Post by Tim on Jun 6, 2018 10:29:48 GMT
Album Choice June 2018
Frank Sinatra - 'in the wee small hours'
April 1955 - Capitol Records
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Going a bit left field here with something slightly different and quite a bit older, oldest album choice so far I believe? I was thinking of inflicting some country on ya'll, but maybe next time!
In the 50s this would have been the pinnacle of popular music, spinning in many homes on the record player of the time, a Dansette. I kind of assume lots would have this, or at least be familiar with it, but forget I'm an old git so maybe not. Nobody has picked any Sinatra before, or seems to play him much either - I think some Sinatra should be in every music lovers library, maybe it already is?
I've always loved Sinatra, who is one of the few artists I can remember been played around the house as a youngster (Elvis being another). I've just checked and I have around 30 Sinatra albums and he's currently number 11 in my rankings for most played artists, just behind Jackson Browne . . . so I guess I'm a fan. Playing Sinatra always conjures up happy memories of home with my parents and the numerous house parties they used to hold in the swingin' sixties. This is the earliest Sinatra recording I have and it's one of my go to late night slow burners, I really love it.
The album is his ninth studio recording and quite a pivotal one, marking the change from Colombia to Capitol records. It also helped rejuvenate a somewhat stagnant and flagging career. It was a ground breaker too, normally pop records were 10", but this was the first of a kind being a 12" LP and over 48 minutes long. Also claimed to be one of the first ever concept albums, as releases from this period were normally a collection of singles, rather than a themed album. Even the cover art was more than just a picture of Sinatra, being specifically designed to set the mood for the music inside and was something Sinatra wanted.
ITWSH reached Number 2 in the US album charts and remained there for 18 weeks. Rolling Stone ranks it the 101st greatest album of all time.
It's not an upbeat album like Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (arguably his most popular and the first album to ever top the UK Albums Chart), but rather a sit down at the end of the day with a glass of wine album. I hope you enjoy it and last time I looked it was 72p + post on Amazon marketplace
Wikipedia
If you want some more Sinatra, check out Songs for Swingin' Lovers!, which is #306 in Rolling Stone's top 500 and you may know a lot of the songs. Many music critics consider it one of the greatest albums of its era - more Swing/Jazz than ITWSH. These two, together with a greatest hits album could possibly be all the Sinatra you ever need
Additional suggested related listening;
Come Fly With Me
Frank Sinatra - 'in the wee small hours'
April 1955 - Capitol Records
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Going a bit left field here with something slightly different and quite a bit older, oldest album choice so far I believe? I was thinking of inflicting some country on ya'll, but maybe next time!
In the 50s this would have been the pinnacle of popular music, spinning in many homes on the record player of the time, a Dansette. I kind of assume lots would have this, or at least be familiar with it, but forget I'm an old git so maybe not. Nobody has picked any Sinatra before, or seems to play him much either - I think some Sinatra should be in every music lovers library, maybe it already is?
I've always loved Sinatra, who is one of the few artists I can remember been played around the house as a youngster (Elvis being another). I've just checked and I have around 30 Sinatra albums and he's currently number 11 in my rankings for most played artists, just behind Jackson Browne . . . so I guess I'm a fan. Playing Sinatra always conjures up happy memories of home with my parents and the numerous house parties they used to hold in the swingin' sixties. This is the earliest Sinatra recording I have and it's one of my go to late night slow burners, I really love it.
The album is his ninth studio recording and quite a pivotal one, marking the change from Colombia to Capitol records. It also helped rejuvenate a somewhat stagnant and flagging career. It was a ground breaker too, normally pop records were 10", but this was the first of a kind being a 12" LP and over 48 minutes long. Also claimed to be one of the first ever concept albums, as releases from this period were normally a collection of singles, rather than a themed album. Even the cover art was more than just a picture of Sinatra, being specifically designed to set the mood for the music inside and was something Sinatra wanted.
ITWSH reached Number 2 in the US album charts and remained there for 18 weeks. Rolling Stone ranks it the 101st greatest album of all time.
It's not an upbeat album like Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (arguably his most popular and the first album to ever top the UK Albums Chart), but rather a sit down at the end of the day with a glass of wine album. I hope you enjoy it and last time I looked it was 72p + post on Amazon marketplace
Wikipedia
If you want some more Sinatra, check out Songs for Swingin' Lovers!, which is #306 in Rolling Stone's top 500 and you may know a lot of the songs. Many music critics consider it one of the greatest albums of its era - more Swing/Jazz than ITWSH. These two, together with a greatest hits album could possibly be all the Sinatra you ever need
Additional suggested related listening;
Come Fly With Me
