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Table of Contents:
- Disc 1. 12 great band theme songs, Side 1 : I'm gettin' sentimental over you / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra)
- Take the "A" train / (Duke Ellington and his orchestra)
- Blossoms / (Tony Pastor and his orchestra)
- Moonlight serenade / (The Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Tex Beneke)
- Stardreams / (Charlie Spivak and his orchestra)
- Nighty night / (Alvino Rey and his orchestra ; Yvonne King and ensemble, vocal)
- Side 2 : Nightmare / (Artie Shaw and his orchestra)
- Kaye's melody / (Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye and his orchestra)
- Goodbye / (Benny Goodman and his orchestra)
- Make believe ballroom / (Charlie Barnet and his Glen Island Casino Orchestra ; Barnet Modernaires, vocal)
- Flying home / (Lionel Hampton and his orchestra)
- Snowfall / (Claude Thornhill and his orchestra).
- Disc 2. Side 1, 1936 : Christopher Columbus / (Benny Goodman and his orchestra)
- The music goes round and round / (Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven ; Edythe Wright, vocal)
- When did you leave heaven? / (Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians ; Carmen Lombardo, vocal)
- All my life / ("Fats' Waller and his Rhythm ; "Fats" Waller, vocal)
- These foolish things remind me of you / (Benny Goodman and his orchestra ; Helen Ward, vocal)
- Moon over Miami / (Eddy Duchin and his orchestra ; Lew Sherwood, vocal)
- Side 2, 1945 : On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; The Sentimentalists, vocal)
- There I've said it again / (Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra ; Vaughn Monroe and the Norton Sisters, vocal)
- Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive / (Artie Shaw and his orchestra ; Imogene Lynn, vocal)
- Symphony / (Freddy Martin and his orchestra ; Clyde Rogers, vocal)
- It's been a long long time / (Charlie Spivak and his orchestra ; Irene Daye, vocal)
- Sentimental journey / (Hal McIntyre and his orchestra).
- Disc 3. Side 1, 1937, part 1 : Bob white / (Benny Goodman and his orchestra ; Martha Tilton, vocal)
- A sailboat in the moonlight / (Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians ; Carmen Lombardo, vocal)
- A study in brown / (Bunny Berigan and his orchestra)
- Moonlight and shadows / (Eddy Duchin and his orchestra ; Lew Sherwood, vocal)
- Once in a while / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra)
- Goodnight my love / (Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra)
- Side 2, 1944, part 2 : Blue rain / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Ray Eberle, vocal)
- It had to be you / (Earl Hines and his orchestra ; Madeline Green and the Three Varieties, vocal)
- I'm making believe / (Hal McIntyre and his orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor, vocal)
- Mairzy doats (and dozy doats) / (The Four King Sisters with male chorus)
- You always hurt the one you love / (Sammy Kaye and his orchestra ; Billy Williams, vocal)
- Poinciana / (David Rose and his orchestra).
- Disc 4. Side 1, 1937, part 2 : Dipsy doodle / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Edythe Wright, vocal)
- The moon got in my eyes / (Hal Kemp and his orchestra ; Bob Allen, vocal)
- So rare / (Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians ; Carmen Lombardo, vocal)
- Afraid to dream / (Benny Goodman and his orchestra ; Betty Van, vocal)
- Vieni, vieni / (Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallee and the Gentlemen Songsters, vocal)
- That old feeling / (Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians ; Carmen Lombardo, vocal)
- Side 2, 1944, part 1 : I'll be seeing you / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Frank Sinatra, vocal)
- There goes that song again / (Sammy Kaye and his orchestra ; Nancy Norman, vocal)
- Dance with a dolly / (Tony Pastor and his orchestra ; Tony Pastor, vocal)
- I dream of you / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Freddie Stewart, vocal)
- Rum and Coca-Cola / (Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra ; Norton Sisters and Rosemary Calvin, vocal)
- San Fernando Valley / (The Four King Sisters).
- Disc 5. Side 2, 1938, part 1 : Music, maestro, please / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Edythe Wright, vocal)
- Bei mir bist du schön / (Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians ; Male Trio, vocal)
- I let a song go out of my heart / (Benny Goodman and his orchestra ; Martha Tilton, vocal)
- I have eyes / (Artie Shaw and his orchestra ; Helen Forrest, vocal)
- Heart and soul / (Larry Clinton and his orchestra ; Bea Wain, vocal)
- I've got a pocketful of dreams / (Hal Kemp and his orchestra ; Judy Starr, vocal)
- Side 2, 1943, part 2 : For me and my gal / (Abe Lyman and his Californians ; Bill Sherman, vocal)
- Manhattan serenade / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Jo Stafford, vocal)
- All or nothing at all / (Freddy Martin and his orchestra ; Clyde Rogers, vocal)
- A pink cocktail for a blue lady / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Skip Nelson, vocal)
- Brazil / (Enric Madriguera and his orchestra)
- It's always you / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Ray Eberle, vocal).
- Disc 6. Side 1, 1938, part 2 : The flat foot floogee / (Benny Goodman and his orchestra ; vocal refrain by the band)
- I double dare you / (Larry Clinton and his orchestra)
- You go to my head / (Jan Savitt and his Top Hatters ; Carlotta Dale, vocal)
- Says my heart / (Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra ; Harriet Hilliard, vocal)
- My reverie / (Larry Clinton and his orchestra ; Bea Wain, vocal)
- You must have been a beautiful baby / (Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven ; Edythe Wright, vocal)
- Side 2, 1943, part 1 : Taking a chance on love / (Sammy Kaye and his orchestra ; The Three Kadets, vocal)
- rMoonlight mood / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Skip Nelson and the Modernaires, vocal)
- Dearly beloved / (Alvino Rey and his orchestra ; Bill Schallen, vocal)
- Let's get lost / (Teddy Powell and his orchestra ; Peggy Mann, vocal)
- That old black magic / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Skip Nelson and the Modernaires, vocal)
- Warsaw concerto / (Freddy Martin and his orchestra ; Jack Fina, piano).
- Disc 7. Side 1, 1939, part 1 : Blue orchids / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Jack Leonard, vocal)
- Don't worry 'bout me / (Les Brown and his orchestra ; Miriam Shaw, vocal)
- Our love / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Jack Leonard, vocal)
- Scatter-brain / (Freddy Martin and his orchestra ; Glen Hughes, vocal)
- Wishing / (Skinnay Ennis and his orchestra ; Skinnay Ennis, vocal)
- Sunrise serenade / (Hal Kemp and his orchestra)
- Side 2, 1942, part 2 : Serenade in blue / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Ray Eberle, vocal)
- Jingle, jangle, jingle / (Freddy Martin and his orchestra ; Clyde Rogers and Stuart Wade, vocal)
- Blues in the night / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Jo Stafford, vocal)
- When the lights go on again / (Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra ; Vaughn Monroe, vocal)
- Strip polka / (Alvino Rey and his orchestra ; The Four King Sisters and chorus, vocal)
- Tangerine / (Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra ; Vaughn Monroe, vocal).
- Disc 8. Side 1, 1939, part 2 : Do I love you / (Artie Shaw and his orchestra ; Helen Forrest, vocal)
- And the angels sing / (Ziggy Elman and his orchestra)
- I cried for you / (Bunny Berigan and his orchestra ; Kathleen Lane, vocal)
- Heaven can wait / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Jack Leonard, vocal)
- The lamp is low / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Ray Eberle, vocal)
- The umbrella man / (Sammy Kaye and his orchestra ; The Three Barons and chorus, vocal)
- Side 2, 1942, part 1 : I don't want to walk without you / (Artie Shaw and his orchestra ; Paula Kelly, vocal)
- Sleepy lagoon / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Tommy Dorsey, trombone solo)
- Deep in the heart of Texas / (Alvino Rey and his orchestra ; Bill Schallen and Skeets Herfurt, vocal)
- Skylark / (Earl Hines and his orchestra, Billy Eckstine, vocal)
- Rose O'Day / (Freddy Martin and his orchestra ; Eddie Stone and chorus, vocal)
- Moonlight cocktail / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Ray Eberle and the Modernaires, vocal).
- Disc 9. Side 1, 1940, part 1 : Blueberry hill / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Ray Eberle, vocal)
- All this and heaven too / (Charlie Barnet and his orchestra ; Larry Taylor, vocal)
- We three (my echo, my shadow and me) / (Bob Chester and his orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill, vocal)
- Ferryboat serenade / (Gray Gordon and his Tic-Toc Rhythm ; Meredith Blake and chorus, vocal)
- Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Frank Sinatra, vocal)
- There I go / (Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra ; Vaughn Monroe, vocal)
- Side 2, 1941, part 2 : I hear a rhapsody / (Charlie Barnet and his orchestra ; Bob Carroll, vocal)
- Daddy / (Sammy Kaye and his orchestra ; Kaye Choir, vocal)
- Chattanooga choo choo / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Tex Beneke and the Four Modernaires, vocal)
- The hut-sut song / (Freddy Martin and his orchestra ; Eddie Stone, vocal)
- I guess I'll have to dream the rest / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Ray Eberle and the Modernaires, vocal)
- It all comes back to me now / (Hal Kemp and his orchestra ; Bob Allen, vocal).
- Disc 10. Side 1, 1940, part 2 : Frenesi / (Artie Shaw and his orchestra)
- The nearness of you / (Larry Clinton and his orchestra ; Helen Southern, vocal)
- Woodpecker song / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Marion Hutton, vocal)
- Imagination / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Frank Sinatra, vocal)
- With the wind and the rain in your hair / (Bob Chester and his orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill, vocal)
- Sierra sue / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Ray Eberle, vocal)
- Side 2, 1941, part 1 : Perdifia / (Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; Dorothy Claire and the Modernaires, vocal)
- Dolores / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers, vocal)
- This time the dream's on me / (Artie Shaw and his orchestra ; Bonnie Lake, vocal)
- The things I love / (Jan Savitt and his Top Hatters ; Allan DeWitt, vocal)
- You and I / (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra ; Frank Sinatra, vocal)
- Yours (Quiereme mucho) / (Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra ; Dinah Shore, vocal).
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Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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Related Series:
Reader's Digest
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Performers:
- Big bands ; some with vocalists.
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General Notes:
- Title from container.
"Collector's edition of original recordings."
Accompanying book entitled "The story of the great bands, 1936-1945" (23 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.)--contains indexes by band name and song title, and Guide for the great bands by John S. Wilson.
From the collection of Jack Maxson.
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Physical Description:
- 10 audio discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo ; 12 in. + text.
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Physical Characteristics:
- vinyl; 12 in.; 33 1/3 rpm
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Audio Characteristics:
- analog; 33 1/3 rpm; stereo
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Call Numbers:
- LPZ
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Other Standard Numbers:
- Publisher Number, Reader's Digest: RDA 25-A
Publisher Number, Reader's Digest: RD4-25-1 -- RD4-25-11
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OCLC Numbers:
- 975943849