Looking for Some Sinatra

[bebopbob]

This is probably the wrong board for this post but it's the only board I know and visit.

Aside from half, tower, amazon, ebay...the usual internet sites, is there any place on the net or actual "brick and mortar" shop where I can I buy a copy of the following Sinatra CD for a "Sinatraphile" friend's upcoming birthday.

- Softly, As I Leave You contains "The Look of Love"

Any sightings in a CD shop would be most appreciated.

Thanks,

Bob

Edited February 23, 2005 by bebopbob

[ghost of miles]

I'll keep an eye out. Does your friend already have the Columbia box? (Not suggesting that you get it for him!) It's gone OOP, but superdupermall.com and some other online places still have it.

Somebody else posted about these CDs, which sound quite interesting:

Perfectly Frank

Also check out the Sinatra Family Forum. You might be able to get some help on the single title there.

Edited February 24, 2005 by ghost of miles

[vajerzy]

If you can't find it-

I have the Complete Reprise Recordings Set and I can recreate the album on a CD-R if you want it.

Let me know.

Mike

[MartyJazz]

I'll keep an eye out. Does your friend already have the Columbia box? (Not suggesting that you get it for him!) It's gone OOP, but superdupermall.com and some other online places still have it.

Somebody else posted about these CDs, which sound quite interesting:

Perfectly Frank

Also check out the Sinatra Family Forum. You might be able to get some help on the single title there.

Wow, I just checked out the Sinatra Forum per your link. Those people there are wild! You're unlikely to find a greater bunch of Sinatra devotees anywhere. Really into his output from start to finish.

[kulu se mama]

if you are just looking for that song, "the look of love," it is also available on the collection "sinatra sings the songs of van heusen and cahn."

that cd is available on both half and amazon.

[JSngry]

I found the CD used a few years ago. The album it reproduces is one of those singles complialtions htat he put out in between "concept" albums. Some good-enough stuff on there, but a lot of "ring-a-ding-ding" type fluff that's far from the cream of that particular crop, and some Jimmy Bowen-produced MOR pop stuff, none of it even remotely memorable. If you just want that one song and don't care about the album per se, I'd highly recommend getting the song in that compilation that kulu mentions. Much better stuff on there overall.

[catesta]

I'll keep an eye out.  Does your friend already have the Columbia box?  (Not suggesting that you get it for him!)  It's gone OOP, but superdupermall.com and some other online places still have it.

Somebody else posted about these CDs, which sound quite interesting:

Perfectly Frank

Also check out the Sinatra Family Forum.  You might be able to get some help on the single title there.

Wow, I just checked out the Sinatra Forum per your link. Those people there are wild! You're unlikely to find a greater bunch of Sinatra devotees anywhere. Really into his output from start to finish.

No doubt.

The place seems very lively.

[vajerzy]

Start a bootleg thread there- state that you want to see more Sinatra music similar to the Miles boxes with different takes and false starts. More concerts.......say you're a Rick Apt fan.

......then DUCK.........especially when Nancy comes out of nowhere to defend "da Fambly"

It's Evangelical.......

It's the Church of Sinatra!

[Guest Chaney]

bebopbob: There's supposedly a copy of Softly, As I Leave You (love the placement of that comma!) currently available for $21 from a new Amazon seller.

ON THE EDIT: Hmmm... Hope you were the one to get it. Probably not the best idea for me to post a link on this board. PM might have been a better idea. See Plan 2 below.

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A better idea: Buy your friend these:

FROM THE VAULTS, VOLUME ONE -- $12 at World Records

FROM THE VAULTS, VOLUME TWO -- $9 at World Records

If your friend truly is a Sinatraphile and he hasn't heard these, he'll be tickled pink. (Or she will!)

PS: I won't tell you how much these two cost me a few years back!

PPS: vajerzy: NANCY RULES!

Not really, though.

Edited February 26, 2005 by Chaney

[Guest Chaney]

Somebody else posted about these CDs, which sound quite interesting:

Perfectly Frank

If you don't yet own 'em, own em!

[vajerzy]

Tony-

I KNOW how much they cost when you bought them.....

That's why I took care of you after your generous loan!!

It's a Win-Win......

[MartyJazz]

A better idea: Buy your friend these:

FROM THE VAULTS, VOLUME ONE -- $12 at World Records

FROM THE VAULTS, VOLUME TWO -- $9 at World Records

If your friend truly is a Sinatraphile and he hasn't heard these, he'll be tickled pink. (Or she will!)

PS: I won't tell you how much these two cost me a few years back!

PPS: vajerzy: NANCY RULES!

Not really, though.

From what period(s) are these two releases from? The photos looks '50s-ish but that's no definite indication that the music is from that period. I have a strong bias when it comes to Sinatra, i.e., I favor the 1953-'67 period. Generally I don't like the pre-Nelson Riddle arrangements and I definitely cannot abide post-initial retirement Blue Eyes.

[Guest Chaney]

From what period(s) are these two releases from?  The photos looks '50s-ish but that's no definite indication that the music is from that period.  I have a strong bias when it comes to Sinatra, i.e., I favor the 1953-'67 period.  Generally I don't like the pre-Nelson Riddle arrangements and I definitely cannot abide post-initial retirement Blue Eyes.

Sinatra. Session material / outtakes. Capitol.

Quoting myself:

FROM THE VAULTS which has outtakes of Nice N' Easy, I Thought About You, Weep They Will, Same Old Song and Dance, Where Or When, Stars Fell On Alabama, What Is This Thing Called Love, I Got Plenty O' Nothin', Easy To Love, You And The Night And The Music.

FROM THE VAULTS TWO AND MORE: What Is This Thing Called Love, The Tender Trap, Moonlight In Vermont, Lush Life, Willow Weep For Me, Gone With The Wind, She's Funny That Way, How Deep Is The Ocean. The "And More" = I've Got The World On A Strain & Day In, Day Out (live BBC broadcast 1953) and Take A Chance (live 1954); and tracks from the 1957 / 1958 television series.

Edited February 26, 2005 by Chaney

[MartyJazz]

"Lush Life"???!!!!!!! Wow, Gotta hear that.

[bebopbob]

Thanks Chaney for the heads up.

[ghost of miles]

If I ever get into the Reprise material, I'll probably opt for the 4-CD compilation that came out a few years ago.

Chaney: PERFECTLY FRANK is definitely on the to-get list. I'm still digesting the Complete Columbia box... which is a lot to digest. Very glad that I got it.

[bebopbob]

Any new leads on this one? I bought the $21.00 copy up for sale on Amazon a couple of weeks ago for my girlfriend thanks to a lead on the board. Unfortunately, there's been no CD and no response from the seller on this transaction so far. Based on past experience, it appears that the disc is lost in the mail.

Willing to buy a clean/mint -- non BMG/Columbia House record club copy of this recording on CD for $25.00.

Thanks.

Bob

[Guest Chaney]

Sorry Bob, but at this point I can only find this title on Japanese reissued vinyl. Probably sounds pretty sweet but unless your friend has a turntable...

[MartyJazz]

bebopbob:  There's supposedly a copy of Softly, As I Leave You (love the placement of that comma!) currently available for $21 from a new Amazon seller.

ON THE EDIT:  Hmmm...  Hope you were the one to get it.  Probably not the best idea for me to post a link on this board.  PM might have been a better idea.  See Plan 2 below.

~~~~~~~~~~

A better idea:  Buy your friend these:

FROM THE VAULTS, VOLUME ONE -- $12 at World Records

FROM THE VAULTS, VOLUME TWO -- $9 at World Records

If your friend truly is a Sinatraphile and he hasn't heard these, he'll be tickled pink.  (Or she will!)

PS:  I won't tell you how much these two cost me a few years back! 

PPS:  vajerzy:  NANCY RULES!

   

Not  really, though.

I took up your suggestion and got these "vault" issues. They indeed are al lot of fun to listen to. What cinched the purchase for me was the fact that as much as I like Sinatra (for me, that encompasses ONLY the 1953-67 period, i.e, the Capitols thru the early Reprises), I've occasionally bemoaned the fact that he ignored quite a few tunes beloved by jazz listeners, e.g., "'Round Midnight", "Green Dolphin Street", "Invitation" and up to acquiring these CDs, I had included "Lush Life" in that list. While he doesn't do a complete take, it is definitely of interest what he does do here. Wish he could have made a complete take - the tune is a bitch as any musician can attest.

Edited March 14, 2005 by MartyJazz

[JohnJ]

Chaney, thanks for the heads up. My copies of the two 'From the Vaults' CD's and 'After Hours' arrived yesterday from World Records. I never thought I would be able to pick up these fabled releases so cheaply.