Sweet! In for one. This is great.

I'm a little confused... If this is not a remaster or reissue, how is it reprocessed for stereo sound? When was it reprocessed?

Don't blame me for not understanding this ancient technology; it's older than I am.

This is awesome. My best friend is having her first child in the fall and she is a HUGE Disney fan. What a great 'out-of-the-blue' gift! She's going to LOVE it, and I can't wait to share it with the little one!

Shoshin wrote:thanks...it IS a bunch of medleys...one has at least 16 melodies crammed into one track...hmmm I'm having second thoughts

I don't think you realize how short most of these songs are. These aren't medleys, these songs are just 1:30 long. Records have plenty of room for songs on them, divide the # of tracks on there by 45 minutes, potentially 52 depending on the kind of record really..

i'm going to play these for my Disney-lovin 5 and 3 year old kids! awesome! they actually are familiar with records somewhat since their Granny has a 45 jukebox that plays real records. I have a similar Ion record player it's pretty cool that it plays on the computer and transfers the songs to mp3.

Surprise: sellout.woot (http://shopping.yahoo.com/#woot) has a turntable today.

clsapsford wrote:Records are better sound quality than cd's or mp3's.
You're probably too young to even know what a record is.

Better sound quality, seriously? If by that you mean, roughly half the frequency support which deteriorates over time, then yes. Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate one's preference for a "dynamic" recording medium. But, it is hardly better sound quality.

We shure seem to be getting some gosh darn good comments from some awfully swell good time folks out there!

Dang it all if the only record player I have is a 78 rpm one. It plays the good music all you modern kids don't play anymore. Shucks.

Wish upon a lucky star, and maybe I'll git a proper new turntable some time...

LeetRantipole wrote:I'm a little confused... If this is not a remaster or reissue, how is it reprocessed for stereo sound? When was it reprocessed?

Don't blame me for not understanding this ancient technology; it's older than I am.

1978 Records had stereo sound.
In for one and I'm not sure why yet.

Oh wow...I have these. I'm only 34 years old and have this collection stored in my garage. Mine's a bit worn. Seeing as how these are the originals and not repos I'm debating a purchase so I can have a mint set.

Wow, I didnt know nostalgia had a price that big. It would be better to send flyers by mail to people who still own record players and want this for their great great grandchildren. COD works best.

dest581 wrote:How is shipping done with fragiles like this?

They actually have thick boxes made for shipping records. they are probably hard to get as records but i'm sure Woot has a plan.

MKimble515 wrote:Why do I get the feeling were gonna be seeing these during Woot off's for the next 15 years?

Because you have no faith that audiophiles might actually shop on woot. For shame!

Song of the South?? How'd that name get on there? I thought Disney assassinates anyone that mentions that movie these days.

This is completely awesome, all kinds of good music and original sketches. now im in a pinch of if ill open it or not.

These go well with the turntable on sellout.woot!

CD's are electronicaly clipped (Shorted at the top and bottom of the sound wave)audio, records are not. A good record has a full sound a cd does not. Check your electronic books and listen to your audiophile friends. I spent 18 months and 30k to learn this in 1992.

...am I the only one with a record player in this thread?

Come on, guys. Seriously. :X

My girlfriend is a Disney freak so this was a no brainer for me. I bought it without a second though as these records are older than we are (I'm 26). I love vinyl and I can't wait to hear the soundtracks to the original movies over the oldschool method. Thank you woot!

Welcome to grandmasbasement.woot.com

To all of you who are complaining about vinyl. You have no ears. Your ear drums march to the beat of cell phone ring tones. Over compressed and over appreciated at best.

Go buy Neil Young's Harvest on LP. Get a good system, sit down and listen. You will be crushed by the dynamic range and your stupid Silver Sun Pickups mp3s will blow away into the derivative dust that they are.

Even Donald Duck on a record sounds better than Green Day on an Ipod.

I just can't see paying $20 for an LP set that's been sitting in a warehouse for 30 years. I am a Disney soundtrack fan though; if this was a CD and book set, I'd probably be jumping right on it.

I just don't get the nostalgia aspect reflected in the posts. If you haven't lived through it, trust me, changing the LP every 20 minutes really really gets old.

C'mon people, there are many Walt Disney soundtracks on CD currently available. And you can pick up a ton of Disney CD's (and even LPs if you really want them) on ebay any day of the week.

rogueofmv wrote:...am I the only one with a record player in this thread?

Come on, guys. Seriously. :X

I have one

Does anyone have somewhere I can download a digital copy of this record?

I just bought one and i'd prefer not to open it to make a CD Rip

Yes. Absolutely. I'm in for one. Either a great present or an awesome collectible, either way I'm in.

I have a couple of questions:

Are these used or new (huge difference if you have ever played used records vs. new ones)

What speed are they, 33, 78? Im assuming 33...

Im in for a couple if these aren't used.

spilk wrote:I have a couple of questions:

Are these used or new (huge difference if you have ever played used records vs. new ones)

What speed are they, 33, 78? Im assuming 33...

Im in for a couple if these aren't used.

It says in the ad they are brand new still sealed from 1978.

im thinking these arent a great item for this website. time to stop wooting. wheres that 65 inch olevia...when i really want to spend some duckets, i miss teh awesome stuff.

clsapsford wrote:Records are better sound quality than cd's or mp3's.
You're probably too young to even know what a record is.

LOL I wouldn't go that far. Records are indeed bad a s s but they are crappy quality.

You can get 4 - 8 tracks (you are reading that right... 8tracks) for 29.99 at
http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=3831828
Plus shipping!!!
LOL
so get in your delorian and ride, ride, ride!!!

rogueofmv wrote:...am I the only one with a record player in this thread?

Come on, guys. Seriously. :X

haha No way! I have a good ol original Ricky the Racoon record player. Bought it off e bay for 25 bucks. Works perfect.

ZaxxonPaxxil wrote:To all of you who are complaining about vinyl. You have no ears. Your ear drums march to the beat of cell phone ring tones. Over compressed and over appreciated at best.

Go buy Neil Young's Harvest on LP. Get a good system, sit down and listen. You will be crushed by the dynamic range and your stupid Silver Sun Pickups mp3s will blow away into the derivative dust that they are.

Even Donald Duck on a record sounds better than Green Day on an Ipod.

I bought a pair of Klipsch Forte speakers back in the 80's

If you can buy a pair on ebay and arrange for physical pick up* you won't be disappointed (unless the prior owner abused them)

* - Physical pickup because they are HEAVY

Anyone looking for some free downloads of RARE disney soundtrack music go here:

songinmyhead.wordpress.com


Cheers

I am still grooving to my 1980 Quadraphonic 8 track system!

I am trying to become a DJ in the making and about a nice pair of Technics turntables a couple months ago. Couple this with the fact I LOVE DISNEY. This is perfect. This is only my second woot.

Seriously woot?

Wow. Just wow.

graycat1969 wrote:They actually have thick boxes made for shipping records. they are probably hard to get as records but i'm sure Woot has a plan.

Yeah, these boxes also double for carry out pizza.

sportscars wrote:Vinyl Does sound better than CD's (for the most part). Too much sound quality lost due to compression.

Um, CDs aren't compressed. You are probably thinking of MP3s.

CDs are digitized, as opposed to the analog of records, so there is debate on whether you can hear the difference on a good system. CDs are capable of a much wider dynamic range than LPs (not to mention not wearing out with repeated plays), but unfortunately, most CDs are engineered so poorly that the range can actually be less than a good LP.

rogueofmv wrote:...am I the only one with a record player in this thread?

Come on, guys. Seriously. :X

i do!!

but i don't have the needle lol

LeetRantipole wrote:I'm a little confused... If this is not a remaster or reissue, how is it reprocessed for stereo sound? When was it reprocessed?

Don't blame me for not understanding this ancient technology; it's older than I am.

It would have been "reprocessed" in 1978. The source movies / cartoons would have been mono. Even by then, most movies (and theaters) were still mono sound.