December 5, 2021

20,000 vinyl LPs 321: The Magical Music of Walt Disney

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detail photo of album cover by Styrous®


One hundred and twenty years ago today, on December 5, 1901, the most famous cartoon animator in the world, Walt Disney, was born. This is a tribute to Disney who besides being an animator, was an entrepreneur, writer, voice actor, and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.           

photo of album cover by Styrous®


This is a collection of music from cartoons Disney created. The voice of Mickey Mouse, who appears on the cover of the album, was provided by Disney until 1947.              


photo of album cover by Styrous®


There are dozens, if not hundreds of great songs from the Disney films; how they managed to choose which ones they did is a miracle to me. The packaging for the set is beautiful. There was also a beautiful book issued at the same time and I wrote about it on the 90rh birthday of Micky Mouse three years ago (link below).    

By today's standards there are ethnic issues with many of the films but it was another time, another world and the wonderful music shines through.       
 
To start off, for sheer beauty and hope there is nothing like When You Wish Upon a Star from the film Pinocchio sung by Cliff Edwards as the character, Jiminy Cricket.                 
 
For introducing kids to the issues of life, Bambi is chock full of life realizations as when he meets Thumper who says, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." And the tragedy of the death of the mother of Bambi. There is beauty as well, as in the song, Little April Shower which is quietly bouncy and sung by a full chorus.          

He's a Tramp, sung by Peggy Lee in Lady & the Tramp, is a smooth and sensual jazz vocal that is Le Jazz Hot! She also sings the exotic Siamese Cat Song.           
 
Once Upon a Dream from the film Sleeping Beauty is sung by opera singers Mary Costa and Bill Shirley. Its lyrics were written by Jack Lawrence and Sammy Fain while the music is adapted by George Bruns. The song's melody is based on the Grande valse villageoise (nicknamed The Garland Waltz), from the 1890 ballet The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.      
 
Mary Poppins (1964) had the impossible to forget song, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! It also had the lovely Feed the Birds (although I do hate pigeons) written by Robert B. Sherman with lyrics by his brother Richard M. Sherman. Then there are a couple of dance segments, The Penguin Dance which had no vocal but a lot of silly dancing by Dick Van Dyke with animated Penguins; the other is Step In Time with a gaggle of chimney sweepers.            

Pete's Dragon has a lovely song, I love you Too,  the film stars Sean Marshall, Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Jeff Conaway, Shelley Winters, and the voice of Charlie Callas as Elliott.           












Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Mickey Mouse Review Overture - 2:30
A2 - Steamboat Willie - 0:45
A3 - Mickey's Early Years - 7:52
A4 - Maestro Mickey Conducts - 11:50
A5 - Three Little Pigs  - 4:02

Side 2:

B1 - Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs - 10:23
B2 - Fantasia/Sorcerer's Apprentice - 9:11
B3 - Pinocchio - 9:31


Side 3:

C1 - Dumbo - 10:10
C2 - Bambi - 11:35
C3 - Animated Classics Of The 40's - 7:25

Side 4:

D1 - Song Of The South - 11:35
D2 - Cinderella - 9:35
D3 - Peter Pan - 7:00


Side 5:

E1 - Lady And The Tramp - 9:07
E2 - Sleeping Beauty - 10:20
E3 - The Vanishing Prairie - 5:37

Side 6:

F1 - The Later Animated Years - 12:58
F2 - The Rescuers - 8:55


Side 7:

G1 - Mary Poppins - 28:05

Side 8:

H1 - Pete's Dragon - 9:00
H2 - Live Music From The Magic Kingdoms - 9:45
H3 - Music Of The Magic Kingdom Attractions - 6:45
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Companies, etc.

    Manufactured By – Ovation Incorporated
    Distributed By – Ovation Incorporated
    Mastered At – Diskwerks
    Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN

Credits:

    Mastered By – Gary Heddin
    Producer, Liner Notes – Dick Schory

Notes:

Comes with 52 full-color page book

Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Side A, Label): OV 5000-1A
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, Label): OV 5000-1B
    Matrix / Runout (Side C, Label): OV 5000-2A
    Matrix / Runout (Side D, Label): OV 5000-2B
    Matrix / Runout (Side E, Label): OV 5000-3A
    Matrix / Runout (Side F, Label): OV 5000-3B
    Matrix / Runout (Side G, Label): OV 5000-4A
    Matrix / Runout (Side H, Label): OV 5000-4B
    Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-1 A-1-1-111 DISKWERKS PRC
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-1 B-1 DISKWERKS-1-11 PRC
    Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-2A-1 DISKWERKS-1-1 PRC
    Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-2B-2-1-1 RCII PRC DISKWERKS
    Matrix / Runout (Side E Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-3 A-1 DISKWERKS-1-1 PRC
    Matrix / Runout (Side F Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-3 B-1-1 DISKWERKS-11 PRC
    Matrix / Runout (Side G Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-4A-2-1-1 II PRC DISKWERKS
    Matrix / Runout (Side H Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-4 B-1 DISKWERKS-1-11 PRC
    Other (Catalog number on sleeve for record one): OV-5000-1
    Other (Catalog number on sleeve for record two): OV-5000-2
    Other (Catalog number on sleeve for record three): OV-5000-3
    Other (Catalog number on sleeve for record four): OV-5000-4

Various – The Magical Music Of Walt Disney
Label:    Ovation Records – OV5000, Ovation Records – OV 5000
Format:    4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Jazz, Classical, Children's, Stage & Screen



Viewfinder links:        
          
The Art of Walt Disney ~ Mickey turns 90 years old today        
Mary Costa          
Jim Dale           
Walt Disney           
Peggy Lee         
Mickey Mouse           
Mickey Rooney        
Carl Stalling          
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky          
Shelley Winters          
           
Net links:         
           
           
           
           
           
YouTube links:          
           
Bambi ~   
          Bambi Meets Thumper             
          Little April Shower      
Cinderella ~          
          Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo         
          A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes          
Dumbo ~    
          Pink Elephants on Parade            
          When I See an Elephant Fly           

Fantasia ~     
          The Sorcerer's Apprentice           
Lady And The Tramp ~             
          He's a Tramp         
          The Siamese Cat Song           
Mary Poppins ~           
              
          Feed The Birds         
          The Penguin Dance      
          Step In Time      
          Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious    
Peter Pan ~            
          A Pirate's Life        
          You Can Fly       
          You Must Never Smile at a Crocodile      
          What Makes The Red Man Red?     
Pete's Dragon ~ I love you Too         
Pinocchio - When You Wish Upon a Star           
Sleeping Beauty ~        
       Once Upon a Dream  
Song Of The South ~     
          How Do You Do?       
          Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah                 
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs ~           
          The Dwarfs' Yodel Song           
          Transformation scene     
Steamboat Willie          
Three Little Pigs          
           
           
           

           
           
 
Styrous® ~ Sunday, December 5, 2021   

    















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