tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post3757672428393365554..comments2023-10-31T05:13:39.415-04:00Comments on 2719 HYPERION: Vinyl Magic: The First Official AlbumJeffrey Pepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990997892044489714noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-29056998005447982422011-09-05T08:53:48.864-04:002011-09-05T08:53:48.864-04:00Things have obviously changed somewhat in the two ...Things have obviously changed somewhat in the two years since you wrote this article, because you say they are "common enough finds on the secondary market"; yet the Souvenir Picture Disc LP just sold recently on eBay for $100.00 (non-auction), with the much more rare Adventureland Steel Drums LP selling for almost half that price (non-auction). I've found that virtually none of these 1970s park discs are what I would call plentiful in number any longer.<br /><br />I also take issue with your criticisms of some of the performances on the Souvenir Picture Disc LP as "the worst" (referring to The Kids of the Kingdom, whose sound and arrangements I personally adored); you also refer to the printed description of the performers on the album's back sleeve as "better than the performances (by far)". The performances are no better or no worse, certainly, than any other recording featuring these exact same tracks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-13385402475519999972009-10-02T04:10:47.326-04:002009-10-02T04:10:47.326-04:00I love these albums, and the "live" musi...I love these albums, and the "live" music selections are really good. More than ANYTHING, I miss hearing live Dixieland Jazz in New Orleans Square. I want banjos! I want clarinets! My adoration for classic Dixieland today is directly a result of the happy sound at Disneyland as a child. It was the best!Kevin Kidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401940509568134621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-17095413004238201652009-09-13T21:08:10.304-04:002009-09-13T21:08:10.304-04:00Oh yea forgotten I even had this album! Literall...Oh yea forgotten I even had this album! Literally blew the dust off the jacket and cranked up the opening Main Street Electrical Parade for memories. No wonder why we are all hooked. By the way, the dust jacket has survived way better than the vinyl... original price on the plastic seal covering the jacket?.... $4.98philphoggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638113571067942884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-25930665108229327202009-09-13T14:04:01.970-04:002009-09-13T14:04:01.970-04:00IMO, the 1980 Official Album of Disneyland/WDW is ...IMO, the 1980 Official Album of Disneyland/WDW is probably my all-time favorite theme park album and for two reasons: It was an audio souvenir of my very first trip to Disneyland that introduced me to the Park and classic attractions that are no longer with us-America Sings and Country Bear Jamboree. That first visit couldn't have ended with the parade that has touched my life forever-The Main Street Electrical Parade.<br /><br />The other reason this LP stands out is the fact that there are TWO versions of the album. One version has a longer MSEP track and the Country Bears medley has Teddi Beara's song whereas the later versions have Terrance the Shaker's song and a shorter MSEP. I still play this album (yes, I have a turntable) while I have the updated versions on CD.Terrance Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885550606364733782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-21889997830377407172009-09-10T11:11:06.569-04:002009-09-10T11:11:06.569-04:00Disney is finally exhibiting some of its vast arch...Disney is finally exhibiting some of its vast archives:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/movies/09archive.html?_r=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-81871519103973267162009-09-10T00:10:01.858-04:002009-09-10T00:10:01.858-04:00I also enjoyed the Official Disneyland/Walt Disney...I also enjoyed the Official Disneyland/Walt Disney World album as a kid. My parents got it on a family trip to Disneyland shortly before I was born. As much as we played it, I'm surprised it still plays as well as it does (and I still do play it).<br /><br />When my sisters and I weren't doing our own interpretive dances to the Baroque Hoedown I was usually listening to it alone while sitting on the living room couch and staring at the pictures on the back. This record and shows on The Disney Channel were all I knew of the parks until my first trip at age 8.BMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09477191800548874861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-42084905032309667552009-09-09T23:33:18.647-04:002009-09-09T23:33:18.647-04:00I have that first album pictured! That and the ori...I have that first album pictured! That and the original EPCOT Center album...but alas, nothing to play them on! Those were the days though...♥Zannahttp://zannaland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-75558774963797716902009-09-09T19:44:55.912-04:002009-09-09T19:44:55.912-04:00Thank you so much for this great post. We too have...Thank you so much for this great post. We too have the 1980 Official album, in addition to the Official Album of EPCOT Center. I so wish Disney would release all this old material on CD, and also make a compilation of the old Jack Wagner announcements from the parks and the monorail. Your Website is much appreciated, particularly your attention to detail when you reference a park by its name at a given point in time, such as EPCOT Center in 1982.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-33436659178342639502009-09-09T15:36:16.087-04:002009-09-09T15:36:16.087-04:00Wow. This post was a happy slap of memory for me. ...Wow. This post was a happy slap of memory for me. I got the 1980 "Official" album as a souvenir on my first trip to Walt Disney World. It was six years before we went back, and I had listened to that album nonstop in the interim. Thanks for bringing it all back to me!Toddhttp://www.theminimouse.netnoreply@blogger.com