When You Hear This Sound, presented by The Space Monkey X Audio Workshop

Canon? We don't need to stinkin' canon. Come along as we kick off a mini-series of episodes featuring non-canonical Star Wars read-along record books, starting with Droid World!

Click here to download the Droid World read-along record book!

Check out the cover of Star Wars #47, published in 1981, with cover art by Frank Miller

Episode 46: Superman – City Under Siege

Rob Lammle — Sun, 12 May 2024 05:33:40 +0000

Can The Man of Steel save Metropolis from nuclear devastation!? I'm sure you know the answer, but it still makes for a fun adventure!

Click here to download the read-along comic book! The read-along comic book is courtesy of The Tom Ray Podcast

Episode 45: The A-Team – Steel

Rob Lammle — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 02:19:48 +0000

A rockin' theme song, a cool van, and Mr. T!? I love it when a show comes together...

Click here to download the read-along record book for The A-Team - Steel

Episode 44: Planet of the Apes (Part 2)

Rob Lammle — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 05:20:59 +0000

We're closing out our Apes mini-series with the final two stories, Escape From the Planet of the Apes and Battle For the Planet of the Apes!

Escape From the Planet of the Apes read-along comic book Battle for the Planet of the Apes read-along comic book Comics courtesy of Hunter's Planet of the Apes Archives

More Planet of the Apes from Power Records Mountain of the Delphi Dawn of the Tree People Battle of Two Worlds Volcano

The After Lunch Podcast website

Episode 43: Planet of the Apes (Part 1)

Rob Lammle — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 05:22:37 +0000

Thanks to my buddies over at the After Lunch Podcast, I'm going ape for Apes! Join us for the first of a two-part mini-series featuring more darn, dirty monkeys than you can shake a firehouse at!

Planet of the Apes read-along comic book Beneath the Planet of the Apes read-along comic book Comics courtesy of Hunter's Planet of the Apes Archives

The After Lunch Podcast website

Episode 42: Snap! Crackle! & Pop! in The Midnight Mystery

Rob Lammle — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 05:37:19 +0000

Pour a bowl of your favorite sugary cereal and come along as we check out one of the weirdest read-along record books in my collection!

Follow along with a PDF of the read-along record book!

Episode 41: The Story of Asteroids

Rob Lammle — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 06:02:18 +0000

Who knew you could come up with a story for a video game about shooting space rocks!? Check out this interpretation of Atari's Asteroids on the latest episode of WYHTS!

Click here to get the read-along record book for The Story of Asteroids!

Intro music is "Hyperspace" by Buckner & Garcia

Episode 40: The Goonies by Chunk

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 07:37:40 +0000

Relive the excitement and the adventure of The Goonies through the eyes of everyone's favorite Truffle Shuffler, Chunk!

Jeffrey McMahon on Child's Play

Ask Max on YouTube

Download the record book here and follow along!

Intro Music: "Goonies R Good Enough" cover by Radical Face (Also, I'm obsessed with this cover; it's amazing!)

Episode 39: Masters of the Universe

Rob Lammle — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 03:53:04 +0000

On the distant planet of Eternia, He-Man and his Masters of the Universe battle Skeletor and his evil minions in the struggle to control the power of Castle Grayskull

Episode 38: Star Trek – Passage to Moauv

Rob Lammle — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 05:56:24 +0000

On this episode of WYHTS, we're heading to space...the final frontier, for an exciting adventure aboard the USS Enterprise!

Today's adventure, Passage to Moauv, has been re-released on many different record formats over the years. Here they are in chronological order:

Click the photos to read-along with the comic!

Episode 37: The Dark Crystal

Rob Lammle — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 04:01:52 +0000

To ease us back into normal life from the holidays, let's check out one of the most beloved children's films of the 1980s, The Dark Crystal.

I'm trying something new with the record book this week. Instead of a PDF, just click the image of the page to get a bigger view in a new window. Close that window and click on the next page when you hear the chime. Let me know if you like this or the PDF instead!

Episode 36: The Six Million Dollar Man Christmas Adventures (Part 2)

Rob Lammle — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 04:40:20 +0000

Here are two more Six Million Dollar Man Christmas Adventures to keep you company as you prepare for Santa's big night - that is if the elves don't go on strike first! Happy Holidays from When You Hear This Sound! We'll see you in 2024 with more weird and wonderful albums to keep you entertained.

Episode 35: The Six Million Dollar Man Christmas Adventures (Part 1)

Rob Lammle — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 06:16:51 +0000

I know when I think Christmas, I think cybernetic special agents! Check out the yuletide adventures of everyone's favorite walking science experiment on this week's episode!

Intro Music: Deck the Halls by 8 Bit Universe

Episode 34: The Hobbit

Rob Lammle — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 02:04:58 +0000

Come along as we go there and back again with a Tolkien classic

Below are images of the 12-page booklet that's included with this album. Click each one for a bigger, better view!

Episode 33: The Incredible Hulk

Rob Lammle — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

He's mean...he's green...and you wouldn't like him when his hangry...it's The Incredible Hulk!

Episode 32: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Rob Lammle — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 05:24:24 +0000

It's no reason to lose your head, but we have reached the last episode in our Halloween record marathon! Come along as we check out a classic ghost story from Disney, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow!

Bonus: Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House

Rob Lammle — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 03:47:45 +0000

Episode 31: Alfred Hitchcock Presents…Ghost Stories for Young People

Rob Lammle — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 03:56:46 +0000

The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, is here to scare your socks off!

Bonus: Halloween Horrors

Rob Lammle — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 03:55:13 +0000

Get in a spooky mood with this bonus episode featuring a cult classic album filled with ghosts, goblins, a Wonder Twin, and Optimus Prime!

Episode 30: Casper, The Friendly Ghost

Rob Lammle — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 04:42:44 +0000

He's friendly, he's adorable, he's transparent, he's dead! He's Casper, The Friendly Ghost!

Click here to download the read-along record book for this episode!

Episode 29: Ghostbusters Meet The Laser Ghost

Rob Lammle — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:12:11 +0000

I mean, seriously, who else you gonna call?

PDF of the read-along record book for Ghostbusters Meet The Laser Ghost

Episode 28: TRON

Rob Lammle — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:01:20 +0000

1982's TRON broke a lot of new ground in computer animation and introduced many people to the wonders of the digital world. Come along as we listen to the read-along record book of this iconic, electronic film!

TRON Read-along Record Book PDF

Episode 27: Mister T

Rob Lammle — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:02:10 +0000

Only the in '80s could a guy like Mr. T have become a household name! Come along as we listen to two adventures from his days as an animated cartoon!

The Mystery of the Golden Medallions record book

The Mystery of the Forbidden Monastery record book

Bonus: Justice League Theme Songs

Rob Lammle — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:05:11 +0000

Just the swingin' theme songs for the Justice League members from the 1966 Tifton Records release

Episode 26: The Justice League

Rob Lammle — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:02:43 +0000

Power Records blog

Tapewrecks blog

Episode 25: Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Rob Lammle — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 01:08:59 +0000

Before he took on Charles Barkley in the paint, Godzilla was tearing up Tokyo and blasting giant turtles with his atomic breath. Now you can hear the further adventures of the big green guy on When You Hear This Sound!

Episode 24: The Story of WarGames

Rob Lammle — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 04:22:22 +0000

Would you like to play a game?

Episode 23: The Black Hole

Rob Lammle — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:40:38 +0000

Come along to the edge of space and the edge of sanity with Disney's The Black Hole!

Download the complete read-along record book here! SHOW NOTES Photos from the collectible book included with The Story of The Black Hole record

Episode 22: Hair Bear Bunch

Rob Lammle — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:34:13 +0000

What do you mean you don't remember The Hair Bear Bunch!? That's ok, most people don't.

SHOW NOTES:

Episode 21: Inspector Gadget

Rob Lammle — Fri, 19 May 2023 03:50:41 +0000

Go-Go Gadget podcast!

Check out an exciting adventure of a bumbling detective with a kick ass theme song!

For the PDF of the read-along book, click this link! I recommend you set the PDF to read as a two-page spread to get the full effect of the artwork.

Episode 20: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Rob Lammle — Thu, 04 May 2023 20:41:54 +0000

Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic film is recreated by Wonderland Records, featuring sound effects and music...specially created for this record.

Click here for the complete collector's magazine available on archive.org

Episode 19: The Funky Phantom

Rob Lammle — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:00:00 +0000

On this episode of When You Hear This Sound, we're heading back to 1971 for an obscure Hanna-Barbera cartoon starring a dead guy and his dead cat. That's right - it's The Funky Phantom!

SHOW NOTES:

Episode 18: The Six Million Dollar Man

Rob Lammle — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:46:36 +0000

On this episode of When You Hear This Sound, we'll check out two stories from one of the biggest phenomena of the 1970s, The Six Million Dollar Man!

SHOW NOTES:

Episode 17: Reboot

Rob Lammle — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 03:04:39 +0000

More When You Hear This Sound coming your way very soon!

Episode 16: Fangface

Rob Lammle — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 03:45:31 +0000

On this episode of When You Hear This Sound, we'll check out the exciting adventures of a group of teenagers and their canine companion as they drive around solving mysteries. No...it's not *that* cartoon - it's Fangface from Ruby Spears Productions! Learn all about this weird pop culture blip and check out a couple of adventures from the Fangface storybook album...

SHOW NOTES: Sherman Fangsworth YouTube Channel - Watch every episode of Fangface online

The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show playlist on YouTube

Rickety Rocket intro on YouTube

Mighty Man and Yukk intro on YouTube

Fangface Merchandise

Episode 15: The Thing (Special Edition)

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:39:52 +0000

You can read along as you listen to THE THING! Just click here to download the PDF!

Episode 14: Conan the Barbarian

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:38:59 +0000

Episode 13: Batman vs Superman

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:38:25 +0000

You can read along as you listen to Batman - Gorilla City! Just click here to download the PDF! You can read along as you listen to Superman - The Mxyzptlk-Up Menace! Just click here to download the PDF!

Episode 12: The Great Mouse Detective

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:37:45 +0000

You can read along as you listen to THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE! Just click here to download the PDF!

Episode 11: Man-Thing

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:37:11 +0000

Episode 10: Kojak

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:36:17 +0000

Episode 9: Christmas in the Stars

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:35:46 +0000

Episode 8: Gremlins

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:35:10 +0000

Episode 7: G.I.*Joe

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:34:36 +0000

Episode 6: The Amazing Adventures of Pac-Man

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:33:41 +0000

Episode 5: Doctor Who and the Pescatons

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:32:41 +0000

Episode 4: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:31:55 +0000

You can read along as you listen to "WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?" Just click here to download the PDF!

Episode 3: The Last Starfighter

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:31:10 +0000

You can read along with THE LAST STARFIGHTER! Just click here to download the PDF!

Episode 2: Famous Monsters Speak

Rob Lammle — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:30:19 +0000

Episode 1: ET & MJ

Rob Lammle — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:36:26 +0000

In 1982, Steven Spielberg released ET: The Extra-Terrestrial. Also in 1982, Michael Jackson came out with Thriller. That same year, they both released ET: The Storybook Album. How could a project from these two titans of pop culture be virtually forgotten? Find out on this episode of When You Hear This Sound...