Walt Disney's Rare Beauty & the Beast Black Diamond Classic VHS Recorded 7-10-92

For the collector or avid viewer. Some folks refer to these as serial numbers, but they really are not, just the date of the tape recorded, taping machine used for the recording and other lot number data. In the world of media (CD/DVD/VHS) there is a "master recording device".

Blank tapes are loaded into their respective holders and drive units operate the media. The master transfers the recording to the media and these are usually lettered A, B, C, etc.

I have seen one master record up to 24 devices especially in high volume processes like Disney required. From a smoke free home - original owner. Date on tape = 7-10-92. In response to several questions. The original tape for home use was issued in late 1991.

This tape is from July 1992 (recorded on 7-10-92). Thus like first edition books, the earlier ones command a higher price than the 15th edition. One other item to consider is the version, which is not listed anywhere. Disney may have changed the tape over the years deleted scenes, etc. They just see what they see with what they have. Make me a reasonable offer if you are interested.

RARE--------Black Diamond Walt Disney Beauty and the Beast VHS. Watch my listings for my other Disney Black Diamond edition - Aladdin and others. Remember that VHS tape players require routine maintenance.

If your unit has not been maintained properly, I cannot be responsible for image clarity. Pictures taken from watching the video 6-13-2016. Picture quality may vary with your player and monitor. Just because the box pictures says Black Diamond edition on these listings, my first picture proves that mine is, in fact, a Black Diamond edition.

22 marks the 25th anniversary of 1991's "Beauty and the Beast, " so TheWrap teamed up to give you these 20 facts you may not have known about the Oscar-winning film. Belle (played by Paige O'Hara), the "beauty" in the tale, was the first brown-haired Disney princess. The smoke during the transformation of the Beast is not animated -- it was real smoke originally used in 1985's "The Black Cauldron, " TheWrap confirmed.

Although Angela Lansbury is famous for singing the "Beauty and the Beast" ballad, she originally thought another actor would be more suited. The director asked her to make at least one recording of her singing the song, which ended up in the film.

Before "Up, " "Beauty and the Beast" was the only animated film that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1992. While Belle sits at the fountain during the first song and flips though the book, you can see a dark-haired maiden, a monstrous male figure and a regal castle. Julie Andrews was considered for the role of Mrs.

Potts before Angela Lansbury was cast. Lansbury recorded her lines during her breaks on the set of Murder, She Wrote. When the writers wrote the part of Cogsworth, they had John Cleese specifically in mind, but he turned down the role (it then went to David Ogden Stiers) MASH, who died recently (March 2018). This was the first Disney animated film to have a final and fully developed script before animators started their work on it.

Laurence Fishburne, Val Kilmer and Mandy Patinkin were considered for the role of the Beast, which was eventually played by Robby Benson. Every line of the title song has exactly five syllables. The dance between Belle and the Prince in the finale is reused animation from "Sleeping Beauty" (1959), where Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip dance in the ballroom. The sign post that Belle's father, Maurice, walks by in the woods reads Valencia, Anaheim and Burbank.

Belle is the only one in her town who wears blue, meaning to show how different she is from everyone else. The finished product consisted of 7,000 feet of hand-drawn film, 1,100 painted backgrounds and 150,000 individually-rendered frames.

Beauty and the Beast took over three-and-a-half years to complete. Walt Disney considered making "Beauty and the Beast" four decades prior, but it was sidelined because they couldn't figure out how to deal with the story's "claustrophobic" second half. Glen Keane was the supervising animator in charge of designing the Beast. The creature became a hybrid with the mane of a lion, the beard and head structure of a buffalo, the tusks and nose of a wild bear, the heavily muscled brow of a gorilla, the legs and tail of a wolf and the big body of a bear. According to director Gary Trousdale, "Be Our Guest" was supposed to have been sung by Maurice.

They then decided it would be more meaningful if directed at Belle. You can find more trivia, goofs and quotes on the internet.

Now you have more facts about this fantastic movie! Thanks for looking and make me a fair offer! The item "Walt Disney's Rare Beauty & the Beast Black Diamond Classic VHS Recorded 7-10-92" is in sale since Monday, June 13, 2016. This item is in the category "DVDs & Movies\VHS Tapes".

The seller is "terryfoushee" and is located in Saint Louis, Missouri. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Edition: Diamond Edition
• Genre: Animation & Anime
• Director: Kirk Wise
• Rating: G
• Signal Standard: NTSC
• Sub-Genre: Animation/Anime