Randy Thornton
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10 new Walt Disney Records titles are being uploaded to iTunes. They are ?
JAN 16 2007
1. The Black Hole Soundtrack - NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
2. Fess Parker: Cowboy and Indian Songs
3. Louis Prima: Let?s Fly with Mary Poppins
4. Danceannette ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
5. Mickey Mouse Disco
6. Echoes of Disneyland ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
7. Saludos Amigos ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
8. Babes In Toyland
9. Stan Jones: Ghost Riders In the Sky ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
10. Tinpanorama
As before, all masters have been transferred and restored at 24bit / 96kHz.
Now before someone cries foul, I will explain the status of ?The Black Hole Soundtrack?. Though this was the first digitally recorded soundtrack, the digital technology of 1979 is not compatible with digital technology of today (or even 1982 when CD?s were introduced). This soundtrack was recorded with 4bit resolution at 32kHz sampling, thus making a pure digital release not only impossible, but any attempt to upsample or convert them would result in a recording far worse than the analog conversion that was done at the time. The reason it has taken me so long to get this soundtrack re-released is that I wanted to make absolutely sure that there was no way I could use the original digital recordings. I also couldn?t include more of John Barry?s score than was originally released ? as the album, as it stands, is all that was legally cleared for release. I did, however, hunt down the original analog transfer from 1979, digitally transferred and restored at 24/96 and re-created the album?s original content. I know some of you more ?passionate? will still be disappointed, but there is nothing more anyone could do. Still, even at the iTunes 128kbs compression, the album has never sounded better!
You can expect the next 10 or so titles sometime this March.
As a reminder, and until I can get the Digital Download Catalog page up and running on the Disney/WDR website, here is the list from the last upload from November 2006 ?
NOV 7 2006
1. Annette - NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
2. Songs from the Mickey Mouse Club Serials
3. Hawaiiannette
4. Mary Martin Hi-Ho
5. Ukulele Ike Sings Again
6. Burl Ives: Chim Chim Cher-ee & Other Children?s Choices
7. Rex Allen Sings 16 Golden Hits
8. Let?s Get Together with Hayley Mills
9. Woody?s Round Up
10. Musical Highlights from the Mickey Mouse Club TV Show
11. Fairy Tale Weddings (Instrumental Impressions)
12. A Child?s Garden of Verses - NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
13. Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland
14. Professor Ludwig Von Drake
15. Annette?s Beach Party ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
16. Summer Magic Soundtrack
17. Alice In Wonderland (Camarata)
18. Sebastian
19. Rhythm of the Pridelands
20. Walt Disney Records Archive Collection Volume 1 ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
21. Walt Disney Records Archive Collection Volume 2 ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
Randy Thornton
JAN 16 2007
1. The Black Hole Soundtrack - NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
2. Fess Parker: Cowboy and Indian Songs
3. Louis Prima: Let?s Fly with Mary Poppins
4. Danceannette ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
5. Mickey Mouse Disco
6. Echoes of Disneyland ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
7. Saludos Amigos ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
8. Babes In Toyland
9. Stan Jones: Ghost Riders In the Sky ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
10. Tinpanorama
As before, all masters have been transferred and restored at 24bit / 96kHz.
Now before someone cries foul, I will explain the status of ?The Black Hole Soundtrack?. Though this was the first digitally recorded soundtrack, the digital technology of 1979 is not compatible with digital technology of today (or even 1982 when CD?s were introduced). This soundtrack was recorded with 4bit resolution at 32kHz sampling, thus making a pure digital release not only impossible, but any attempt to upsample or convert them would result in a recording far worse than the analog conversion that was done at the time. The reason it has taken me so long to get this soundtrack re-released is that I wanted to make absolutely sure that there was no way I could use the original digital recordings. I also couldn?t include more of John Barry?s score than was originally released ? as the album, as it stands, is all that was legally cleared for release. I did, however, hunt down the original analog transfer from 1979, digitally transferred and restored at 24/96 and re-created the album?s original content. I know some of you more ?passionate? will still be disappointed, but there is nothing more anyone could do. Still, even at the iTunes 128kbs compression, the album has never sounded better!
You can expect the next 10 or so titles sometime this March.
As a reminder, and until I can get the Digital Download Catalog page up and running on the Disney/WDR website, here is the list from the last upload from November 2006 ?
NOV 7 2006
1. Annette - NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
2. Songs from the Mickey Mouse Club Serials
3. Hawaiiannette
4. Mary Martin Hi-Ho
5. Ukulele Ike Sings Again
6. Burl Ives: Chim Chim Cher-ee & Other Children?s Choices
7. Rex Allen Sings 16 Golden Hits
8. Let?s Get Together with Hayley Mills
9. Woody?s Round Up
10. Musical Highlights from the Mickey Mouse Club TV Show
11. Fairy Tale Weddings (Instrumental Impressions)
12. A Child?s Garden of Verses - NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
13. Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland
14. Professor Ludwig Von Drake
15. Annette?s Beach Party ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
16. Summer Magic Soundtrack
17. Alice In Wonderland (Camarata)
18. Sebastian
19. Rhythm of the Pridelands
20. Walt Disney Records Archive Collection Volume 1 ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
21. Walt Disney Records Archive Collection Volume 2 ? NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
Randy Thornton