Dornröschen / Kalif Storch

Released under the Paradiso Neue Mode label in the mid-1970s, this record features audio adaptations of the classic fairy tales Dornröschen and Kalif Storch. During this period in West Germany, there was a robust market for affordable vinyl storytelling records aimed at children, often packaged with simple, colorful illustrated sleeves to capture the imagination of young listeners while providing parents with accessible entertainment media.

The production relied on a collective of studio voice actors and musicians typical of the budget-label recording houses of the era. The design aesthetic reflects the mid-century European approach to children's media, utilizing traditional narrative structures and orchestral or organ-based backing tracks common to the genre. While the identity of the specific illustrators for this catalog number remains uncredited, the packaging follows the established visual conventions of Paradiso’s series, which prioritized clarity and recognizable fairy-tale imagery for bookstore and department store display.