Category Archives: Records

The Lone Ranger Adventures LP Record

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Dis-LEE

The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked adventurer and vigilante who was a former Texas Ranger. He fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto (most famously portrayed by Jay Silverheels). Perhaps the most famous portrayer of the character was by Clayton Moore on television. The … Continue reading →

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History 101: Mark Twain Tonight! LP Record

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Dis-LEE

Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and screenwriter. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for his one-man stage show called Mark Twain Tonight! of which this album is a excerpt. He … Continue reading →

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Silent Movie Hits from the Pit Piano LP

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Dis-LEE

Movie Night was a highlight for anyone in the early 1900s. Things might start with a cartoon or two, perhaps a live comedy act, and then it was into the black and white world of the moving pictures! They were … Continue reading →

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Golden Records The Ballad of Davy Crockett Disc

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Dis-LEE

Golden Records was a Simon & Schuster record label based in New York City. It was conceived and founded in 1948 by the Grammy Award-winning children’s music producer, Arthur Shimkin. Davy Crockett was a five-part serial which aired on ABC from 1954–1955 in one-hour episodes as produced by … Continue reading →

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The Canadian Home Fitness Test LP

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Dis-LEE

You can’t get more retro than the 1970s. I mean, just look at that artwork! Health and Welfare Canada was trying to be so hip it probably hurt. But the goal was to get the men and women of Canada … Continue reading →

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The Sounds of Algonquin Park 45 Single

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Dis-LEE

Algonquin Park in Canada has a vast interior of maple hills, rocky ridges, and thousands of lakes. In fact, there are at least 7,635 square kilometers of forests, bogs, lakes and rivers. The only way to explore the interior of … Continue reading →

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Music From the Silent Films LP

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Dis-LEE

The cinemas are filled with CGI Blockbusters now. But before there was fake everything, before there was colour film, and even before there was actual recorded sound for public exhibition, there was… a guy with a piano. The era of … Continue reading →

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Top 40 Sesame Street Hits – Original Cast Record

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Dis-LEE

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to: Sesame Street premiered on November 10, 1969, and entertained children for literally decades! Jim Henson and his Muppet creatures have endeared themselves to generation after generation. From the cast … Continue reading →

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NAT GEO Songs of the Humpback Whale Vinyl Record

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Dis-LEE

The National Geographic magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine months after the establishment of the society, but is now a popular magazine. In 1905, it began including pictures, a style for which it has become well-known. … Continue reading →

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‘The Abominable Showman’ Amazing Spiderman Record

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Dis-LEE

Power Records is actually a name used by Peter Pan Records. It seems that this alternate label is used when superheroes are the subject matter. When this is the case, as with Spiderman here, a repertory company of actors would … Continue reading →

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