Post by musicradio77 on Dec 18, 2005 22:06:40 GMT -5
In preparation for a 50th anniversary of Walt Disney Records coming a month from now, I will created a special section dedicated to Disney's first record label. It's coming up soon after the beginning of 2006. Before we begin real soon, here is a preview from the Walt Disney Records history from Walt Disney Records site:
After more than two decades of licensing the audio recording rights for Disney product to others, in 1956 Walt Disney authorized the creation of a company-owned record production and distribution entity under the name "Disneyland Records." Part of this decision certainly had to do with the overwhelming success of the song "The Ballad of Davy Crockett." For reasons of both profitability and quality control, Walt Disney was encouraged to create this new business, much as he had created his own music publishing division in 1949, and a film distribution company in 1953, after having contracted with outsiders for 30 years. The first release from Disneyland Records was "A Child's Garden of Verses."
I hope it would be a big celebration soon as we celebrated 50 years of Disney's first record label. I will give you a few logos during the years when Disneyland was a record label. This is from around 1957 or 1958. The first Disneyland record logo contains two notes. But in later years, it was replaced with a blocked logo with "D" on the left side and the words "HIGH FIDELITY" on the bottom. The words "HIGH" on the bottom left and "FIDELITY" on the bottom. That logo for album covers lasted until early 1968.
In early or mid-1968, the logo was changed and gone was "HIGH FIDELITY" and it was replaced by a Disneyland star symbol on the bottom left corner and the bottom that says "RECORD" on it. Here is a later version of a logo.
That logo lasted until 1976 where they added the "S" as in "RECORDS" on the logo at the bottom. It was later replace by Disneyland/Vista Records in the early 80's until 1988 where they changed to Disney Records. That later was short lived until it was replaced by a label which is known today as "Walt Disney Records" in 1989. It continued right to this day as you might see this current logo.
I hope you enjoy this preview of the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney Records. If you have any questions for the preview, let me know. Thanks!
After more than two decades of licensing the audio recording rights for Disney product to others, in 1956 Walt Disney authorized the creation of a company-owned record production and distribution entity under the name "Disneyland Records." Part of this decision certainly had to do with the overwhelming success of the song "The Ballad of Davy Crockett." For reasons of both profitability and quality control, Walt Disney was encouraged to create this new business, much as he had created his own music publishing division in 1949, and a film distribution company in 1953, after having contracted with outsiders for 30 years. The first release from Disneyland Records was "A Child's Garden of Verses."
I hope it would be a big celebration soon as we celebrated 50 years of Disney's first record label. I will give you a few logos during the years when Disneyland was a record label. This is from around 1957 or 1958. The first Disneyland record logo contains two notes. But in later years, it was replaced with a blocked logo with "D" on the left side and the words "HIGH FIDELITY" on the bottom. The words "HIGH" on the bottom left and "FIDELITY" on the bottom. That logo for album covers lasted until early 1968.
In early or mid-1968, the logo was changed and gone was "HIGH FIDELITY" and it was replaced by a Disneyland star symbol on the bottom left corner and the bottom that says "RECORD" on it. Here is a later version of a logo.
That logo lasted until 1976 where they added the "S" as in "RECORDS" on the logo at the bottom. It was later replace by Disneyland/Vista Records in the early 80's until 1988 where they changed to Disney Records. That later was short lived until it was replaced by a label which is known today as "Walt Disney Records" in 1989. It continued right to this day as you might see this current logo.
I hope you enjoy this preview of the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney Records. If you have any questions for the preview, let me know. Thanks!