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BING CROSBY - Bing Sings 96 Of His Greatest Hits - 8 LP Box Set - Readers Digest
Perhaps the most likeable (and relaxed) vocalist of all time, Bing Crosby had hundreds of charting singles over a long career. One of these, "White Christmas," was #1 in 1942, and reappeared 22 times after that, charting in 19 of those years: '43 (6); '44 (5); '45 (1); '46 (1); '47 (3); '48 (6); '49 (5); '50 (13); '51 (13); '53 (21); '54 (13); '55 (7); '56 (65); '57 (34); '58 (66); '59 (59); '60 (26); '61 (12); '62 (38); '77; '85 and '98. This is a feat that will never be equalled.

Many of Bing's best sides are here. Only the first three are remakes of his earliest hits, which may be why "I Surrender Dear" and "Just a Gigolo" weren't included (Crosby never redid these classics).

An overview of his BRUNSWICK and DECCA output, Reader's Digest's BING SINGS 96 OF HIS GREATEST HITS was issued less than a year after Crosby's 1977 death. Manufacturer is RCA. These aren't their dreadful DYNAFLEX paper-thin discs, but they also aren't up to golden era vinyl standards. A tiniest bit of rechanneling has been applied to make bass notes seem right soundstage. There's no echo, no masking filters, no channel imbalance.

These discs were meant to be stacked on a changer for continuity by year (Sides 1 thru 8 "A" followed by 8 thru 1 "B"). Average side time is 18 minutes.

A heavy stock box that holds the records slides out of an even more substantial outer case. Plastic-lined card paper storage sleeves have graduated cuts in the upper right corner, which simplifies finding a specific record (when they're in the correct order). Sleeves have interesting paragraphs about each recording on their backs. No studio dates are provided. Each record is tested and cleaned. All play without skipping, except disc 6 that has a small skip both sides.  Very little to no surface noise.  Any surface noise does not overpower the music Each record has an individual inner sleeve with notes on each song on the particular record. All albums fit neatly in a box.  The box has some shelf wear  around the edges. Fast shipping - I ship same day or next business day Free media mail shipping.  Priority mail available for an additional fee.
Track List:

The First Crosby HitsA1–Where The Blue Of The Night Meets The Gold Of The DayA2 With *–Wrap Your Troubles In DreamsA3–PleaseA4–Out Of NowhereA5–Sweet And LovelyA6–Just One More Chance1950-1951B1 With –All Of My Love (Bolero)B2 Duet With  / –Sam's Song (The Happy Tune)B3 Duet With *–If I Were A BellB4 With *–Autumn LeavesB5 Duet With  / –Play A Simple MelodyB6 Duet With  / * / *–In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening1934-1935C1–SoonC2–June In JanuaryC3–Love Is Just Around The CornerC4 With *–It's Easy To RememberC5–Red Sails In The SunsetC6 With –On Treasure Island1949D1 With *–Dear Hearts And Gentle PeopleD2 With *–Some Enchanted EveningD3 Duet With –Everywhere You GoD4 With  /  / *–Careless HandsD5 With –Riders In The SkyD6 With *–I'll See You In My Dreams Orchestrated By –  Orchestrated By –  1936E1 With –Pennies From HeavenE2 With –Empty Saddles Backing Vocals [Vocal Effects By] –  Backing Vocals [Vocal Effects By] –  E3–I'm An Old CowhandE4 With –I Can't Escape From YouE5 With *–South Sea Island MagicE6 With –I Got Plenty O' Nuttin1947-1948F1 With *–The Whiffenpoof SongF2 With *–Swingin' Down The LaneF3 With –Now, Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song)F4 With –On The Sunny Side Of The StreetF5 With * And *–Galway BayF6 With –Far Away Places1937G1 With –Too Marvelous For WordsG2 With –Blue HawaiiG3 Duet With * / *–Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)G4 With –Moonlight & ShadowsG5 With *–It's The Natural Thing To DoG6 With –Sweet Leilani1946H1 With  / –MacNamara's BandH2 Duet With –MineH3 With *–September SongH4 With  / –South America, Take It AwayH5, –They Say It's WonderfulH6 With  And –There's No Business Like Show Business1938I1 With –You Must Have Been A Beautiful BabyI2–Mexicali RoseI3 Duet With  / –Small FryI4, *–Don't Be That WayI5 With –Old FolksI6 With *–I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams1945J1, *–I Can't Begin To Tell YouJ2 With –PersonalityJ3 With –It's Been A Long, Long TimeJ4 With *–Day By DayJ5 Duet With  / *–A Couple Of Song And Dance MenJ6 With *–Close As Pages In A Book1939K1 With *–What's New?K2 With –Deep PurpleK3 Duet With * / *–An Apple For The TeacherK4 With *–MaybeK5 With –StardustK6 With –Somebody Loves Me1944L1 With * / *–Swinging On A StarL2 With *–Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)L3 With  / –Don't Fence Me InL4, *–AmorL5, *–It Could Happen To YouL6 With  / –Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive (Mister In-Between)1940M1–Only ForeverM2 With *–That's For MeM3 Duet With  / –Mister MeadowlarkM4 With *–Trade WindsM5 With *–I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store)M6 Duet With  / –On Behalf Of The Visiting Firemen1943N1 With –Pistol Packin' MamaN2 With *–San Fernando ValleyN3 With –Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)N4 With *–PoincianaN5 With –Vict'ry PolkaN6 With *–I'll Be Seeing You1941O1 With *–You're DangerousO2 With  /  / *–ClementineO3 With –San Antonio RoseO4 Duet With * / –Yes IndeedO5 With *–A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley SquareO6 With  And  / –The Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid1942P1 Duet With  / –Road To MoroccoP2 With *–Moonlight Becomes YouP3–Easter ParadeP4 With *–Be Careful, It's My HeartP5 With –Sunday, Monday Or AlwaysP6 With  / *–White Christmas