Sold Date: November 26, 2022
Start Date: November 25, 2022
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Title: Mickey Mouse & Silly Symphonies

Artist(s): Soundtracks from Disney films.

Four Ten Inch 78 RPM Records plus one Snow White 78.

Visual Grading of Records: Very Good to Excellent

Audio Grading: Very Good to Excellent

Condition of Sleeve: Very Good. The binding is just a little loose and some of the sleeves have missing flaps. Please see scans)

This 1936 HMV record album from England is quite difficult to find. I have owned it for over three years with the hope of finding the two missing records. However, the elusiveness of the recordings (not to mention the now higher shipping costs from the UK) has made me realize that I should sell this set as is. I own a complete set that I shall be keeping. Interesting note: Over the last six years I have seen complete sets twice—once on eBay and once on Discogs. Each sold for over $350! But each set contained some of the same but also different Silly Symphony 78s. While in the States the collection was made up of two volumes with definitive titles on the Bluebird label, the HMV sets appear to vary in terms of content.

I am including a Snow White record from 1938 making a total of five records.

The records sound wonderful.

Thank you for looking at my records. I listen to every record I sell unless it is mint and/or sealed.

If you enjoy reading about musicals, please check out my book, For the Record: Confessions of a Vinyl-Soundtrack Junkie, which has received excellent editorial reviews as well as wonderful critiques from readers on Amazon.com:

“Hanson describes a fascination with musicals and their recorded soundtracks in this charming and informative story of his life as a “record geek.” …Collectors will be entertained by Hanson’s impressive knowledge of records, including their graphics, cover art, and production details; his well-crafted and often humorous prose deftly conjures up the bygone era of musical theater’s golden age.” –-  BookLife

“A fascinating romp through his life as a collector...Rare is the author who would so eloquently recount his life from the viewpoint of a passion. These “confessions of a vinyl soundtrack junkie,” as Hanson puts it in the book’s title, are an honest story told with intelligence and grace." –- Lawrence Schulman, ARSC Journal

Also, I have a children's book, Can I Keep Them, a story I wrote and illustrated about a boy and his two fathers who find kittens.

Another of my books is titled Peter Pan On Stage and Screen. Reviews of the first edition:

“It would be impossible to write a book detailing every production of Peter Pan, but Hanson has done the next best thing. He concentrates on the major versions of the story, as play or musical, beginning with the first staging...Hanson is meticulous in giving the background of the actors, not only for this production, but for each subsequent one he discusses in his book, bringing a gallery of forgotten performers back to life...although Hanson's book makes fascinating reading from start to finish, its final 110-plus pages will probably hold the most interest for musical fans"—Max Preeo, Show Music Magazine.

“Triumph of whimsy and magic over the more unseemly aspects of the human condition has ensured the legend's lasting success. The Peter Pan Chronicles lets readers momentarily recapture these ineffable themes even as they fly through their hands."--American Theatre.

“This is an entertaining and fully researched account of Peter Pan's long theatrical and cinematic history."—Publishers Weekly

“Thoroughly enjoyed reading it...it is an astounding example of research and...love."--Deanna Durbin (former screen actress, singer); "years of diligent labor framed at last between the two hardcovers of this permanent volume that I'm sure will be the definitive statement on this subject for many years to come. The visual material is all wonderful."--Harvey Schmidt (composer of The Fantasticks, I Do, I Do, etc.); "Thank you for writing the Chronicles. Your book fills in so much even I hadn't known!"--Stewart Stern (screen writer of Rebel Without A Cause, Rachael, Rachael, etc.); "Very interesting and very well researched...is it coming out in London? If not, why not?"--Barry Norman (curator of The Theatre Musuem in London).