This is a wonderful recording of the famous story. When I was a kid, in the 1970's, this albums WAS "The Wizard of Oz" for me... long before I was allowed to watch the annual broadcasts of the MGM movie. I still think it's definitive, and head-and-shoulders above all the other "Wizard of Oz" recordings. Robbie Lester does a great job as Dorothy. Dallas McKinnon (a fmouse cartoon voice from teh 1950s an 60s) is an interesting Scarecrow. Sam Edwards plays the Tin Woodman, the Lion and the Wizard, and Ginny Tyler plays all three Witches. Disney did a series of 4 recordings of OZ stories with (mostly) the same cast. Very well-produced and very collectible now.
I've been wanting to hear this album for some time, as the Wizard of Oz is one of my favourite stories. I'm glad someone finally posted this on RU-vid and that I got to hear it. I would have liked it better, though, if the songs on the record had been the original versions from the 1939 film.
Thanks Joe on telling us the voice over for Dorothy was Robbie Lester. I was looking for info on that.I have that same album now.I one like it years ago in the 70s. :)
Robie Lester - Dorothy Dallas McKennon - Scarecrow/Guardian/Wizard Sam Edwards - Tin Woodman/Lion Ginny Tyler - Good Witch of the North/Wicked Witch of the West/Glinda
Or at least mgm studios, and what is quite interesting is that the Tom and Jerry crossover specials shows somehow the animated characters based on the movie and makes me wonder what if the wizard of oz was animated back in the golden times instead of live action 🤔
Interesting. I'd never noticed that before. I guess the writers of this record were short-handing the story. In the original story (and also in The Tin Woodman of Oz) it's explained that the witch put a spell on the woodman's axe, causing it to slip and cut off his limbs one by one, each of which was replaced by tin. Eventually his whole body was replaced with tin. In this version, as you point out, she enchants the woodman himself. Yes, it would make sense for the spell to break once she was killed. I don't think the script writers were thinking too deeply on this one.
They actually had an idea of making a animated one but because of the MGM one they thought it wouldn`t liked to veryone.Sorry for the many mistakes.I`m from Russia
@@theodevilman4004 No. Walt Disney had not considered doing THE WIZARD OF OZ and an animated feature because the rights were held by Samuel Goldwyn at the time. Also, he had committed to making SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS. His assets of some $600,000 were all committed to that. So there was no money to buy the rights. On the other hand, SNOW WHITE was in the Public Domain, so there was no need to pay for the story. The success of SNOW WHITE urged MGM to purchase the rights for the live action fantasy as a vehicle for Judy Garland, which it became.
I WISH THEY WOULD ADD COLORS AND SHAPES NUMBERS LETTERS OPPOSITES RHYMES SOUNDS LEARNING TO READ LEARNING TO WRITE FOR THE WIZARD F OZ AND SESAME STREET
