NEW CD: BING CROSBY - KRAFT MUSIC HALL TIME volume 3

This 2 CD set is a time capsule of Bing's halcyon radio days, drawing together a selection of songs from 1937-1946 that have never appeared on CD. Kraft Music Hall Time Volume 3 is a remarkable 2-CD collection preserving Bing Crosby's celebrated radio broadcasts from Kraft Music Hall between 1937 and 1946. Drawing together performances, introductions, and lighthearted banter that have largely never before appeared on CD, this set offers an authentic snapshot of Crosby at the height of his popularity during the golden age of American radio. Presented in digitally remastered sound, these recordings capture both his effortless vocal style and the relaxed charm that made him one of entertainment's most beloved personalities.

Spanning nearly a decade of broadcasts, the collection features an outstanding selection of standards, popular songs, Hawaiian melodies, patriotic favorites, and romantic ballads, reflecting the extraordinary versatility that defined Crosby's career. Alongside timeless performances of songs including 'Where the Blue of the Night,' 'Sleepy Lagoon,' 'It Might as Well Be Spring,' and 'I Can't Begin to Tell You,' listeners also experience the warmth and spontaneity of the original radio programs through preserved studio exchanges and commentary.

Released by Sepia Records, Kraft Music Hall Time Volume 3 serves as both an invaluable historical archive and an entertaining listening experience, making it an essential addition for Bing Crosby enthusiasts, collectors of vintage radio, and admirers of classic American popular music.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

Hail KMH
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile; Daddy, Dear Old Daddy
Delightful Delirium
To You Sweetheart Aloha
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Rendezvous with a Dream
Down Where the Trade Winds Blow
Let's Waltz for Old Time's Sake
Whistle While You Work
I'd Love to Live in Loveland
You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven
Blow the Smoke Away (Then Your Pipe Goes Out)
The Flat Foot Floogie
Blue Orchids
Naturally
Small Fry
The Moon of Manakoora
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me
Little Sir Echo
Where Are You?
Ti Pi Tin
Oh! You Crazy Moon
Thanks for Everything
You’re Here You’re There You’re Everywhere
My Little Buckaroo
That Old Feeling
I Simply Adore You
Summer Souvenirs
Two Bouquets
Where the Blue of the Night

Disc 2:
It's Love, Love, Love
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
The Woodpecker Song
Sleepy Lagoon
Dream Valley
Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)
Kentucky Babe
Yours
Careless
The Blues
Last Night's Gardenias
Together
Anchors Aweigh/The Marines' Hymn
You Are Too Beautiful
Wait and See
This Heart of Mine
Ridin’ Herd on a Cloud
It Might as Well be Spring
I Used to Love You (But It's all Over Now)
These Things You Left Me
My Heart Tells Me
Two Sleepy People
Dance with a Dolly
Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy
I Can't Begin to Tell You
Down By the Ohio
I Know That You Know
We Mustn't Say ‘Goodbye’
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NEW CD: BING CROSBY - KRAFT MUSIC HALL TIME volume 2

 Hot off the presses, we just got the track details for the new Kraft Music Hall compliation, which will be issued by Sepia! Some nice gems!

This release follows on from Volume 1 and new transfers have allowed us to present these 80-year-old discs in the best possible sound quality.

Bing Crosby hosted the prestigious Kraft Music Hall broadcast from 1936-1946 on NBC. Bing's custom on the KMH was to sing the hit songs of the day as well as his own recordings. This double CD follows on from Vol. 1 of Kraft Music Hall Time and new transfers have allowed us to present these 80-year-old discs in the best possible sound quality.

Track Listing

Disc 1:
Remember Me?
If It's the Last Thing I Do
Sweet Stranger
Once in a While
Pale Venetian Moon
You’re a Sweetheart
This Is My Night to Dream
Show Me the Way to Go Home
The Dipsy Doodle
Moonlight Bay
I See Your Face Before Me
Thanks for the Memory
An Old Flame Never Dies
My Heart Is Taking Lessons
The Gypsy in My Soul
Home Town
Call Me up Some Rainy Afternoon
Love Walked In
One Song
You’re an Education
Hello Hawaii, How Are You
I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams
Missouri Waltz
Lilacs in the Rain
Looking At the World through Rose-Coloured Glasses
Vagabond Dreams
My Little Girl
Indian Summer
I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In
Between 18th and 19th on Chestnut Street
Ooh! What You Said
Little Girl
Last Night's Gardenias

Disc 2:
Yours Is My Heart Alone
Angel in Disguise
She Is the Sunshine of Virginia
Virginia Lee
On Behalf of the Visiting Firemen
Till the Clouds Roll By
Do I Worry?
Aloha Oe
Brahms' Lullaby
Daisy Bell
Loch Lomond
Nell and I
It Was Wonderful Then
Maria Elena
Play, Fiddle, Play
The Hut-Sut Song
Clementine
Easy Street
Because of You
You Talk Too Much
Ballin' the Jack
Humpty Dumpty Heart
Bi-I-Bi
Someday, Sweetheart
Down The Road a Piece
My Buddy
Medley from 'Star-Spangled Rhythm' [That Old Black Magic - Hit the Road to Dreamland - Old Glory]
Personality
It's Anybody's Spring
Day by Day

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CD REVIEW: BING CROSBY - RARITIES FROM HOLLYWOOD

Here is a review from the pen of the great Scott Yanow from the publication The Syncopated Times...

There has never been a shortage of Bing Crosby recordings that were readily available. The most popular (and one of the most versatile) singers of the 1930s and ’40s whether on records, in films, on the radio and in live performances, all other male singers (including Sinatra) during the time period were, at best, competing for the #2 spot.

The two-CD set Rarities From The Hollywood Studios 1933-1959, which was compiled by Crosby fanatic John Newton from his collection, has its good (CD #2) and bad (CD#1) points. The first disc can be thought of as an endless infomercial for Crosby’s movies in the 1930s. The initial transcription is actually for a film (42nd Street) that Bing was not in. However in 1933 he had recorded two songs from the movie (“You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me” and “Young And Healthy”) and excerpts from those recordings are used on that brief commercial. The other seven tracks on the first disc (three are around 4 1/2 minutes apiece while the last four clock in at 12-14 1/2 minutes each) are long advertisements for various Crosby movies. There are brief excerpts of Bing singing some of the songs from the films, bits of dialogue from the movies, and plenty of endless cheerleading for the movies by the announcers. These commercials were made for the radio with the goal of boosting the attendance of such then-current films as College Humor, We’re Not Dressing, Here Is My Heart, Double Or Nothing, Paris Honeymoon, and Rhythm On The River. It all gets boring very fast and few will want to hear this twice.

The second CD is a different story altogether. Dating from 1934-58, one gets to hear Crosby performing songs originally recorded for the movies that include alternate versions, lengthier renditions before they were cut for the films, numbers that were discarded and not used at all, and some of his singing at rehearsals. None of this music was available before. Some of the performances are jazz-oriented while others are ballads with strings. Among the highlights are “Takes Two To Make A Bargain,” “Smarty,” “It’s Always You,” an alternate rendition of “By The Light Of The Silvery Moon,” “Say It Isn’t So,” and “Blue Moon.”

Bing Crosby fans will find much of value on the second CD which I wish had been released by itself...

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NEW CD: BING CROSBY - RARITIES FROM THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

Another masterpiece from Sepia Records is coming out! The 2 CD set of previously unavailable tracks are taken from studio playback and movie exploitation discs or alternative versions from 1933 to 1958, spanning 25 years of Bing Crosby's career. The contents of both CDs were produced by and for the film studios for differing uses in the making of the films and the records themselves were never intended to reach the hands of the public. These unusual and rare tracks have been remastered and sound amazing...

Title: Rarities from the Hollywood Studios 1933-1958 (2 CD Set)
Artist: Bing Crosby
Catalogue No.: SEPIA 1388
Barcode: 5055122113881
Release Date: June 2024

CD 1

1. 42nd STREET: You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me; Young And Healthy
2. COLLEGE HUMOR: Learn To Croon; Moonstruck
3. WE'RE NOT DRESSING: Once In A Blue Moon; Love Thy Neighbor; It's A New Spanish Custom
4. WE'RE NOT DRESSING: I Positively Refuse To Sing; May I?
5. HERE IS MY HEART: Love Is Just Around The Corner; June In January; With Every Breath I Take
6. DOUBLE OR NOTHING: It's The Natural Thing To Do; Smarty; All You Want To Do Is Dance; The Moon Got In My Eyes; After You
7. PARIS HONEYMOON: I Have Eyes; You're A Sweet Little Headache; The Funny Old Hills; Joobalai
8. RHYTHM ON THE RIVER: Rhythm On The River; What Would Shakespeare Have Said; When The Moon Comes Over Madison Square; I Don't Want To Cry Any More; That's For Me; Ain't It A Shame About Mame

CD 2

1. I'm Hummin', I'm Whistlin', I'm Singin'
2. Old Folks At Home
3. I Wished On The Moon
4. Takes Two To Make A Bargain
5. Empty Saddles
6. Our Last Hawaiian Moon
7. Blue Hawaii
8. In A Little Hula Heaven
9. Smarty
10. Small Fry
11. A Man And His Dream
12. Music from 'The Star Maker': Medley: "Go Fly A Kite" - "If I Was A Millionaire" - "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" "School Days" - "Go Fly A Kite"(reprise)
13. It's Always You
14. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
15. Swinging On A Star
16. In The Land Of Beginning Again
17. Say It Isn't So
18. Get Yourself A Phonograph
19. Camptown Races
20. You've Been Looking Thru My Dreams
21. You're The Top
22. Blue Moon

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NEW CD: BING CROSBY'S CHRISTMAS GEMS

Coming soon on CD and LP!

Introducing "Bing Crosby's Christmas Gems," a remarkable album release curated by the estate, bringing together rare and never-before-released Christmas masters from The Bing Crosby archives. This limited edition release presents 14 holiday classics, including 12 previously unreleased recordings. With it's diverse repertoire, rare tracks, and iconic collaborations, this album serves as the perfect seasonal gift for music enthusiasts, spreading joy and celebrating the spirit of Christmas...

1. Let It Snow!
2. Just What I Wanted For Christmas
3. O LIttle Town Of Bethlehem
4. How Lovely Is Christmas
5. Away In A Manger
6. Good King Wenceslas
7. The Night Before Christmas
8. Christmas Island (w. Kathryn Crosby)
9. Joy To The World
10. The Secret Of Christmas
11. White World Of Winter
12. A Marshmellow World (w. Ella Fitzgerald)
13. Christmas Star
14. Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy (w. David Bowie)

More info here...

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