The market for new Sinatra releases has really heated up in the past month or so with the announcements of new DVDs and CDs for this coming May. Now Capitol weighs in with this announcement of April’s release of Sinatra At The Movies, a 20-track disc that compiles tunes from some of The Chairman’s film […]
Sinatra Club member Vic Bovine writes the following in response to my posting yesterday about the new CD:
I am delighted to finally have the December 1957 Nelson Riddle arrangement of “If you are but a dream” on CD. I had it on my “This is Sinatra II LP” and played it so much it is […]
On the surface this might seem like just another repackaging of Sinatra tunes from the Capitol era. But look a little closer and the astute fan will notice two interesting inclusions. The first of these is the hard-to-find “If You Are But A Dream”, which was previously only available on expensive import CDs. The second, […]
Before the year closes, it seems fitting to mention Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!. It seems hard to believe, but this classic album, perhaps the cornerstone of Frank Sinatra’s long career, has now reached its Golden Anniversary with nary a whisper of the milestone anywhere.
Originally recorded in January of 1956, Songs For Swingin’ Lovers is, for […]
Time Magazine released their list of the 100 greatest albums of all-time. Not surprisingly, Sinatra’s in there with Songs for Swingin’ Lovers and In The Wee Small Hours. I could think of a few more that should be on that list, including Where are You? and Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely. But perhaps […]
Some people might think I’m jumping the gun a bit by publishing this, but I’m going to start the holiday season a little early this year and a quick recommendation of Capitol Records’ A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra. (Please note the artwork shown is not what appeared on the original release; record companies changing […]
