Talk:Golden Book Video

Early partnerships of Golden Books and The Walt Disney Company
In 1977, Western Publishing (the then-parent company of the Golden Books brand) partnered with Walt Disney Records (then known as Disneyland/Vista Records) to produce several Little Golden Books book-and-audio read-along albums based on popular Little Golden Books stories of the time. They were touted on the cover as "A Little Golden Book & Record/Cassette." Like all Walt Disney Records read-along albums at the time, these read-along albums often contained a song or two at the end. All of the songs on the Golden Books & Records read-along albums were newly-written songs. Some were written by Larry Groce, and most of them were published by either the Walt Disney Music Company or the Wonderland Music Company (the two music publishing arms of The Walt Disney Company). The final four Little Golden Books read-alongs were Little Critter stories (which contained songs written by Michael and Patricia Sliversher alongside Larry Groce) and they were released in 1983.

Most of the songs on these read-along albums were re-released on the Disney's Children's Favorites series.

In 1987, Disneyland/Vista Records changed its name to Disneyland/Vista Records & Tapes and began releasing their albums on audio CD, then around the fall of 1988, Disneyland/Vista Records & Tapes changed its name again to Walt Disney Records. The Oliver & Company OST, released on November 18, 1988 to coincide with the theatrical release of the film itself and the 60th anniversary of the very first Mickey Mouse short ("Steamboat Willie"), was originally the final album released on vinyl record.

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