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Bought for a buck on a beautiful Sunday morning at the Charlton Flea Market with Mumma.
Looks like these albums were unplayed. It's a 8 album collection. It's in almost flawless condition.
Below from http://www.amazon.com/review/R738AFGMEZWZE/ref=cm_cr_dp_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B001113B7G&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=5174&store=music#wasThisHelpful
"Many of Bing's best sides are here. Only the first three are remakes of his earliest hits, which may be why "I Surrender Dear" and "Just a Gigolo" weren't included (Crosby never redid these classics).
An overview of his BRUNSWICK and DECCA output, Reader's Digest's BING SINGS 96 OF HIS GREATEST HITS was issued less than a year after Crosby's 1977 death. Manufacturer is RCA. These aren't their dreadful DYNAFLEX paper-thin discs, but they also aren't up to golden era vinyl standards. A tiniest bit of rechanneling has been applied to make bass notes seem right soundstage. There's no echo, no masking filters, no channel imbalance.
These discs were meant to be stacked on a changer for continuity by year (Sides 1 thru 8 "A" followed by 8 thru 1 "B"). Average side time is 18 minutes.
A heavy stock box that holds the records slides out of an even more substantial outer case. Plastic-lined card paper storage sleeves have graduated cuts in the upper right corner, which simplifies finding a specific record (when they're in the correct order). Sleeves have interesting paragraphs about each recording on their backs. No studio dates are provided."
INCLUDES YEARS OF RELEASE (when they vary from stated year),
GOLD RECORD CITATION (G) AND HIGHEST CHART POSITION (#).
SIDE 1A - THE FIRST CROSBY HITS
[3:11] Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day - ('40 remake, #27)
[3:04] Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. ('39 remake)
[3:03] Please - ('41 remake, #24)
[3:08] Out of Nowhere - ('31, #1)
[2:59] Sweet and Lovely - ('31, #9)
[3:26] Just One More Chance - ('31, #1)
SIDE 2A - 1934 - 1935
[2:58] Soon - w/Georgie Stoll's orch. ('35, #1)
[3:08] June in January - w/Georgie Stoll's orch. ('34, #1)
[2:58] Love is Just Around the Corner - w/Georgie Stoll's orch. ('34, #8)
[3:14] It's Easy to Remember - w/Georgie Stoll's orch. ('34, #1)
[3:11] Red Sails in the Sunset - w/Victor Young's orch. ('35, #1)
[2:57] On Treasure Island - w/Victor Young's orch. ('35, #8)
SIDE 3A - 1936
Pennies From Heaven - w/Jimmy Dorsey's orch. (#1)
Empty Saddles - w/Victor Young's orch., vocal effects: the Guardsmen (#8)
I'm an Old Cowhand - w/Jimmy Dorsey's orch. (#2)
I Can't Escape From You - w/Jimmy Dorsey's orch. (#7)
South Sea Island Magic - w/Dick McIntire's Hawaiians (#3)
I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' - w/Victor Young's orch. ('B' of It Ain't Necessarily So: #18)
SIDE 4A - 1937
Too Marvelous For Words - w/Jimmy Dorsey's orch. (#1)
Blue Hawaii - w/Lani McIntire's Hawaiians (#5)
Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) - w/Connee Boswell & John Scott Trotter's orch. (#1)
Moonlight and Shadows - w/Victor Young orch. (#10)
It's the Natural Thing to Do - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (#2)
Sweet Leilani - w/Lani McIntire's Hawaiians (G, #1)
SIDE 5A - 1938
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - w/Bob Crosby's orch. (#1)
Mexicali Rose - (#3)
Small Fry - w/Johnny Mercer & Victor Young's orch. (#3)
Don't Be That Way - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (-)
Old Folks - w/Bob Crosby's orch. (-)
I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (#1)
SIDE 6A - 1939
[3:09] What's New? - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (#2)
[3:09] Deep Purple - w/Matty Malneck's orch. (#14)
[3:02] An Apple For the Teacher - w/Connee Boswell & John Scott Trotter's orch. (#2)
[2:42] Maybe - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (-)
[2:50] Stardust - w/Matty Malneck's orch. (-)
[2:41] Somebody Loves Me - w/Victor Young's orch. (-)
SIDE 7A - 1940
Only Forever - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (#1)
That's For Me - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (#9)
Mister Meadowlark - w/Johnny Mercer & Victor Young's orch. (#18)
Trade Winds - w/Dick McIntire's Hawaiians (#1)
I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store) - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (-)
On Behalf of the Visiting Firemen - w/Johnny Mercer & Victor Young's orch. (-)
SIDE 8A - 1941
You're Dangerous - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (-)
Clementine - w/the Music Maids/Hal Hopper & John Scott Trotter's orch. (#20)
San Antonio Rose - w/Bob Crosby's orch. (#7)
Yes Indeed - w/Connee Boswell & Bob Crosby's orch. (-)
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (-)
The Waiter and the Porter and the Upstairs Maid - w/Mary Martin/Jack Teagarden & Jack's orch. (#23)
SIDE 8B - 1942
Road to Morocco - w/Bob Hope & Vic Schoen's orch. (-)
Moonlight Becomes You - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (-)
Easter Parade - (-)
Be Careful, It's My Heart - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (#2)
Sunday, Monday or Always - w/the Ken Darby Singers ('43, #1)
White Christmas - w/the Ken Darby Singers & John Scott Trotter's orch. (G, #1)
SIDE 7B - 1943
Pistol Packin' Mama - w/the Andrews Sisters and Vic Schoen's orch. (#2)
San Fernando Valley - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. ('44, #1)
Is You Is, or Is You Ain't (Ma Baby) - w/the Andrews Sisters ('44, #2)
Poinciana - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. ('44, #3)
Vict'ry Polka - w/the Andrews Sisters (#5)
I'll Be Seeing You - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. ('44, #1)
SIDE 6B - 1944
[2:26] Swingin' on a Star - w/the Williams Bros. Quartet & John Scott Trotter's orch. (G, #1)
[3:10] Too-Rah-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra! (That's an Irish Lullaby) - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (G, #4)
[3:01] Don't Fence Me In - w/the Andrews Sisters & Vic Schoen's orch. (G, #1)
[2:34] Amor - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (#2)
[2:29] It Could Happen To You - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (#18)
[2:39] Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive - w/the Andrews Sisters & Vic Schoen's orch. (#2)
SIDE 5B - 1945
I Can't Begin To Tell You - w/Carmen Cavallero, his piano & orch. (G, #1)
Personality - w/Eddie Condon's orch. ('46, #9)
It's Been a Long, Long Time - w/Les Paul's Trio (#1)
Day By Day - w/Mel Tormé & the Mel-Tones (#15)
A Couple of Song and Dance Men - w/Fred Astaire & John Scott Trotter's orch. (-)
Close as Pages in a Book - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (-)
SIDE 4B - 1946
MacNamara's Band - w/the Jesters & Bob Haggart's orch. (G, #10)
Mine - w/Judy Garland (-)
September Song - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (-)
South America, Take It Away - w/the Andrews Sisters & Vic Schoen's orch. (G, #2)
They Say It's Wonderful - w/Jay Blackton's orch. (#12)
There's No Business Like Show Business - w/Dick Haymes & the Andrews Sisters ('47, #25)
SIDE 3B - 1947 - 1948
The Wiffenpoof Song - w/Fred Waring's Glee Club & orch. ('47, G, #7)
Swingin' Down the Lane - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (-)
Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song) - w/the Ken Darby Singers ('48, G, #1)
On the Sunny Side of the Street - w/Lionel Hampton's orch. (-)
Galway Bay - w/Victor Young's orch. & chorus ('49, G, #3)
Far Away Places - w/the Ken Darby Choir ('49. #2)
SIDE 2B - 1949
[2:38] Dear Hearts and Gentle People - w/Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires (G, #2)
[3:01] Some Enchanted Evening - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (#3)
[3:12] Everywhere You Go - w/Evelyn Knight
[2:43] Careless Hands - w/Evelyn Knight/Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires & Vic Schoen's orch. (#12)
[2:58] Riders In the Sky - w/the Ken Darby Choir (#14)
[2:26] I'll See You in My Dreams - w/John Scott Trotter's orch. (-)
SIDE 1B - 1950 - 1951
[2:35] All My Love - w/Victor Young's orch. ('50, #11)
[2:51] Sam's Song (The Happy Tune) - w/Gary Crosby & Matty Matlock's orch. ('50, #4)
[3:09] If I Were a Bell - w/Patti Andrews (-)
[3:20] Autumn Leaves - w/Axel Stordahls orch. (-)
[2:51] Play a Simple Melody - w/Gary Crosby & Matty Matlock's orch. ('50, #4)
[3:21] In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening - w/Jane Wyman/the Four Hits and a Miss & Matty Matlock's orch. ('51, #11)
