"THE OWL THAT DIDN'T GIVE A HOOT" - 1970's Peter Pan Read-Along Record

Here's yet another Read-Along Record that I simply can't find any info about: "The Owl That Didn't Give A Hoot", released via Peter Pan Records.

This thing is so obscure that I can't even figure out what year it was released in. The UPC on the back was used multiple times by Peter Pan for various Read-Alongs, all released between 1971 and 1977, so I'm going to assume this is a 1970's release.

Written and Produced by Arthur Korb, this record tells the story of an Owl having trouble finding his "hoot". Korb was pretty active at Peter Pan, producing numerous albums and writing loads of songs, as well as crafting tunes for albums under the Power Records label. Having such a busy career, again I'm really surprised I can't find concrete info about "Owl".

I chalk this up as yet another forgotten record from the height of Peter Pan's popularity. Again, many Thanks to Under Design for helping me archive this rare story!

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"THE CHRISTMAS TALE OF ALFIE THE ELF" - 1980 Pennywhistle Read-Along Record

If you want to hear a truly obscure, long-forgotten Christmas album, look no further than this humble little tale, "Alfie the Elf".

This story about an extremely tall Elf (which predates the Will Ferrell classic by several decades) whom finds and rescues Santa is... well, it's odd. But that's not to say it's bad, and it definitely has some interesting roots!

The words and music from "Alfie" were written by Dallas McKennon, a legendary voice actor who worked for over 5 decades, voicing everyone from Gumby, to Archie, to loads of Disney characters. In fact, if you look at the artwork within "Alfie"'s pages, you'll see that they used Dallas' likeness; from the long, hooked nose to the huge white beard!

If you're wondering who exactly "Pennywhistle Productions" is, I don't have a clue. I can't find any detailed information on them, and according to Discogs, "Alfie" is the only album they ever released.

"Alfie" is a very hard record to obtain, let alone in decent shape. I had a heck of a time cleaning this up, even after Under Design's stellar digitizing work. I apologize for the hefty amount of static; perhaps in the future I can find a copy in better condition.

Regardless, the end result is a now forever-archived copy of the story of one of Christmas' lesser-known heroes. Enjoy the Christmas Jamboree!

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"THE CHIPMUNK STORY" - 1984 Kid Stuff Read-Along Record

Why not follow up a "Chipmunk" Read-Along with another one from the same year?

This is "The Chipmunk Story", a Read-Along Record from 1984 that tells the story of how Alvin, Simon, and Theodore entered David Seville's life. Much like the "Santa Harry" and "Chipmunks' Cruise" Read-Alongs, this is adapted from an episode of the "Chipmunks" animated series.

It's cute, and it has snippets of "Witch Doctor". A great listen for any "Chipmunk" fan. Enjoy!

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"THE CHIPMUNKS IN: SANTA HARRY" - 1984 Kid Stuff Read-Along Record

 

Hello everyone! I know I've been gone for quite some time, but that doesn't mean I've forgotten about the blog... and it definitely doesn't mean I've run out of rare media to share!

Just like last year, I'm going to devote every Friday in December to sharing an obscure Holiday-themed album with all of you! And to kick things off, I have a super-clean copy of Kid Stuff Records' 1984 Read-Along "The Chimpunks in: Santa Harry"!

For those not old enough to remember, "Harry" was a recurring villain in the 1980's "Chipmunks" TV show. He'd use costumes and aliases to attempt to trick Alvin and the others - or basically anyone in general - into getting their money. He was your basic sleazy con artist, and one of his most memorable appearances was in the episode "Santa Harry", which aired in 1983.

This Kid Stuff Read-Along is basically a point-by-point re-telling of that episode, albeit without the well-known "Chipmunks" opening theme (unlike other Read-Alongs of that era, such as "The Chipmunks' Cruise").

This one's a real treat for any "Chipmunks" fan; enjoy and let's get the Holiday Season started!

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PAUL SHANKLIN - POLITICAL SATIRE PARODY ALBUMS (1990's)

I'm one to generally stay away from Politics, and even when I get involved I veer to the Left on many (but not all) topics. However when I stumbled across these Paul Shanklin CDs recently, I knew I had to pick them up as they're hard to find, and unavailable anywhere digitally. I can't even find them on his website anymore.

For those who are into Conservative-leaning Political humor, those who enjoy reminiscing about the Clinton Administration's scandals, or simply a fan of parody tunes, you may get a kick out of these albums.

Included here are 1996's "Bill Clinton: Comeback Kid Tour", 1997's "This Land Was Your Land", and 1999's "Simply Reprehensible". Have a laugh!

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"DICK TRACY" Disney Audio Action Adventures - 1990 Cassettes

 

For the past few weeks I've been on a big "Dick Tracy" kick. So much so that I decided to go back and re-visit my digital rips of the 1990 Disney / Buena Vista read-along cassette series!

I originally ripped over a decade go ago for Children's Records and More, but the rips came straight from the Aux output on my Walkman and that particular blog no longer hosts any files... so I decided to give these tales another attempt at archival.

While there are a few rips up on YouTube, they're not exceptionally clear, or they have major clipping issues. I wanted to avoid that; this two-parter is one of the best fully-dramatized stories 1990's Disney ever produced, and I wanted to make sure the best possible copies could be made available.

So here they are, "Big Boy Turns Up The Heat", and "Everything Comes Up Blank", both narrated by the incomparable William Woodson, and featuring some legendary voice actors such as Jim Cummings, Tony Pope, and Corey Burton.

Enjoy!

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TRS on Instagram!

Hey everybody!

I know it's been pretty quiet here lately. A lot of stuff is going on behind the scenes.

Looking at the metrics for the blog, I see that the posts about flea market visits, slabbed comics, and anything that doesn't actually contain links to OOP Media seem to get very little views.

So I started sharing those things on Instagram, and they seem to get a lot more attention. In fact, sales on the Sanctum's eBay store have grown since I started sharing there! It's a lot easier than fiddling with Blogspot.

I won't be abandoning this blog, however! I currently have a large number of items being digitized to share here, and since I want these pieces of media archived for as long as possible, I'll be sharing them here first - always - as well as archiving them wherever else I can, be it Soundcloud, YouTube, or Internet Archive.

So if you just want to see cool random stuff like slabbed comics and cards, thrifting pickups, vintage and stylish shirts, and other things, please consider following me on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/therandomsanctum/

And please continue to come back here to check for digitized copies of OOP vinyl, CDs, cassettes and software! I'm not through yet! 😉