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I very happily just picked up a copy of "Lillis, Love & A Little Covered Wagon" on Ebay! I've been looking for a copy for a little while and I was both a bit stunned to see it come up for listing on Ebay, and that I would up being the high bidder! (I had a hard stop and was sure I would be outbid!)
It just came in Saturday, so I have not had an opportunity to listen to more than a handful of tracks but already have found enough to justify my purchase!
Crosby's "One For My Baby" particularly is a standout and a puzzlement why this wasn't on his "Sinatra" album!
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Ron1972 wrote:
I very happily just picked up a copy of "Lillis, Love & A Little Covered Wagon" on Ebay! I've been looking for a copy for a little while and I was both a bit stunned to see it come up for listing on Ebay, and that I would up being the high bidder! (I had a hard stop and was sure I would be outbid!)
It just came in Saturday, so I have not had an opportunity to listen to more than a handful of tracks but already have found enough to justify my purchase!
Crosby's "One For My Baby" particularly is a standout and a puzzlement why this wasn't on his "Sinatra" album!
I love that issue. It features a lot of great vocals Bing did in the 60s.
Also just got off Ebay, Harry Lillis On Stage. It is another one in that series and the only one I was missing.
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I think the seller has multiple volumes.. I wonder if we bought from the same seller...
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Ron1972 wrote:
I think the seller has multiple volumes.. I wonder if we bought from the same seller...
When I get home I'll check on the seller. He also had a ton of Redmond Nostalgia issues for sale.
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Well I've had more of an opportunity to listen and so far I'm very impressed. I think you could have probably assembled a very solid album or 2 from the tracks that I assume came from the Longines collection.
I think if those tracks had been released as independent albums, those albums would have been stronger than "Thoroughly Modern Bing" or "Hey Jude/Hey Bing".
Makes me cry for some missed opportunities, instead of sing-a-long albums in the early 60's, Bing could have done a series of duet albums "Bing & Satchmo", "From C to Shore - with Dinah & Bing", "Dino & Der Bingle", and finished the 60's with some albums of some great standards, and maybe even the female follow up of "Songs I Wish I Had Sung".
Oh well, if only!
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Ron1972 wrote:
Well I've had more of an opportunity to listen and so far I'm very impressed. I think you could have probably assembled a very solid album or 2 from the tracks that I assume came from the Longines collection.
I think if those tracks had been released as independent albums, those albums would have been stronger than "Thoroughly Modern Bing" or "Hey Jude/Hey Bing".
Makes me cry for some missed opportunities, instead of sing-a-long albums in the early 60's, Bing could have done a series of duet albums "Bing & Satchmo", "From C to Shore - with Dinah & Bing", "Dino & Der Bingle", and finished the 60's with some albums of some great standards, and maybe even the female follow up of "Songs I Wish I Had Sung".
Oh well, if only!
I was thinking that as well. Even with the over 2000 recordings Bing made, it just isn't enough!
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I seem to remember that Bing said - or maybe on the jacket of the songs of the blokes, that he should do one relating to the females.
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I have the Longines 1965 version on LP I'm still trying to find the CD as I can't port over my records to computer well, and the CD should be in better sound quality.
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I have gotten my hands on this CD, along with the On Stage CD, thanks to a forum member here, and from what I’ve heard from both so far I like very much.