Showing posts with label Sterling Holloway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sterling Holloway. Show all posts

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Two New 'Still Sealed' Albums

On a recent trip to one of my favorite record stores in Washington State, I found these two Disney vinyl albums which were both still factory sealed.
First is ST-1911 "Walt Disney's Story of the Absent Minded Professor" featuring the "Flubber" song, sung by Fred MacMurray,  and narrated by Sterling Holloway. The album is from 1961 and has a large price sticker on the front which says "Fantastic Savings, 87¢"
The second album is ST-3952 "Walt Disney Presents the story of George and the Happiest Millionaire", a magnificent full-color illustrated book and long-playing record. Narrated by Mike Sammes, Music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. This record is from 1967, and has a price tag on it that says Price "B".

Disneyland Records vinyl, ST-1911, Sterling Holloway,Flubber, Fred MacMurray, 1961, Front cover

Disneyland Records vinyl, ST-1911, Sterling Holloway,Flubber, Fred MacMurray, 1961, Back cover

Disneyland Records vinyl, ST-3952, A magnificent full-color illustrated book and long-playing record, 1967, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Mike Sammes, Front cover

Disneyland Records vinyl, ST-3952, A magnificent full-color illustrated book and long-playing record, 1967, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Mike Sammes, Back cover

It's always fun to wonder how and why there are 'still sealed' Disney albums to be found. Were these albums bought by a parent for a child, who didn't happen to like Disney music and didn't care to open and listen to it. Or maybe they didn't own a record player. Or possibly it was purchased by someone such as myself who bought it strictly as a collectors item. Of course, I would have opened it to play it (over and over)!

Monday, September 7, 2009

The Best Stories of AESOP

Disneyland Records The Best Stories of Aesop
Disneyland Records The Best Stories of AesopHere is a cool album I found this weekend at a local thrift shop. It is Wald Disney Presents The Best Stories of AESOP from 1961. Sterling Holloway narrates, with music by Camarata. This copy was manufactured by Sparton of Canada Ltd., London, Ontario.
On the back of the album is a list of the "Complete library of favorite Walt Disney stories as told by Sterling Holloway" which includes; Peter and the Wolf/Sorcerer's Apprentice, Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, Three Little Pigs, Aesop's fables, Goliath, Country Cousin, Grasshopper and the Ants, and The Absent Minded Professor.
I love the albums like this one that have listings of other albums on the back. Its like a great checklist of other albums I need. In this case, I have 6 of the 8 listed. I still need to find Goliath and The Absent Minded Professor.