Saturday, August 27, 2022

Hear Them Again! [Reader's Digest 10 LP Boxset] [1968] Reader's Digest RDA 49-A

 




The 30-page booklet scans are included! 


Remember them?  They certainly made a treasure trove of beautiful music. Let's hear them again!  🎶

Tracklist:
Record 1: They Made Such Beautiful Music  
01 Prisoner of Love - Perry Como with Russ Case and His Orchestra     
02 The Loveliest Night of The Year - Mario Lanza, orchestra conducted by Constantine Callinicos     
03 Holiday For Strings - David Rose and His Orchestra     
04 Unchained Melody - Gisele MacKenzie with Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra     
05 We Could Make Such Beautiful Music - Buddy Clark with Wayne King and His Orchestra     
06 Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life - Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, orchestra conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret 
07 Bésame Mucho - Andy Russell, Vocal with George Siravo, His Orchestra and Chorus     
08 Don't Take Your Love From Me - The Three Suns      
09 You Stepped Out of A Dream - Caterina Valente, Vocal, arranged and conducted by Richard Wess     
10 It Isn't Fair - Don Cornell, Vocal, with  Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra     
11 Nice Work If You Can Get It - Frankie Carle, His Piano and Orchestra     
12 La Vie en Rose - Tony Martin, Vocal with Orchestra conducted by Henri René     
 
Record 2:  It's Still A Grand Night For Singing  
01 Gigi - Robert Merrill, Baritone, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra and Chorale under the direction of Johnny Green     
02 I'll See You Again - Gladys Swarthout, Mezzo-Soprano     
03 It's A Grand Night For Singing - James Melton, Tenor, orchestra conducted by David Broekman     
04 The Green-Eyed Dragon - John Charles Thomas, Baritone, piano accompaniment by Carroll Hallister     
05 If I Loved You (Love Scene from "Carousel") - Robert Merrill, Baritone,  and Patrice Munsel, Soprano, orchestra conducted by Lehman Engel     
06 Bluebird of Happiness - Jan Peerce, Tenor, RCA Victor Orchestra, Sylvan Levin, Conductor     
07 Stouthearted Men - Nelson Eddy, Baritone, with orchestra conducted by David Rose     
08 Yankee Doodle - Morton Gould and His Symphonic Band     
09 September Song - Ezio Pinza, Bass, with orchestra conducted by Johnny Green     
10 My Hero - Risë Stevens, Mezzo-Soprano, with Lehman Engel and His Orchestra     
11 They Call The Wind Maria - Robert Merrill, Baritone, RCA Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Johnny Green  

Record 3 Side 1:  The Great Bands Play Again  
01 There Are Such Things - Frank Sinatra, Vocal, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with The Pied Pipers     
02 Day In - Day Out - Helen Forrest, Vocal,  Artie Shaw and His Orchestra     
03 Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado and His Orchestra     
04 All The Things You Are - Jack Leonard, Vocal, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra     
05 Embraceable You - Jo Stafford, Vocal, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with The Pied Pipers     
06 Juke Box Saturday Night - The Modernaires, Vocal, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra With Marion Hutton and Tex Beneke    
 
Record 3 Side: 2  The Unforgettable Blues  
07 Blues In The Night - Dinah Shore    
08 I Cover The Waterfront - Artie Shaw and His Orchestra     
09 Stormy Monday Blues - Billy Eckstine, Vocal with Earl Hines and His Orchestra     
10 Solitude - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra     
11 St. Louis Blues - Lena Horne, Vocal, with The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street     
12 Limehouse Blues - Morton Gould and His Orchestra     

Record 4: The Great Rhythm Singers  
01 All of Me - Connee Boswell and The Original Memphis Five    
02 Sent For You Yesterday and Here You Come Today - Johnny Mercer, Vocal, with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra     
03 Minnie The Moocher (The Ho De Ho Song) - Cab Calloway and His Orchestra     
04 An Ace In The Hole - Lee Wiley with Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra     
05 Nina Never Knew - Joe Mooney, Vocal, with The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra     
06 Goodnight, My Love - Ella Fitzgerald, Vocal, with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra     
07 I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues - Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra    
08 Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes - Maxine Sullivan with Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra     
09 It's A Sin To Tell A Lie - Fats Waller and His Rhythm     
10 Rockin' Chair - Mildred Bailey     
11 Ain't Misbehavin' - Jack Teagarden, Vocal and Trombone Solo, with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra     
12 Any Old Time - Billie Holiday, Vocal, with Artie Shaw and His Orchestra     
  
Record 5 Side 1: The Movie Stars Sing Again  
01 Mimi - Maurice Chevalier     
02 You'd Be Surprised - Marilyn Monroe     
03 Something's Gotta Give - Fred Astaire with orchestra conducted by Russ Garcia     
04 Indian Love Call - Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald with orchestra conducted by Lehman Engel     
05 You Are My Lucky Star - Eleanor Powell, singing and tap dancing, accompanied by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra     
06 The Donkey Serenade - Allan Jones, Tenor, with orchestra conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret     
  
Record 5 Side 2:  Remember Them?  
07 I Wanna Be Loved By You - Helen Kane     
08 Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear - Russ Columbo  
09 When Day Is Done - Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra, Henry Busse, Trumpet     
10 Ramona - Gene Austin     
11 Me and My Shadow - Jack Smith (The Whispering Baritone)     
12 She's More To Be Pitied Than Censured - Beatrice Kay with Orchestra and Male Quartet directed by Hugo Winterhalter     
13 Stein Song - Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees     
 
Record 6: The Big Popular Singers  
01 There's No Tomorrow - Tony Martin with Henri René and His Orchestra     
02 The Song Is You - Frank Sinatra with orchestra conducted by Axel Stordahl    
03 Stormy Weather - Lena Horne with orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton     
04 With A Little Bit of Luck - Melachrino and His Orchestra    
05 Now I Know - Andy Williams with orchestra conducted by Van Alexander    
06 Any Time - Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra     
07 Temptation - Perry Como with orchestra directed by Ted Steele     
08 Why Was I Born? - Gogi Grant with orchestra directed by Ray Heindorf     
09 The Carioca - Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra     
10 I Surrender Dear - Bing Crosby with Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra     
11 Yes, My Darling Daughter - Dinah Shore     
12 Daybreak - Dick Haymes, Vocal, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra     
  
Record 7 Side 1: Great Moments From Broadway Musicals  
01 So In Love ("Kiss Me Kate") - Alfred Drake with Lehman Engel and His Orchestra     
02 The Heather On The Hill ("Brigadoon") - Jane Powell and Robert Merrill, RCA Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Johnny Green     
03 The Sweetest Sounds ("No Strings") - The Melachrino Strings and Orchestra    
04 My Heart Belongs To Daddy ("Leave It To Me!") - Mary Martin with Tutti Camarata and His Orchestra     
05 I Love Louisa ("Band Wagon") - Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra     
06 Bill ("Show Boat") - Helen Morgan     
07 I Got The Sun In The Morning ("Annie Get Your Gun") - Ethel Merman with orchestra conducted by Franz Allers    
  
Record 7 Side 2: Great Moments From "Porgy and Bess"
08 Summertime - Eleanor Steber, Soprano 
09 I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Lawrence Tibbett, Baritone
10 My Man's Gone Now - Helen Jepson, Soprano
11 Bess, You Is My Woman - Lawrence Tibbett, Baritone and Helen Jepson, Soprano 
12 It Ain't Necessarily So - Lawrence Tibbett, Baritone

Record 8 Side 1: Country and Western At Its Best  
01 Bouquet of Roses - Eddy Arnold     
02 Cool Water - Sons of The Pioneers     
03 Galloping On The Guitar - Chet Atkins     
04 The Three Bells - The Browns     
05 Don't Fence Me In - Roy Rogers      
06 Bimbo - Jim Reeves     

Record 8 Side 2: The Golden Voices of Radio  
07 The Last Time I Saw Paris - Lanny Ross with orchestra under the direction of Roy Bargy     
08 Malagueña - The First Piano Quartet     
09 Songs My Mother Taught Me - Jessica Dragonette     
10 A Wandering Minstrel I - Kenny Baker, Tenor, with orchestra and chorus conducted by Nat W. Finston     
11 Old Devil Moon - Morton Gould and His Orchestra     
12 Lazy River - Kate Smith, Vocal, arranged and conducted by Peter Matz     
13 Clancy Lowered The Boom - Dennis Day and Quartet, Charles Dant and His Orchestra     

Record 9 Side 1: The Immortals  
01 Because - Richard Crooks, Tenor     
02 Ciribiribin - Grace Moore, Soprano, RCA Victor Orchestra, Maximillian Pilzer, Conductor     
03 O Sole Mio - Enrico Caruso     
04 Polonaise In A-Flat - José Iturbi, Pianist     
05 I Hear You Calling Me - John McCormack, Tenor, with piano accompaniment by Edwin Schneider     
06 Deep River - Marian Anderson, Contralto, with Franz Rupp at the piano     
07 Serenade from "The Student Prince" - Lauritz Melchior, Tenor, with orchestra and chorus conducted by Jay Blackton     

Record 9 Side 2: The Big Entertainers  
08 The Song's Gotta Come From The Heart - Jimmy Durante assisted By Helen Traubel with orchestra conducted by Roy Bargy   
09 Some of These Days - Sophie Tucker     
10 My Man - Fanny Brice     
11 Sousa and Strauss In Reverse - Alec Templeton     
12 C'est Si Bon - Eartha Kitt with Henri René and His Orchestra     
13 Cocktails For Two - Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Carl Grayson, Vocal     

Record 10: Your All-Time Hit Parade
01 Till The End of Time - Perry Como with Russ Case and His Orchestra
02 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte with orchestra conducted by Robert Corman
03 Dancing In The Dark - Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
04 Ballerina - Vaughn Monroe, Vocal, Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra
05 Little Things Mean A Lot - Kitty Kallen, arranged and conducted by Ray Ellis
06 You, You, You - The Ames Brothers with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra
07 Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) - Vaughn Monroe, Vocal, Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra 
08 Just Because - Rosemary Clooney
09 Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra, Eddie Heywood, Piano Solo
10 The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane - The Ames Brothers with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus
11 Rock and Roll Waltz - Kay Starr with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus
12 Wish You Were Here - Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra

4 comments:

  1. Good morning! Yes, please! Big hug :)

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  2. Wonderful collection! Artists and scans fantastic! Thank you so much, beautiful sunday! :D

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  3. Thank you, my dear sister! Enjoy; hugs! :D

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