1950s Blanche Neige Decals by Jesco

In the 1950s, Jesco Publishing of Paris-Geneve-Milan, produced this Snow White decal booklet. Product no. 302. Includes a colorful front cover, three inner pages featuring the decals, and instructions on back cover.

Image scans courtesy of Greg Philip of A Lost Film.

See the Italian Snow White decals by Presto in an earlier post.

1967 Disney Character Decals by Jesco

A Jesco booklet of Disney character decals copyrighted 1967. Published in Paris. Product reference no. S-255/2. The front cover features a Snow White Christmas dinner scene created by Disney illustrator Wolfgang Schafer. Includes four pages of decals with instructions on back cover.

Image scans courtesy of Nunziante Valoroso.

1938 Blanche-Neige Songbook by Salabert (14th collection - Mes Succès)

1938 Snow White piano music book published by Salabert of Paris. Quatorzième recueil Mes succès (14th collection - My Successes series). Cover includes a date stamp from 1941.

Images courtesy of the Greg Philip Collection.

'Blanche-Neige' Read-Along Record (Claude Nicot)

In 1967, a new Snow White story album was released on the French Disneyland Record label. Catalog no. LLP 310 F. Vinyl 7" disc, 33⅓ rpm. Part of the "Read-Along" (Look, Listen, Read) series. The recording was narrated by Claude Nicot. Snow White was played by Anna Gaylor, the Queen by Monique Martial. Side 1: story; Side 2: story conclusion, Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho and Whistle While You Work (1962 recordings by Christiane Legrand). Total run time is around 13 minutes. The album included a 24-page book with full-color illustrations. Sleeve artwork first seen on the 1966 US-released no. LLP 310.

Yellow disc labels.

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1968 printing.

Additional images via discogs.com

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1977 reissue. Vinyl 7" disc, 45 rpm. New album cover artwork.

Blue disc labels.

Sample pages. Almost all of the illustrations came directly from the artwork originally drawn for the 1948 Little Golden Book.

Images and info generously provided by the Greg Philip Collection.

Le Petit Ménestrel 'Blanche-Neige' Read-Along Records (Dany Robin)

The first Snow White "Read-Along" album was issued in France by Le Petit Ménestrel in 1955. It featured François Périer as the narrator (see earlier post). In 1962, a completely new recording was released with female narrator Dany Robin. Catalog no. ALB 58. Vinyl 10", 33⅓ rpm. White disc labels with blue ink. Musical tone for readers to turn page. Spiral-bound book.

Cast: Sylvine Delannoy (Snow White), Claude Nollier (Queen), Gaëtan Jor (Grumpy, Sneezy, Magic Mirror), François Timmerman, Roland Koessler, Fred Descamps. Musical director Jean Baïtzouroff.

Sample pages.

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The following year or so, this Dany Robin recording was re-released as a two-record/two-book set which also included the Sleeping Beauty story narrated by Michèle Morgan. No. ALB 60. Gorgeous box artwork!

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1968(c.) reissue. No. ALB 353. Disc labels white with blue ink.

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1969 reissue. Disneyland Record no. ST 353 F. Yellow disc labels.

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1973 reissue. Disneyland Record no. ST 3906 F. Yellow disc labels. Same audio recording, yet complete redesign of album cover. Brand new book illustrations too (first seen in the 1969 US-issued Storyteller record no. 3906.)

Record sleeve and rear cover.

Sample pages.

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1983 reissue. Disneyland Record no. ST-3906 F. Blue disc labels.

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Walt Disney L'Enchanteur boxed set. Possibly late 1980s. Eight records in all. Standard 12" discs. The series includes: 1. Pinocchio, 2. The Jungle Book, 3. Snow White, 4. Peter Pan, 5. Cinderella, 6. 101 Dalmatians, 7. Mary Poppins, 8. Bambi. Published by Hachette.

Special thanks to the Greg Philip Collection for sharing most of these images as well as invaluable information about this recording.