Here's a souvenir LP from a long-lost attraction in California called Welch's Mountain Fantasy. There's not a whole lot of info floating around out there on the internet about it, but it appears to have been a sort of time capsule located in the California mountains. Best date I could find for the theme park/ghost town attraction was post-1979, but it certainly feels a bit older. The music here is nothing special, just a collection of music boxes playing some of the usual Christmas tunes. But the idea of a release from a short-lived attraction on the other side of the country is pretty appealing to me. If that sort of thing appeal to you as well, download it and give it a listen. If anyone can fill in the details of this place, please do. No artist is listed, as is typical of these music box releases, so I think I listed Welch's as the artist. There's a good chance this is a reissue of a music box collection recorded and released elsewhere, but maybe they really did record their own collection for this release. This is
Welch's Mountain Fantasy Presents The Christmas Music Box (Custom Fidelity for Welch's Mountain Fantasy CFS-3031, Stereo).
1. Jingle Bells
2. White Christmas
3. Silent Night, Holy Night
4. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
5. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
6. The Monastery Bells
7. Skater's Waltz
8. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
9. Song From "The Tyrolean"
10. Silver Bell Song
11. Wiener Blut
12. Ave Maria (Prayer)
13. The Holy City Song
14. On Sonetissima (Christmas Song)
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This is exactly the sort of thing that appeals to me!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know anything about it until after I bought it. You never know until you do a little research.
DeleteHi Ernie,
ReplyDeleteWell if you say 1979, I would have been 3+ years old. I loved cowboys, indians, and the old west. I still do, currently I am listening to the Lone Ranger OTR as I organize. That being said, I have never heard of this place and my parents never offered to take me there, even though I "love " ghost towns too. A mystery indeed.
I don't think it was around for long, and it certainly didn't leave much of a trail. There aren't a lot of mentions of it out there in the internet.
Deletewell, well, well...
DeleteI checked various things myself, but...
I also checked Ghost Towns of California and nothing. I am just wondering if it was a shop near a Ghost Town and the ower was hoping a tourist would stop by to see artifacts and the like. Maybe he sold this album as a souvenir. If you ever drive out in those lonely areas you see buildings of one type or another abandoned for one reason or another on lonely or not so lonely roads.
I think I remember seeing another LP besides this one that they released. Don't remember what it was though. Wish this one were songs instead of the music box stuff, I've got more than enough of that.
DeleteAt first I thought it had something to do with Welchs grape juice and jelly brand. Then I thought it might have to do with Welchs and Son music boxes.
ReplyDeleteThen I downloaded this share and read the information. Talk about a boring place to go to, for any age.
I can understand about music boxes. While I have those that you have shared, and a few others, they are okay in small doses, at least for me that is. That was my least favorite attraction in Disneyland California to visit. I cannot remember if Disneyland Florida had them. I was there several times too.
I don't remember any music boxes at Magic Kingdom in Disney World, Florida. But it's changed a lot over the years as things came and went. There was never a record store or women's lingerie store in Florida, but I believe Main Street in Disneyland had those originally as well. :)
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