Tag Archives: Music

Walt Disney’s Acting Out the ABC’s LP Record

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Dis-LEE

Disney is no stranger to exploiting the child market with various types of content. This is perhaps nowhere more truthful than with the many LP Record releases of Disneyland Records. Although I may not listen to such offerings, I do … Continue reading →

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Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite: Disney’s Fantasia LP

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Dis-LEE

This post about Fantasia may contain material that could be deemed culturally insensitive by today’s standards. Any such material is presented in its original context and form and is intended to preserve a piece of history so we can hopefully … Continue reading →

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History 101: From Phonograph to Laser Disc in 100 Years

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Dis-LEE

History has given us some interesting options when it comes to sound and video recordings. From the phonograph cylinder to shellac and then vinyl discs, read by means of stylus and eventually lasers, mankind has tried just about everything to … Continue reading →

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Disney on Parade Music Box Figurines by Schmid

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Dis-LEE

Schmid is a German company famous to Disney fans for its licensed music box figurines featuring many of the most popular Disney characters, like the Fab Five and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The company folded in 1995 making … Continue reading →

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1957 FANTASIA Soundtrack LP

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Dis-LEE

And this is why I still own a record player. Every once in a while I stumble across something truly special. Although Fantasia (released in 1940) was a critical success it was a box office disappointment for Walt Disney. His … Continue reading →

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TOP 5 Non-Disney Disney Movies

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Dis-LEE

How many times have you been talking about Disney movies and someone says that their favorite is An American Tail? Or when talking live-action movies another friend raves about how well Disney did with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? You see … Continue reading →

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If I Were a Disney Imagineer for a Day

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Dis-LEE

Mayor for a Day. Firefighter for a Day. Astronaut for a Day. All good choices, but for the Disney fan, it has to be Imagineer for a Day! Join me and my fellow Blogorailers as we exploit our opportunities to … Continue reading →

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MICKEY MOUSE CLUB Song Hits LP RECORD

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Dis-LEE

As Disney fans we are all Mouseketeers at heart! Even though most of us were not around in the early 1950’s to see The Mickey Mouse Club in its original broadcast run, we might remember seeing episodes in syndication or … Continue reading →

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Why Disney’s LET IT GO Is a Bad Song

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Dis-LEE

A Disney song has always been there to move the story along. It can define a character or delve into their motivation, or further the plot. Of course, it’s also designed to stick in your head so that you will … Continue reading →

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‘Ode to Joy’ INSIDE OUT Plush

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Dis-LEE

Originally Karen and I picked a character to represent ourselves from the Disney/Pixar film Inside Out. We did this tongue-in-cheek of course! Karen picked Sadness and I picked Anger. Neither character really defines us, but they looked so good in … Continue reading →

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