sherman Brothers, Soundtracks, Ster-4026, Stereophonic | Leave a comment

Walt Disney’s Zorro 78 RPM Record

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Dis-LEE

The Zorro television series only lasted for two seasons but made almost as much of a sensation as did the Davy Crocket series before it. But not quite! Based on the Zorro character created by Johnston McCulley, the series premiered on … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectibles, Music, Soundtracks | Tagged Collectibles, Disneyland Records, Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Music, Simon and Schuster, Soundtracks, Walt Disney Treasures, Zorro | Leave a comment

Captain Hook Pirate Ship Snow Globe

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Dis-LEE

Time to sail the Seven Seas and perhaps the Spanish Main as we board Captain Hook’s pirate ship (stuck in a snow globe). Will we arrive in Never Never Land or will we have to scuttle our vessel along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectibles, Figurines, Music | Tagged Captain Hook, Collectibles, Music, Musical Figurines, Peter Pan, Pirate Ship, Pirates, Pirates of the Caribbean, Snow Globe, You Can Fly | Leave a comment