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Favorite songs:
"My Way" and "That's Life" are contenders, but right at the moment, I'd say my top song is "Learnin' the Blues." The way it touches on night life, found after hours in a sedate, I guess you'd call it a club for grownups, of a kind that doesn't exist anymore, transports you to another time.
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Another big favorite: "Summer Wind." I just played it twice in a row, and it gets even better the second time.
So, which individual songs grab you the most?
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Another big favorite: "Summer Wind." I just played it twice in a row, and it gets even better the second time.
I sing that every night I barbecue in the summer.
Sinatra is one of those artists I absolutely need to play on vinyl. There's this whole "I've become my dad" vibe about that experience.
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Zap, you've asked a question that's impossible for me to answer.
There is so much I'm very, almost OVERLY, familiar with, but SO much that I'm not very familiar with--stuff I've played maybe once.
I know what you mean. I can only devote so much time to music (I'm at work now), and I haven't come close to mastering the material, because I've acquired a lot of Sinatra compilations in a short space of time:
• Classic Sinatra: His Great Performances 1953-1960 (Capitol)
• Classic Sinatra II (Capitol)
• Sinatra: Taking a Chance on Love (Capitol)
• Ultimate Sinatra (26 song download album, mix of Columbia, Capitol, and Reprise)
• Frank Sinatra: Greatest Love Songs (Reprise)
• Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years (Reprise)
[Minus the overlap, there are 38 Reprise songs on these two.]
• Frank Sinatra: The Memorial Album (made in Holland, label unclear, probably Columbia or radio performances)
Plus about a dozen more songs I recorded from Youtube, and three of his Christmas albums, one each from Columbia, Capitol, and Reprise. And I have "Somethin' Stupid" on The Very Best of Nancy Sinatra CD. Great song. So while I don't have a literal box set, what I'm sitting on would justify quite a box. I really jumped into the deep end.
I'm thinking that if you guys have favorite songs I haven't even played yet, there's a fair chance I have them on tap and ready to go.
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You're missing a lot that was done on the radio shows, but those aren't on any commercial box sets.
Actually, the Voice On Air is "a historic 100+ track, 4-CD deluxe box set culled from an invaluable collection of rare radio broadcasts and rehearsals immaculately restored from the original recording masters for unprecedented high-fidelity sound."
It sounds fantastic with great clarity and selection.
I figured it would be from good sources. The whole show is valuable, though, to people like me.
And it might not have the silly stuff. Does it have him doing The Woody Woodpecker Song?
Here is a link to the songs on set. I bought mine on Amazon.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Frank-Sinatra-A-Voice-On-Air-1935-1955-CD-New-/131679945794?hash=item1ea8bc8442:g:R4cAAOSwxN5WVLSs
I sometimes see this in the used bins. I'll be tempted if it gets cheap enough, considering how well Ed recommends the sources.
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edwzoomom
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You're missing a lot that was done on the radio shows, but those aren't on any commercial box sets.
Actually, the Voice On Air is "a historic 100+ track, 4-CD deluxe box set culled from an invaluable collection of rare radio broadcasts and rehearsals immaculately restored from the original recording masters for unprecedented high-fidelity sound."
It sounds fantastic with great clarity and selection.
I figured it would be from good sources. The whole show is valuable, though, to people like me.
And it might not have the silly stuff. Does it have him doing The Woody Woodpecker Song?
Here is a link to the songs on set. I bought mine on Amazon.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Frank-Sinatra-A-Voice-On-Air-1935-1955-CD-New-/131679945794?hash=item1ea8bc8442:g:R4cAAOSwxN5WVLSs
I sometimes see this in the used bins. I'll be tempted if it gets cheap enough, considering how well Ed recommends the sources.
Sir DOB. I would grab this if I were you. The price is great, especially with free shipping. I have purchased from the seller before without any issues. This is a Columbia Legacy collection distributed by Sony and I think the quality and sound are solid. The booklet is great and I read it from cover to cover. The box that holds the discs and booklet comes in is not very sturdy but is attractive. I would contact the seller and ask them to add extra packing material to keep to it from getting beat up. I've done that before and sellers have done it.
I bought this when it came out and have not regretted it at all. There is so much to listen to on the 4 discs. The nostalgia is crazy. You have to be willing to listen to radio introductions, conversation etc. The progression of his radio career and his music is wonderful to observe while listening. One thing about Sinatra was his gift of easy banter with his host and his listeners. This is why Sinatra was such a amazing actor. The set is a must have.
DOB, grab it asap.
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