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CHARLIE BARNET / YOU GO TO MY HEAD (61014)
60158
2-CD set. The material here was originally recorded in transcription libraries for use by radio stations (read more...)
[Item Code: 60158 2-CD: $15.00]
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BOB CHESTER / (40804)
58894
2-CD set. There is evidence of two albums recorded by the Chester orchestra: on titled "1940-1941" and the other titled "Octave Jump." With the exception of the band's theme song "Sunburst," those albums did not include any of the selections on these two CD's. You man, however, have (read more...)
[Item Code: 58894 2-CD: $15.00]
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JILL COREY / LITTLE GIRL BLUE (70423)
61032
2-CD set. Norma Jean Speranza began singing professionally at age 14, with the Johnny Murphy Band in suburban Pittsburgh. It was Dave Garroway from Columbia records, who re-christened her as Jill Corey. She subsequently became a regular cast member on the Johnny Carson and Robert Q. Lewis television shows (read more...)
[Item Code: 61032 2-CD: $15.00]
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BOB CROSBY / (40811)
58895
2-CD set. The 32 selections were originally recorded between 1942 and 1949. These performances were not produced by a record company and were not sold in stores. If you are a Bob Crosby fan, this collection is a treasure. If you just love the dance orchestra music post war (read more...)
[Item Code: 58895 2-CD: $15.00]
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DENNIS DAY / AMERICA'S FAVORITE TENOR (60326)
59375
2-CD set. 24 beautiful songs by "America's favorite tenor". Fully restored and enhanced by Audiophonic (read more...)
[Item Code: 59375 2-CD: $15.00]
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SHEP FIELDS / YOU AND I (50802)
58896
2-CD set. In the early 1950's, Shep Fields moved to Houston, Texas where he remained in the music business for the next years. While in Houston he had frequent engagements at the famed Shamrock Hotel. In 1963, he bought his career as a band leader to a close (read more...)
[Item Code: 58896 2-CD: $15.00]
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TED FIO RITO / 26 FAVORITE SELECTIONS (70921)
61778
2-CD set. After many successful engagements with Dan Russo's Orchestra, Ted took over as leader in 1928 and began a long and prolific recording career as the Ted Fio Rito Orchestra. In 1950, he moved to Las Vegas, and then to Scottsdale, AZ, where he opened his own night (read more...)
[Item Code: 61778 2-CD: $15.00]
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CHUCK FOSTER / THIS IS IT! (50523)
58897
2-CD set. Chuck's musical career, which spanned five decades, finally ended with Chuck's retirement in the early 1990's. It is reported that he wanted to retire ten years earlier, but was still too much in demand. This collection of "Music in the Foster fashion" was taken from radio (read more...)
[Item Code: 58897 2-CD: $15.00]
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HORACE HEIDT / SWEET AS A SONG (70228)
60847
2-CD set. The music in this collection has not been previously released by any record company. It is not available in any store. Originally recorded in 1941 and 1942. These selections were heard on radio stations across the country (read more...)
[Item Code: 60847 2-CD: $15.00]
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DICK JURGENS / VOLUME 1 (30925)
58898
2-CD set. The 32 selections were originally recorded around 1950. They were not produced by a record company and not sold in stores. If you just love the dance orchestra music post-war and pre-rock, this electronically enhanced collection will be a jewel in your music library (read more...)
[Item Code: 58898 2-CD: $15.00]
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DICK JURGENS / THE EARLY YEARS, VOLUME 2 (50512)
58899
2-CD set. Bandleader/ composer Dick Jurgens organized his first orchestra while still in high school in 1928. By the late 30's and early 40's he was widely recognized as one of the prominent figures in swing music. He did his first recording work in 1934 for the (read more...)
[Item Code: 58899 2-CD: $15.00]
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DICK JURGENS / THE WAR YEARS, VOLUME 3 (60902)
59896
2-CD set. This is the third Dick Jurgens collection on Audiophonic's Musical Time Machine series. Recorded in 1941 and 1942, these selections were on radio stations across the country (read more...)
[Item Code: 59896 2-CD: $15.00]
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DICK JURGENS / VOLUME 4 (70913)
61774
2-CD set (read more...)
[Item Code: 61774 2-CD: $15.00]
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DICK JURGENS / VOLUME 5 (70914)
61775
2-CD set (read more...)
[Item Code: 61775 2-CD: $15.00]
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DICK JURGENS / VOLUME 6 (70915)
61776
2-CD set (read more...)
[Item Code: 61776 2-CD: $15.00]
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ELLIOT LAWRENCE / STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART (80401)
62577
2-CD set. A collection from one of the true musical innovators of the post war era. These 32 tracks from around 1950 feature the band at it's peak. Hear vocalists Jack Hunter and Rosalyn Patton on such favorites as "Cheek To Cheek", "April In Paris", "Laura" and many more
[Item Code: 62577 2-CD: $15.00]
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FREDDY MARTIN / TONIGHT WE LOVE (70727)
61592
2-CD Set. Freddy Martin redefined the classic Guy Lombardo "sweet" sound into what would become known as the "Tenor Band" style which was imitated by dance bands around the country (read more...)
[Item Code: 61592 2-CD: $15.00]
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CURT MASSEY / CURT MASSEY TIME (70920)
61777
2-CD set. Originally recored in 1947, these selections were heard on radio stations all across the country (read more...)
[Item Code: 61777 2-CD: $15.00]
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RUSS MORGAN / TOO ROMANTIC (60923)
60084
4-CD set. Trombonist, pianist and bandleader, Russ Morgan had over 50 hits on the popular music charts during his career. We hope you enjoy this collection. The music comes from radio transcriptions and has been restored and enhanced (read more...)
[Item Code: 60084 4-CD: $32.00]
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OZZIE NELSON / (41110)
58900
2-CD set. Far from the absent minded, stuttering character he played on TV, Oswald George Nelson (Ozzie) was a tireless business man and an engaging entertainer whose orchestra made its way into live venues, radio, television and films. Here are 32 restored and enhanced songs of the orchestra's best (read more...)
[Item Code: 58900 2-CD: $15.00]
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RED NICHOLS / (50118)
58901
2-CD set. Each original recording has been painstakingly restored and electronically enhanced to today's high audio standards in the Audiophonic lab. The body of work by Red Nichols is quite large. These recordings however, were not sold in stores. Even if you already have Red Nichols in your library (read more...)
[Item Code: 58901 2-CD: $15.00]
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ANDY PARKER / CALL OF THE ROLLIN' PLAINS (50330)
58902
2-CD set. Andy Parker's writing, performing and arranging talents have won the praise of his fans and his peeers alike. Andy's son, Joe, has assembled a collection of Plainsmen performances that uniquely demonstrates the marvelous sum of the multilple talents of the ensemble. The clarity of lyrics, the imaginative (read more...)
[Item Code: 58902 2-CD: $15.00]
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FRANK PARKER / ALONE TOGETHER (61025)
60611
2-CD set. Frank Parker is probably best remembered as a regular on Arthur Godfrey's television program, "Arthur Godfrey and Friends" where he lent his romantic tenor voice to many beautiful duets with Marlon Marlowe (read more...)
[Item Code: 60611 2-CD: $15.00]
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BOYD RAEBURN / OUT OF THIS WORLD! (60812)
59817
2-CD set. 33 tracks cover a wide range of Raeburn's styles from ballads to forward-looking modernistic instrumental arrangements. Beginning as a dance band, Raeburn changed direction to swing and then plunged into jazz (read more...)
[Item Code: 59817 2-CD: $15.00]
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JOE REICHMAN / LITTLE THOUGHTS (80225)
62576
2-CD set. Known to millions as "The Pagliacci Of The Piano" Joe Reichman's orchestra was one of the top dance bands in America for several decades. Dance along to 26 selections on 2-CD's featuring vocalists Maureen O'Conner and Jimmy Castle, including "Let's Dance", "The Woodpecker's Song", and "Stars (read more...)
[Item Code: 62576 2-CD: $15.00]
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ALVINO REY / SO YOU'RE THE ONE (50304)
58903
2-CD set. Alvino Rey was born Alvin McBurney in 1908 in Oakland, California. He changed his name in 1929 to take advantage of the popularity of Latin music. By that time he had switched from his original instrument, the banjo, and taken up the guitar. Among the orchestras he (read more...)
[Item Code: 58903 2-CD: $15.00]
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JAN SAVITT / QUAKER CITY (50623)
58904
2-CD set. The "Top Hatters" had some distinguishing trademarks: the shuffle style, precision playing and versatility. The shuffle is evident in many of the songs in this collection as the piano and drums take off double-time and the rich brass and woodwind sections join to provide a contrast that (read more...)
[Item Code: 58904 2-CD: $15.00]
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SMILIN' JACK SMITH / THE SOUND OF A SMILE (80201)
62323
2-CD set. In the 1940's, Jack Smith, amid musical carbon copies of crooner/leaders Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, had a voice that was immediately familiar; you could never mistake him for any other singer. Of the 30 songs heard in this collection, only three were commercially recorded (read more...)
[Item Code: 62323 2-CD: $15.00]
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THE SONS OF THE PIONEERS / LUCKY U RANCH (51030)
62324
2 CD Set, 32 Songs from the Lucky-U Ranch Radio/TV programs. Featuring Lloyd Perryman, Ken Curtis, Tommy Doss. Fully restored and enhanced to highest audio standards by Audiophonic. Photos and Liner noters from author Ken Griffis. Commanding, harmonious, imaginative arrangements, and compositions that satisfy the soul - such is the (read more...)
[Item Code: 62324 2-CD: $15.00]
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THE SONS OF THE PIONEERS / CELEBRATED SONS OF THE PIONEERS (50701)
62325
The formative sound of Rural music, or Western music as it came to be called, was to submit to a startling new sound created by the Sons of the Pioneers in the 1930s and '40's. The Smokey the Bear recordings featured in this collection were assembled in the mid-to-late (read more...)
[Item Code: 62325 4-CD: $32.00]
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JACK TEAGARDEN / (41228)
61779
2-CD set. These 27 selections by Jack Teagarden, his trombone and his orchestra were recorded around 1949 and represent some of Jack's best work. You may recall listening to Jack Teagarden on the radio love from New Orleans. If so, this collection will bring back many great memories. In (read more...)
[Item Code: 61779 2-CD: $15.00]
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ANSON WEEKS / WHITE LIES AND RED ROSES (60825)
60610
3-CD Set. These 44 selections were not taken from Anson Weeks music recorded by Columbia, Brunswick, Decca or other record companies. They come from radio transcriptions. So, while you may have heard them on the air, to the best of our knowledge this is the first time you have (read more...)
[Item Code: 60610 3-CD: $20.00]
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