So recently, I found myself reminded of a series of audio CDs released in Canada that catalogued iconic Grimm's Fairytales - complete with background music, sound effects, and even voice-acting. These went by the name "Tales R Fun" and were produced all the way back in 1997, almost 25 years ago! But for some reason, there's is next to no information about these CDs online and they no longer appear to be in print - now only available through third-party sellers on Amazon on eBay. Even stranger, these CDs have the curious issue of listing stories that don't actually appear on the respective disc - making it that much harder to track down specific tales. So I did what any sane preservation enthusiast would do and started ordering the CDs. I've gone so far as creating an entire YouTube channel for these discs and have already uploaded two of them with more to come!
Disc 1 - Snow White:
Disc 3 - The Frog Prince:
Disc 6 - Hansel & Gretel:
Disc 8 - Rumpelstiltskin:
Disc 9 - Sleeping Beauty:
Disc 11 - The Golden Goose:
I'll update this thread as I process more discs. To my knowledge, there are a total of 12 CDs in this series. If you have any questions or have any interesting information to share, I'd be happy to hear. Cheers!
Last Edit: Jun 16, 2021 10:15:26 GMT by thiefofharts
I'm now halfway through the twelve discs produced and can safely say there is absolutely no rhyme or reason with the stories listed on the back of the cases. More often than not, it doesn't line up with what is actually on the disc - sometimes having absolutely nothing in common with it (e.g. Discs 8 & 9). At this point with only six episodes left and quite a few stories unaccounted for, I suspect many are not available at all, leaving me to wondering they were recorded at all or scrapped quite early into production. Either way, I plan to write up a list of all the stories listed that are never heard once I have finished uploading all twelve.
Last Edit: Jun 16, 2021 10:25:46 GMT by thiefofharts