#SOUND MAGIC PIANO ONE SERIES#

Vinyl 78 versions are more common, with purple Capitol labels and sometimes a вЂњBozo ApprovedвЂќ logo in the corner of the album cover. The shellac records are distinguishable by their black Capitol labels. However it is not easy to acquire a complete set of the original shellac records. Therefore, the original 78s have a relatively low collectors' value. It is one of the few childrenвЂ™s albums of the period to remain available, with Capitol reissuing it on audio cassette in the 1980s and EMI under its EMI Gold brand releasing a CD in 1997 that compiled it with the other Sparky audio dramas. SparkyвЂ™s Magic Piano was the most popular album in the series.

#SOUND MAGIC PIANO ONE SERIES#

In later years, the series was reissued on vinyl 78, 45, LP, and CD. These six-sided record albums had a total playing time of about 20 minutes. Sparky albums were originally released on standard shellac 10-inch 78 RPM records, usually with three discs in each album and sold in the book-like covers, whence the term вЂњalbumвЂќ originates. cartoons, as well as notable Capitol music artists, such as Stan Kenton. The series also featured many voices familiar to fans of Disney and Warner Bros. The voice of the piano was generated by Sonovox, an early version of the talk box. The piano pieces on Sparky's Magic Piano were performed by Ray Turner. The series was produced by Alan Livingston with orchestration by Billy May. Sparky was portrayed in the first three episodes in the series by Henry Blair, but was later voiced by Lee LeDoux and June Foray. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Sparky was voiced here by June Foray (although Lee LeDoux's name incorrectly appears on the label). Sparky's Magic Baton (1954) returns to the musical vein, and tells how Sparky finds a conductor's baton in the street, and meets all the instruments of the orchestra.Sparky's Magic Echo (1952) featured a new voice for Sparky (Lee LeDoux), and tells how Sparky lost his echo in mountains, and goes in search of it.'Do you believe in Santa Claus?' / 'I don't want a lot for Christmas' (1950) (Christmas single with Billy May).Sparky's Music Mix-up (1949) was the last Sparky record to be voiced by Henry Blair, and featured Stan Kenton and his orchestra.It was voiced by Henry Blair, and featured musical accompaniment by noted Hollywood studio and session pianist Ray Turner. Sparky's Magic Piano (recorded in Hollywood, October 1947 released 1948) became the best-known of all the Sparky stories.It was a fantasy story, without the musical or educational element which marked three of the following stories. Sparky And The Talking Train (1947) was Sparky's first adventure on Capitol Records.( August 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.

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