Sold Date: October 18, 2020
Start Date: March 16, 2015
Final Price: $37.50 (USD)
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Offered here is the RARE, Columbia S3L 42 MONO, released October 31, 1967, featuring 48 Tracks on 3 LP Records "The Essential" FRANK SINATRA, Box Set with 16 page booklet (2 pages are blank). Please Note: as of listing date, this is the only example offered on eBay. Do not be fooled by others without the booklet included! Please check complete track listing below condition section.  
 CONDITION: The condition of the vinyl LP's, with a visual inspection ranges from Side One at Very Good, to other sides Near Mint/Mint. The Box is in Excellent condition. Note: tiny Cut-Out hole upper left Near Columbia Label. Also included is the original paper protective inner sleeves, all in Excellent Condition. The booklet is in Excellent Condition, with tiny cut hole. Please also note= dated assembled by tag included-see photo #2, over booklet center. PLEASE READ OUR FEEDBACK CONCERNING OUR GRADING ON RARE LP'S! Shipping note:  We use standard LP mailing boxes, with extra interior bubble wrap to prevent movement or damage during shipment.  RECORD 1 (Columbia CL 2739 / CS 9539)
SIDE A
01 0011 07/13/39 From The Bottom Of My Heart** (w/Harry James and His Orchestra) [alt. take] 02 0002 07/13/39 Melancholy Mood* (w/Harry James and His Orchestra) 03 0003 08/17/39 My Buddy* (w/Harry James and His Orchestra) 04 0005 08/31/39 Here Comes The Night* (w/Harry James and His Orchestra) 05 0101 06/07/43 Close To You* (w/Bobby Tucker Singers; no orchestra) 06 0112 11/14/44 There's No You* 07 0122 12/03/44 The Charm Of You* 08 0202 12/19/44 When Your Lover Has Go SIDE B
09 0209 03/06/45 I Should Care* 10 0212 03/06/45 A Friend Of Yours* (w/Ken Lane Singers) 11 0222 05/24/45 My Shawl* (w/Xavier Cugat Orchestra) 12 0307 08/22/45 Nancy (With The Laughing Face) [alt. take] 13 0308 08/22/45 You Are Too Beautiful* 14 0319 12/07/45 Why Shouldn't I? 15 0323 02/03/46 One Love* 16 0404 02/24/46 Something Old, Something New* RECORD 2 (Columbia CL 2740 / CS 9540)
SIDE A
17 0423 07/30/46 Blue Skies 18 0424 07/30/46 Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry 19 0512 10/15/46 Why Shouldn't It Happen To Us?* 20 0514 10/24/46 It's The Same Old Dream* (w/Four Hits and a Miss) 21 0604 12/15/46 You Can Take My Word For It Baby* (w/Page Cavanaugh Trio) 22 0605 12/17/46 Sweet Lorraine* (w/Metronome All Stars) 23 0615 04/25/47 My Romance** (w/Dinah Shore) [alt. take] 24 0623 08/11/47 One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)                                                                         SIDE B
25 0704 09/23/47 It All Came True* (w/Alvy West and The Little Band) 26 0720 10/29/47 Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) 27 0807 11/09/47 Body And Soul** [alt. take] 28 0809 11/25/47 I Went Down To Virginia* 29 0810 11/25/47 If I Only Had A Match* 30 0813 12/04/47 Everybody Loves Somebody* 31 0914 12/19/48 Comme Çi, Comme Ça* 32 0917 01/04/49 If You Stub Your Toe On The Moon* (w/Phil Moore Four) RECORD 3 (Columbia CL 2741 / CS 9541)
SIDE A
33 0921 03/03/49 The Right Girl For Me* 34 0923 04/10/49 The Huckle-Buck* (w/Ken Lane Quintet) 35 1007 07/14/49 If I Ever Love Again* (w/The Double Daters) 36 1015 10/30/49 Why Remind Me?* (w/The Modernaires) 37 1017 11/08/49 Sunshine Cake* (w/Paula Kelly) 38 1018 11/08/49 (We've Got A) Sure Thing* (w/The Modernaires) 39 1106 04/24/50 It's Only A Paper Moon 40 1107 04/24/50 My Blue Heaven SIDE B
41 1121 10/09/50 Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) 42 1202 01/16/51 You're The One (For Me)* 43 1208 03/27/51 Love Me 44 1207 03/27/51 I'm A Fool To Want You (w/Ray Charles Singers) 45 1222 06/03/52 The Birth Of The Blues 46 1217 01/07/52 Walkin' In The Sunshine* 47 1223 06/03/52 Azure-Te (Paris Blues)* 48 1226 09/17/52 Why Try To Change Me Now?* Recording dates as mm/dd/yy (month/day/year). Code digits: 1&2 = Disc, 3&4 = Track, in The Columbia Years 1943-1952: The Complete Recordings. (Disc "00" = Harry James And His Orchestra Featuring Frank Sinatra: The Complete Recordings 1939.)
*First LP issue **First issue of alternate take