I bought this set as soon as it was available and I concur with Jim;  it's an amazing group of recordings.  The outtakes and the pre-show entertainment recordings are especially fun to listen to.  I also have the bootleg version, but this is a cleaner recording, and like Jim says, the booklet is worth the cost of the whole set.

I have the bootleg too, but you'd better believe I'm going to buy this set as soon as possible. Normally the sound quality's going to be better than on the bootlegs (and from listening to a friend's copy recently it sure seems like it's better to me).

An equally important reason for going out and spending the money on something like this, even if you have the bootleg version: The reason so much great material's only available as poor quality bootlegs is that a lot of suits at Disney think that the fans are never going to want to spend money on stuff like this. If you enjoyed "A Musical History of Disneyland" and you'd like to see more classic music like this released either as boxed sets or on iTunes, it's not gonna happen unless we vote with our wallets.

But hey, if you'd rather have another 20 "Disney Mania" and "Radio Disney Jams" CDs instead...  ;)

I intend no disrespect or disservice to the special genius of Stacia Martin and Randy Thornton, but this project was the long-evolving brainchild of our lost friend Bruce Gordon.

The inspiration, research, discovery of elements, reassembly, and even the layout of the packaging were all completed under Bruce's guidance long before his November 2007 passing. He had whet his appetite for these projects with his amazing "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Haunted Mansion" discs, and this was meant to follow them.

Although Randy, Stacia, and many others had involvement in this incredible package seeing the marketplace, a feature article with no mention of this project's champion, the late Bruce Gordon, is a huge oversight.