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Walt Disney Acetates
For information on this collection please send email to mrose@WorldsRareMedia.com
The M. Rose collection consists of some very rare (possibly one of a kind) recordings made on acetate. Most of these recordings are dated between 1937 and 1940. These recordings have been very well cared for and preserved and came from the private collection of Hal Rees.
The almost pristene recording of early versions of Disney songs, sound effect tests, and comments made during early stages of productions like Dumbo are what makes this a rare find.
The current owner is interested in selling all or part of this collection.
- Acetates are 12 inches in diameter
- Some play outside in, others play inside out
- All are labeled
- Some play 78 r.p.m, some play 33r.p.m
- Some have typed sheets from the studios containing production number, sequence number, the people recording on the tracks, and what they contain.
- Many list what type of item they are using to record the sound or sound effects. Example: Bells, train whistles, musical instruments, Hum atones.
- Most titled ”Sonovox Test” and the date
- Most have a label stating Walt Disney Productions or Type of recording Label Such as Audio disc recording blank
- They may also have people talking in between tracks.
- All different and are most likely one of a kind recordings.
Each has been assigned a number for easier referencing
The Acetates are from an estate of a Hal Rees. He was one of the first guys to help invent sound effects. He worked for the Disney Studios as well as Samuel Goodwin Studios.
He also played at Catalina Island with the big bands as a precisionist.
He was later retired into the Disney Legends.
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 001
Side A
Audio disc recording blank
Sonovox Re-Re from film
Prod. # 2005 Seq 3
Disney
Type Sheet Peggy Wright: Locomotive whistles And Bells
8 cuts
Listen to Record 001 side A Track 5
Listen to Record 001 side A Track 7
Click on image of grooves to view in detail.
Side B
Blank
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 002
Side A
Audio disc recording blank
Sonovox efex 10-5-40 94A
Prod. # 2005 Train whistles
Disney
Click on image of grooves to view in detail.
Side B
Prod# Sonovox efex 94B
Train whistles 10-5-40
Disney
Click on image of grooves to view in detail.
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 003
Side A
Audiodisc recording blank
Prod# 2005 90A
Bells Sonovox
Disney
Type sheet Peggy Wright Bells
3 cuts
Click on image of grooves to view in detail.
Side B
Prod# 2005 Sonovox 90B
Bells
Disney
*Better groove image needed*
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 004
Side A
Audio disc recording blank
Sonovox efex 10-5-40n 91A
Prod#2005
Disney
Typed sheet Peggy Wright Bells 91A
4 cuts
Side B
Sonovox Efx 91B
Prod# 2005 10-5-40
Disney
5cuts
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 005
Side A
Audiodisc recording blank
Sonovox 92A
10-5-40
Disney
Typed sheet Peggy Wright Locomotive Whistles
5cuts
Click on image of grooves to view in detail.
Side B
Sonovox 92B
Prod# 2005 10-5-40
Disney
5cuts
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 006
Side A
Audio disc recording blank
Sonvox efex. 95A
Prod. # 2005 11-5-40
Typed sheet Peggy Wright Steam
7 cuts
Click on image of grooves to view in detail.
Side B
Sonox Efex 95B
Prod# 2005 10-5-40 Disney Steam
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 007
Side A
Audio disc recording blank
Organ-Novochord 88A
Sonovox
Disney
Side B
Calliope Sonovox 88B
Disney
Walt Disney Acetate 008
Side A (Need image)
Audio disc recording blank
Sonovox efex 93 A
Prod. # 2005 10-5-40
Disney
Listen to Record 008 side A Track 3
Side B
Sonovox efex 93B
Prod. # 2005 10-5-40
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 009
Side A
Walt Disney Production Label
Prod# Sonovox Test
Title Mrs Wright
“I think I can I thought I would” B25
Date 3-24-40 Side 2A\
8cuts
Typed Sheet Sonovox Test Disc #2 A Locomotive
Listen to Record 009 side A Track 2
Side B
Title Sonovox 1-B27
“Wishing” (with words) Date 3-27-40
Trombone
1 cut No 2B
Listen to Record 009 side B Track 1 Sound Bite
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 010
Side 1A
Walt Disney Productions Label
Prod# Sonovox test
Title Mrs. Wright
“Ma-Ma’ Its dark in here” Let me out of here “ “im scared”
Date 3-24-40
Side 1B
Walt Disney Production Label
Title Mrs. Wright
“I’m scared” “let me out of here” “clear the tracks”
Date 3-24-40
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 011
Side A
Walt Disney Productions label
Prod# 2005 Calliope Sonovox Date 10-5-40
Typed Sheet Peggy Wright 89A
5 cuts
Side B
Prod# 2005
Bells Sonovox Date 10-5-40 89B
2 cuts
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 012
Side 1 A
Walt Disney Productions label
Prod # 911502
Train Effects
Date 4-8-40
Typed sheet Locomotive Tests
3 cuts
Side 1B (best Cut)
Prod # 911502
Train EFX.
4-8-403 cuts
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 013
Side A
Walt Disney Productions label
Sono Vox Test
Sheet B-28 3-37-40
Typed sheet Sono-Vox Test 1A Train Whistles
7 cuts
Side B
Sono vox Food Trombone:” Whishing”
Sheet B 28 3-27-1 cut
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 014
Side2A
Walt Disney Production label
Prod# 8063 Sonovox test
Cut 1 trombone cut 2 NG -3 Bells horns Peggy Date 3-11-40
R Homes, H Rees Side 2 A
Typed sheet Peggy Wright Trombone (“Whishing”) 4 Cuts
Side2B
Prod# 8063 Sonovox tests Bulb Horns cuts 2-3 Peggy Wright
J. McDonald, Rees Date 3-11-403 cuts
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 015
Side 1A
Walt Disney Productions label R.M.78 Prod# 8063
With: Hal Reese Harry reel
Title Peggy Wright Bazooka Sonovox Test 3-8-40 Paul Holmes
2 cuts
Side B
Blank
Typed sheet Peggy Wright Bazooka
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 016
Side 82A
Walt Disney Productions label
Prod#2005 Peggy Wright Sax Quartet” Clear the Tract, ECT”
10-2-40 Side 82A
Locomotive Whistles 6 cuts
(Side A has a stain on it that does not appear to affect the grooves - see image - click to see closeup)
Side 82B (NEED IMAGE)
Prod# 2005 Peggy Wright Mouthing Locomotive Whistles & Bells “Clear the track” Ect. 10-2-40 4 cuts
Typed Sheet Peggy Wright Saxophone Quartet
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 017
Side 80A
Walt Disney Productions label
78 R.P.M Prod# 2005 Sonovox efex.
Bad Train whistles Jim MacDonald 9-30-40
Side 80 B
R.P.M 78 Prod# 2005 Sonoxvox efex. 9-30-40
(Bad) Train Whistles) 6 cuts
Typed Sheet Jimmy Macdonald (Bad) Train Whistles 6 cuts
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 018
Side 1A
Walt Disney Productions label
Experimental Patterns
Cuts4-5 5-1-40
Typed sheet Experimental So. Efx. Patterns. 6 cuts
Side 1B
“The Great Magnificent Mouse” 5-1-40
Typed Sheet by Rusty Jones 1cut
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 019
Side 122A
Walt Disney Productions label
Prod# 2006-180
Pink Elephants Best
#1 Jim + Ned - Wobulator
#2 Jim Ned - Wobulator
#3 Jim Alone + Wobulator 8-14-40
Side 122B
Prod# 2006 -180
Pink Elephants
#1 Sonovox (Jim)
#2 Novo chord (NG)
#3 Nova chord (Ollie) 8-19-40
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 020
SideA
Walt Disney Productions label
Dumbo “Cheese” Song Thelma Peck Vocal 4-23-40
Side B
Dumbo 1309 “Cheese” Song
Piano, Trumpet Drums no Lyrics 4-23-40
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 021
Side 4A
Walt Disney Productions label (not affixed)
Prod# 2006 “Dum Bo” Casey Jones Jr. “#1 with rubbles
2#”Ocarina #3 “rumbles ect. #4 thru the graveyard
Side B
NG
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 022
Side 1A
Walt Disney Productions label
Prod# 2248 Sonox Food
(Humantone) Test 2248 “The Little Whirlwind” 4-18-40
Side 1B
Prod# 2248 Sonovox Food (Humantone) Test 2248
“The Little Whirlwind” 4-18-40
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 023
Side2A
Walt Disney Production Label
Prod# 2248 "Hi Diddle De Dee"
Sonovox Food (Humantone) Test “The Little Whirlwind”
4-18-40
SideB
Blank
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 024
Side 1A
Walt Disney Productions label
Prod 2248 Sonovox Test Mrs. Wright “Ma-Ma” “Its Dark in here”
“Let me out oh here” I’m S cared” Clear the tracks”
” 3-24-40
Side1B
Mrs. Wright “I’m Scared “ “Let me out of here”
“Clear the Tracks”
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 025
Side 4A
Walt Disney Productions label
“Strange Fruit”
Side4B
“Suppose” Gordon Jenkins
**Side B has a scratch - click on the image below to see in detail**
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 026
Walt Disney Productions Label
“Roanoke’ Ditty”
Harline Version
Cut#1NG
Cut# 2Best
Side B
no Label
Green Label PRESTO USA
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 027
Side1A
Walt Disney Production Label
Prod# 1394” Light Cavalry”
Gadget Band Footage-248ft.
9-5-40
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 028
Side2A
Walt Disney Productions Label Prod# 1394
“Light Cavalry” Gadget Band Footage -248ft 9-5-40
SideB
Blank
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 029
Walt Disney Productions label Prod# 8063
Sonovox test Peggy Wright
Cut1# Slide Whistle
#2 Drill
#3 Drill
#4 Jews Harp Holmes
Bell 3-11-40
Side #3B
Prod#8063Peggy Wright
Cut1#Jews Harp Holmes bell
3-11-40
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 030
Side 4A
Walt Disney Production Label
Prod# 8063 Sonovox Test Cut1 #Trombone #2 “”#3 “’ Peggy Wright –Jones – P.Holmes H. Rees 3-15-40
Side 4B
Prod# 8063 Sonovox Test Cut1 Trombone 2 “ 3” Bazooka Jones- Peggy Wright P. Holmes H Rees
3-15-40
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 031
Walt Disney Productions Label
( Writing is Hard to Read written in red’)
Side1A
“ Peanut Vendor”
Side 1B
“That’s a plenty”
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 032
Walt Disney Productions label
Prod# “Man Friday”
Side X1A
Cannibal Music Hal’s Version
SideX1B
same as the other side
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 033
SideA
Walt Disney Productions label
Prod# Sonovox Food Original Tracs for use in test
Train Whistles
SideB
Sono Vox Tests Origin
1-2-3- Human tone “Ma-Ma’ 3-21-40
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 034
Side A
Walt Disney Production label (No words straight music)
Prod# Sonovox Food Clyde Jones-Trom.+Boozaka Cut#1 Trombone “ Wishing” Cut#2 Bazooka “My Gal Sal” Cut#3 Trombone “My gal Sal” Cut#4 Bazooka “My Gal Sal” 4-19-40
SideB
SonovoxRecord Cut#1- Jones on Trombone “Whishing”
Cut#2 Jones on Bozooka“My gal Sal”Sraight music no words)4-19-40
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 035
Walt Disney Productions label
Prod# 8063 Calliope Sweet Rosie O’Grady Peggy Wright,
Holmes, Sound Effects Bell 3-20-40 Side5A
Side B
Blank
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 036
Walt Disney Production Label
Gadget LA Comparsha
3rd cut best Experimental So.Efx Patterns
SideB
Blank
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 037
Side 1A
Walt Disney Production label
Prod# 97-01-02 Ex
Experimental so. Efx Patterns
Trumpet + Efx 5-27-40
Side1B
Prod# 97-01-02 ex 5-27-40
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 038
Side 305A
Walt Disney Production label
Prod#Seq42 Ubangi-Drums 2nd section
Harline-Piano Rees Crew –drum 1-6-39
Side B
Blank
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 039
Side 304A
Walt Disney Production Label
Drums-Ubangi
Harline layout
Side304B
Ubangi Drums Hal Rees Version
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 040
Side 303A
Walt Disney Production label
Ubangi drums
Opening section 3rd Cut
Side303B
Ubangi drums opening sectionWalt Disney Acetate Recording 041
Side 1A
Walt Disney Productions label R.P.M78
Prod No # “That’s A Plenty”T1+T2
12-16-37
Side1B
“That’s a Plenty” T3
12-16-37
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 042
Side 3A
Walt Disney Production label R.P.M 78
Prod# Radio Show Gadget Band “Organ Grinders Swing” T1, T2
12-17-37
Side 3B
Prod# Radio Show Gadget Band”OrganGrinderSwing“
T3, T4 12-17-37
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 043
Side 4A
Walt Disney Productions label R.P.M 78
Prod# Radio Show Gadget Band “Bugle Call Rag” T1
12-17-37
Side4B
Prod# Radio Show Gadget Band “BugleCallRag”T2 12-17-37
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 044
Side5A
Walt Disney Productions Label R.P.M. 78
Prod# Radio Show “Gadget Band” “Bugle Call Rag “T3 12-17-37
Side 5B
Prod# Radio Show Gadget Band “Bugle Call Rag”
T4 12-17-37
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 045
Side2A
Walt Disney Productions Label
(hard to read written it red Ink)
Prod# “Let me call you Sweetheart” Organ grinders Swing”
Side2B
“Bugle Call Rag”Walt Disney Acetate Recording 046
Side2A
Walt Disney Productions label
(hard to read written in red Ink)
Prod# Let me “Call you Sweet heart”6/8/39
Side 2B
Prod# “Bugle Call Rag” Rees 6/8/39
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 047
Walt Disney Productions Label
(hard to read written in red ink)
Side1A
That’s a Plenty Rees 6-8-39
Side B
Label hard to read 6-8-39
Walt Disney Acetate Recording 048
Walt Disney Productions Label
SideA
“Air check”
SideB
no writing