The Real Complete Columbia Years V-Disc [Import]

Frank Sinatra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 4, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Import
• Label: Jazz Factory
• ASIN: B00009ZV5U
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,344 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I Only Have Eyes for You [From Dames]

2. Kiss Me Again [From Mademoiselle Modiste]

3. (There'll Be A) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin

4. The Music Stopped [From Higher and Higher]

5. I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night [From Higher and Higher]

6. The Way You Look Tonight [From Swing Time]

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Someone to Watch Over Me

2. There's No You

3. Let Me Love You Tonight

4. Just Close Your Eyes

5. If You Are But a Dream [From Rubenstein's Romance]

6. Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week)

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. I'll Never Smile Again

2. Without a Song [From Great Day!]

3. Oh! What It Seemed to Be

4. Old School Teacher

5. White Christmas [From Holiday Inn White Christmas]

6. My Romance [From Jumbo]

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "THE REAL" v-discs, December 20, 2007

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Jim Z "music aficionado" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Real Complete Columbia Years V-Disc (Audio CD)

In 1994 and again in 1998 , a 2-cd set was issued called "The V-Discs : Columbia Years 1943-1945". Although a good set , it was missing several vital recordings...this is the one that solves that problem. The 20 tracks omitted from the aforementioned 2 cd set are now hear , in glorious sound , (considering the age and source) on a beautifully assembled 3-disc package. Of course , having been released substantially earlier , I purchased the 2-cd set , and then forked over the entire price of this box for the 20 additional songs.....worth every penny. Some of Sinatra's primo stuff....but what with Sinatra isn't primo ?

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They sure don't make voices like this anymore!, September 6, 2005

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Adam "Born Too Late" (North Haven, CT) - See all my reviews

I came upon this CD set while in a music store, and being a fan of movies and music from the 30s and 40s, I had to buy it. V-Disks were specially made 12-inch unbreakable records shipped overseas to troops during World War II. Popular singers of that era would record songs without receiving a penny for them. Rather, it was done for the greater duty of entertaining troups and keeping them up-to-date on what was being played on the airwaves back home.
Frank Sinatra was one of these singers. Every one of of his songs recorded on V-Discs are in this collection along with a souvenir booklet on the history of V-Discs and of Sinatra throughout the war years. The pictures are superb.
Every song is beautifully crooned, from the days when Sinatra had a velvet voice. He sings along with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra along with a few cameos by the Pied Pipers.
I admit, I'm not a huge fan of Sinatra's songs from the days of the Rat Pack, but I greatly admire his work from the war years. If you're a fan of Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee or Dick Haymes, or if you are a hopeless romantic who wishes to kiss that special someone under the moon and the stars, you will WANT this collection! I'm so glad I came upon it. It's just one of those things that brings much enjoyment into my life.