Barbie and the Phonograph

Barbie, Recorded Sound and Popular Culture

 

By Doug Boilesen, 2020

This gallery features three Barbie phonographs.

Barbie records, talking dolls, accessories, and related ephemera are other examples of Barbie taking her place and getting a voice in popular culture as she evolved from a fashion doll to an iconic figure.

 

 

Barbie 4-Speed Phonograph by Vanity Fair (FP0639) 1963

 

Barbie 4-Speed Phonograph, Wards catalog ad, 1963 (See ad's full page 318).

 

Barbie Two-Speed Phonograph by Vanity Fair, 1976 (FP0629-A)

 

Barbie Phonograph by Emenee, Model P-21 closed case, 1961 (FP0629A)

 

Barbie Phonograph by Emenee, Model P-21, 1961 (FP0629)

 

Barbie Deluxe Stereo Phono, Concept 2000 Mattel, 1980 (FP0647)

 

Barbie Disco Talking Alarm Clock, Mattel, 1983 (FP0912)

 

Barbie Talking Alarm Clock, Mattel, 1983

 

Barbie Stereo, Action Accents, Mattel 1983, (FP0878)

 

"My Favoite Barbie" with miniature phonograph, 1964 Collector's Edition reissued in 2003, Mattel (FP0883).

 

Barbie slumber party puzzle with record player and records, Golden Records, 1985 (FP1025).

 

"Let's Go to the Hop" from Barbie with Love, Music Box, 1993 Enesco. Plays the tune "At the Hop" (FP0610).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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