Originally Posted By AtlantaDisneyFan I thought I was just imagining it but I read it elsewhere on Amazon. When Mary Poppins was originally released on vinyl under the Vista records label, there was a longer overture which wasn't in the actual movie but it was very nice to hear. It was not featured in the 40th Anniversary 2 CD set and has not seen the light of day on CD as far as I know. Any ideas why there has been a holdout?
Originally Posted By brotherdave There definitely was a longer overture that was released on the vinyl Vista Records albums. I'm also surprised that it wasn't included as a 'bonus' on the 40th anniversary CD 5 years ago. Just as the original in film overture is finishing with "Spoonful of Sugar", it seques into "Jolly Holiday", then ends with "Feed the Birds". I'm not a musical genious by any order, but I think it was extended on the album to sound 'more complete'. I'm guessing that Randy Thornton decided to release only the film overture to be consistant and 'accurate'to the music from the film.
Originally Posted By mawnck It's an alternate version recorded specifically for the album, at the same sessions as the actual soundtrack music. There are several examples of such shenanigans on that LP, all done to make more complete versions (Jolly Holiday notwithstanding). I wouldn't complain if Disney released the LP version of that soundtrack, and of the Jungle Book as well. But PLEASE lay off the noise reduction! Recent releases have have had all the life sucked out of them.
