Three Hit Albums

Navy United States Marine & Air Force Bands (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B00020QWXW
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,033 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Marines' Hymn (From The Hall Of

2. Montezuma)

3. Semper Fidelis

4. Bugler's Holiday

5. Commando March

6. March Of The Women Marines

7. March Of The Olympians

8. Stars And Stripes Forever

9. The Chimes Of Liberty

10. American Patrol

11. America The Beautiful

12. The Star-Spangled Banner

13. Anchors Aweigh

14. El Capitan

15. The Jack Tar Match

16. U.S. Navy March

17. Allies On The March (from "Victory At

18. Sea")

19. The Thunderer

20. Washington Post March

See all 35 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic US Service Band Recordings!, August 9, 2005

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Roger Kennedy (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Hit Albums (Audio CD)

Its nice to see these old RCA recordings brought out on CD. These were originally released on LP back in the early 1960s to help finance the Kennedy Center in DC. They were popular recordings then. Unfortunatley only three out of the original four are offered here. Missing is the US Army Band which also recorded as part of this series. The sound qaulity has been left largely as it was, which wes pretty good for early 1960s. The only problem with the original recordings was that they tended to sound poor on the inner tracks of the LP. Fortunately that problem no longer exists on CD. Due to the format there tends to be some repeat material here. How many times do we have to hear the national anthem played by each band! Still, there are some good selections played when these bands were in their prime and larger than they are today. Its good to see recordings being re-issued on US service bands other than Altissimo! which tends to use just in-the-can material from band libraries. Here we have the original stuff played in a manner which is no longer done today. For those seeking vintage recordings of US service bands you can't go wrong here.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed listener, May 12, 2006

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Tealover - See all my reviews

This review is from: Three Hit Albums (Audio CD)

I have been listening to military band music for years, and am rarely disappointed. However, this compendium of music by the U.S. Navy, Army, and Marine bands and associated choral groups is not to my taste. Many of the arrangements are strange, and there is much too much vocal music when what I want to hear is the bands play. I would not have bought this album hhad I known beforehand what I know now.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bicentennial Military Music, March 28, 2007

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Barry D. Willard (Lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Hit Albums (Audio CD)

The music from these three US Military Bands was originally released in 1977 as single Long Playing Records to celebrate the Nation's Bicentennial Celebration. It is missing the US ARMY BAND (which I regret) but otherwise the music is GREAT and the Bands are FIRST CLASS as you might expect. Except for the different services renderings of THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, no marches are duplicated. If you enjoy good foot tapping Martial Music...this 2-CD set is worth the price.