Category: Comic Books
Iron Man Can!
Let’s Clap for Cap!
I Belong Again!
At age 11, I became a breathless member of the Merry Marvel Marching Society. How many countless times did I play the “Scream Along With Marvel” record?
This is how the original flex-disc sounds. There is no copyright on this recording.
This is how the new, remastered single sounds. It has a Disney/Marvel copyright, so I can only share an excerpt.
Incredible. Stunning. Did composer/arranger/conductor/producer Jack Urbont have the master tapes all these years? Are they multi-track, or was AI software used to create stereo?
ALL TRUE SILVER AGE MARVEL FANS MUST BUY THIS RECORD! Here is the link to do that:
Update: The good folks at Disney/Marvel were nice enough to post the complete audio.
M-I-C-K-E-Y, M-M-M-S!
The unthinkable, yet somehow inevitable, has happened. The Mickey Mouse Club is merging with the Merry Marvel Marching Society!
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/marvel-iron-man-thor-captain-america-cartoon-vinyl-1236132345/
A couple of the records are available now, the others are pre-order:
https://www.disneymusicemporium.com/dept/marvel?cp=81712_82045
The Fabulous Batles
My eldest sister occasionally likes to remind me that she attended both of the Beatles shows at Shea Stadium. The legendary 1965 concert was held two weeks before Mary Quant’s New York fashion show, where Prue introduced miniskirts to America.
The unprecedented success of the Beatles at Shea Stadium gave promoters the idea that the venue would be good for other acts, as seen in this 1966 poster.
Here’s the batty tale of how Batman followed the Beatles to Shea Stadium, and why Bob Dylan didn’t.