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Jukebox Hits 1930-1950

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by: Cab Calloway

Release Date March 20, 2006

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Vol.2 1935-1940

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by: Cab Calloway

Release Date June 09, 2003

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You Danced to These Bands

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by: Lew Stone

Release Date November 26, 2001

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Dinner and Dance: 26 Original Mono Recordings 1932-1949

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by: Lew Stone

Release Date September 30, 2002
A generous helping of Lew Stone recordings, well presented and remastered, complete with liner notes, personel and recording dates (as we have come to expect from Living Era).
A pity that there are once again many overlaps with the Vocalion, Singing Detective and Claves reissues, while there are so many recordings to choose from (a most regrettable omission being e.g. "Red Sails in the Sunset" with a typically sweet vocal by Joe Ferry), but still for a dedicated Lew Stone fan such as myself a must have.
When may we welcome (from any source) further Lew Stone cd's??

CD-Charts Position 5
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The Al Bowlly Story 1928-1941

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by: Al Bowlly

Release Date July 07, 2003
This is the finest and most comprehensive collection of Al Bowlly recordings ever released on CD. This 3-Disc box of delights should be on the shelves of not only Al's many fans, but also of all British Dance Band enthusiasts. Recordings by the bands of Howard Godfrey, Harry Hudson and Arthur Lally are rarely reissued and there are some nice examples of their work here like "Got A Date With An Angel" (Howard Godfrey & his Waldorfians) and the hot "Hello Mike" (Lally). The only significant band missed out that Al recorded with is the Grosvenor House Dance Orchestra led by Sydney Lipton.

Al's all-too-short career as one of the leading popular singers of the 20th Century is covered here through 76 recordings which have been brilliantly ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 6
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You Danced to These Bands [CASSETTE]

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by: Lew Stone

Release Date November 12, 2001
This is the finest and most comprehensive collection of Al Bowlly recordings ever released on CD. This 3-Disc box of delights should be on the shelves of not only Al's many fans, but also of all British Dance Band enthusiasts. Recordings by the bands of Howard Godfrey, Harry Hudson and Arthur Lally are rarely reissued and there are some nice examples of their work here like "Got A Date With An Angel" (Howard Godfrey & his Waldorfians) and the hot "Hello Mike" (Lally). The only significant band missed out that Al recorded with is the Grosvenor House Dance Orchestra led by Sydney Lipton.

Al's all-too-short career as one of the leading popular singers of the 20th Century is covered here through 76 recordings which have been brilliantly ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 7
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Classics 1937-1938

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by: Cab Calloway

Release Date January 17, 2000
This is the finest and most comprehensive collection of Al Bowlly recordings ever released on CD. This 3-Disc box of delights should be on the shelves of not only Al's many fans, but also of all British Dance Band enthusiasts. Recordings by the bands of Howard Godfrey, Harry Hudson and Arthur Lally are rarely reissued and there are some nice examples of their work here like "Got A Date With An Angel" (Howard Godfrey & his Waldorfians) and the hot "Hello Mike" (Lally). The only significant band missed out that Al recorded with is the Grosvenor House Dance Orchestra led by Sydney Lipton.

Al's all-too-short career as one of the leading popular singers of the 20th Century is covered here through 76 recordings which have been brilliantly ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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3-2-1 Bang the Drum

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by: Various

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This is the finest and most comprehensive collection of Al Bowlly recordings ever released on CD. This 3-Disc box of delights should be on the shelves of not only Al's many fans, but also of all British Dance Band enthusiasts. Recordings by the bands of Howard Godfrey, Harry Hudson and Arthur Lally are rarely reissued and there are some nice examples of their work here like "Got A Date With An Angel" (Howard Godfrey & his Waldorfians) and the hot "Hello Mike" (Lally). The only significant band missed out that Al recorded with is the Grosvenor House Dance Orchestra led by Sydney Lipton.

Al's all-too-short career as one of the leading popular singers of the 20th Century is covered here through 76 recordings which have been brilliantly ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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The Dean of Swing

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by: Ben Pollack

Release Date May 05, 2003
Living Era have done it again!
This is an excellent collection of Ben Pollack's music; more than 72 minutes of great variety, from big band swing to smaller group dixieland and everything in between, with even a novelty number or two thrown in for good measure.
Benny Goodman's clarinet stands out, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Jack Teagarden, Muggsy Spanier, Mezz Mezzrow and other well-known names are listed in the comprehensive notes which are typical of Living Era.
Ben Pollack provides several vocals, but other singers also contribute: Franklin Baur, Connee Boswell, Scrappy Lambert, Doris Robbins and others.
It would be difficult to pick out a favourite item: St Louis Blues with yodel, Wabash Blues featuring steel guitar and coconuts, ... Read More:

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The Essential Collection

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by: Al Bowlly

Release Date March 19, 2007
This is a distillation of an earlier 3-CD set from Avid, about which I wrote a rave review at the time. It's a fascinating compilation, which makes up a chronological journey through Al's recording career. If you were lucky enough to buy the earlier set then there's nothing here that wasn't issued earlier, but if you missed out then grab this now. It's the ideal introduction to the supreme singer, and excellent value for money.