Disney - Sorcerer's Apprentice (Picture Disc) (2018) [SEALED] Vinyl 10" Shaped

Catalog Number: 050087416096

Record Grading: Mint (M), Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)

Condition Details:

Limited Edition Shaped Picture Disc. HYPE-STICKER on front. Import from Europe. 10" Single. Unopened/new vinyl, factory sealed, and in excellent condition. Original clear plastic sleeve with flap looks great. Partial sticker near top-right on front. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Holloway, Sterling
• The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Remastered) - Stokowski, Leopold

About The Record:

Walt Disney's cartoon character Mickey Mouse entered a decline in popularity in the mid-1930s. Disney devised a comeback appearance for Mickey in 1936 with The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a more elaborate edition of the animated Silly Symphonies series set to the music of The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas. Disney met conductor Leopold Stokowski in late 1937 at Chasen's, a noted Hollywood restaurant, and Stokowski agreed to conduct the piece at no cost. Stokowski was an enthusiast for new and improved methods of sound reproduction and had already participated in experimental stereophonic sound recordings in 1931 and 1932, and a live, long distance demonstration of multi-channel sound a year later. In January 1938, over 100 musicians assembled at Culver Studios in California for the recording of the nine-minute Dukas piece. The plan was to create a multi-track recording that allowed the separation of sound channels which would allow the dynamic balance of the music to be adjusted on reproduction. To increase reverberation, the stage was altered acoustically with five double plywood partitions that separated the sections of the orchestra, creating the world's first baffles. Although a satisfactory recording was made, in the days before widespread use of headphones and click tracks to control the speed, the musicians could not hear the other instruments clearly enough and this affected the tempo of the piece. Poor control over the separation of low frequency sounds presented a further problem on playback of the music. As production costs for The Sorcerer's Apprentice surpassed $125,000, it became clear to Disney that it would not recoup costs as a short. In February 1938, he decided to expand the concept and start on a feature-length film consisting of several animated segments named The Concert Feature.