GLENN MILLER Album + Four 78's -- Take The A Train, MOONLIGHT SERENADE, Shut-eye

Sold Date: April 19, 2024
Start Date: April 11, 2024
Final Price: $23.45 (USD)
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Listen carefully here, there's a slight case of a mis-match, so you don't want to judge this particular book by its cover. The album is one thing, and the records are another. 

Let's start with the album, which is for the RCA Victor four-record set No. P-148, titled "An Album of Outstanding Arrangements on Victor Records" by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra. However, as already hinted at, only one of the four original records is in the album. The other three 10-inch 78 rpm records appear to be randomly selected records by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra. They are instrumental unless a vocal credit is given (in parentheses), and - starting with the one that belongs with the album - they are individually numbered as follows:

RCA Victor # 20-1566 -- "Little Brown Jug" and "Moonlight Serenade."

Bluebird # B-10139 -- "(Gotta Get Some) Shut-Eye" (vocal by Marion Hutton) and "How I'd Like to Be with You in Bermuda" (vocal by Ray Eberle).

Bluebird # B-11315 -- "This Time the Dream's on Me" (vocal by Ray Eberle) and "Says Who? Says You, Says I!" (vocal by Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke and the Modernaires).

Bluebird # B-11187 -- "I Guess I'll Have to Dream the Rest" (vocal by Ray Eberle and the Modernaires) and "Take the 'A' Train."

The records look to be on average in about VG+ condition, still nice and shiny and with very little visible surface wear of any great significance. I've played them all on my Audio-Technica turntable, and there are no skips or jumps, and mostly just typical light background noise, with some occasional pops or clicks or light ticking. Because of variations in tracking ability, filtering devices and needle weights, I can offer no guarantees as to how well they will play on your equipment.

The album itself is in solid and functional condition, with the pocket seams intact, but some surface rubbing and edge wear on the cover.

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