ROTADRAW
RECORDS
Independent label: Rotadraw Records. From 1965 until at least
1971 material from various Walt Disney productions was made available by several
companies in the form of 7" singles, which were generally given away free or in
exchange for tokens. These records were numbered in a DIS-0 series, which
reached at least DIS-8. Companies which took advantage of this form of
promotion included margarine manufacturers Summer County (twice); makers of
paper plates, cups and so forth Deeko; cheese spread manufacturers
Milkana; and Rotadraw, the makers of a popular art toy for children. The
records seem to have generally been provided with special sleeves, as can be
seen in the examples shown. The fourth record in the series was different
to the others: it was made by Walt Disney themselves and was a promotional
record for their new film, 'The Happiest Millionaire'. The Acker Bilk
single pictured, 'Everybody Wants To Be A Cat' b/w 'Thomas O' Malley Cat'
(DIS-6; 1970), was pressed was by EMI, while the Billy Cotton was a British
Homophone pressing. The discography below lists the Disney custom
pressings, several gaps remain to be filled. Distributed By Walt Disney
Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
65
Billy Cotton And His Band
Let'S Go Fly A Kite
SUMMER COUNTY
DIS
1
65
Billy Cotton And His Band
Never Smile At A
Crocodile
SUMMER COUNTY
DIS
2
67
The Jack Halloran
Singers
Follow Me
Boys
MILKANA MAID
DIS
3
67
No Artist
Listed
Walt Disney's The Happiest
Millionaire
WALT DISNEY
DIS
4
67
Not Traced
WALT DISNEY
DIS
5
70
Mr. Acker Bilk And His
Paramount Jazz Band
Thomas O'Malley
Cat
DEEKO
DIS
6
70
Not Traced
WALT DISNEY
DIS
7
71
Original Soundtrack The
Aristocats
Thomas O'Malley
Cat
ROTADRAW
DIS
8