The Great Band Era (1936-1945) is a compilation box set of classic big band music and artists from the late 1930's to mid 1940's.

Note: these records have not been cleaned.

Style: Calypso, Big Band, Swing

Vinyl: VG+ / EX

Cover: VG+ / EX (minor storage wear.)

Label: Reader's Digest – RD 25-K, RCA Custom – RD 25-K

Country: US

Tracklist:

A1	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
A2	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Take The "A" Train
A3	Tony Pastor And His Orchestra	Blossoms
A4	Glenn Miller Orch.	Moonlight Serenade
A5	Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra	Star Dreams
A6	Alvino Rey And His Orchestra	Nighty Night
B1	Artie Shaw And His Orchestra	Nightmare
B2	Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye	Kaye's Melody
B3	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	Goodbye
B4	Charlie Barnet And His Glen Island Casino Orch.	Make Believe Ballroom
B5	Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra	Flying Home
B6	Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra	Snowfall
		1936
C1	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	Christopher Columbus
C2	Tommy Dorsey And His Clambake Seven	The Music Goes Round And Round
C3	Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians	When Did You Leave Heaven?
C4	"Fats" Waller & His Rhythm	All My Life
C5	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You
C6	Eddy Duchin And His Orchestra	Moon Over Miami
		1945
D1	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	On The Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe
D2	Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra	There I've Said It Again
D3	Artie Shaw And His Orchestra	Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
D4	Freddy Martin And His Orchestra	Symphony
D5	Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra	It's Been A Long Long Time
D6	Hal McIntyre And His Orchestra	Sentimental Journey
		1937 Part 1
E1	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	Bob White
E2	Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians	A Sailboat In The Moonlight
E3	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	A Study In Brown
E4	Eddy Duchin And His Orchestra	Moonlight And Shadows
E5	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Once In A While
E6	Shep Fields And His Rippling Rhythm Orch.	Goodnight My Love
		1944 Part 2
F1	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	Blue Rain
F2	Earl Hines And His Orchestra	It Had To Be You
F3	Hal McIntyre And His Orchestra	I'm Making Believe
F4	The Four King Sisters With Male Chorus	Mairzy Doats (And Dozy Doats)
F5	Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra	You Always Hurt The One You Love
F6	David Rose & His Orchestra	Poinciana
		1937 Part 2
G1	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Dipsy Doodle
G2	Hal Kemp And His Orchestra	The Moon Got In My Eyes
G3	Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians	So Rare
G4	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	Afraid To Dream
G5	Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees	Vieni, Vieni
G6	Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians	That Old Feeling
		1944 Part 1
H1	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	I'll Be Seeing You
H2	Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra	There Goes That Song Again
H3	Tony Pastor And His Orchestra	Dance With A Dolly
H4	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	I Dream Of You
H5	Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra	Rum And Coca-Cola
H6	The Four King Sisters	San Fernando Valley
		1938 Part 1
I1	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Music, Maestro, Please
I2	Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians	Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
I3	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
I4	Artie Shaw And His Orchestra	I Have Eyes
I5	Larry Clinton And His Orchestra	Heart And Soul
I6	Hal Kemp And His Orchestra	I've Got A Pocket Full Of Dreams
		1943 Part 2
J1	Abe Lyman And His Californians	For Me And My Gal
J2	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Manhattan Serenade
J3	Freddy Martin And His Orchestra	All Or Nothing At All
J4	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	A Pink Cocktail For A Blue Lady
J5	Enric Madriguera And His Orchestra	Brazil
J6	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	It's Always You
		1938 Part 2
K1	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	The Flat Foot Floogee
K2	Larry Clinton And His Orchestra	I Double Dare You
K3	Jan Savitt And His Top Hatters	You Go To My Head
K4	Ozzie Nelson And His Orchestra	Says My Heart
K5	Larry Clinton And His Orchestra	My Reverie
K6	Tommy Dorsey And His Clambake Seven	You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
		1943 Part 1
L1	Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra	Taking A Chance On Love
L2	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	Moonlight Mood
L3	Alvino Rey And His Orchestra	Dearly Beloved
L4	Teddy Powell And His Orchestra	Let's Get Lost
L5	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	That Old Black Magic
L6	Freddy Martin And His Orchestra	Warsaw Concerto
		1939 Part 1
M1	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Blue Orchids
M2	Les Brown And His Orchestra	Don't Worry 'Bout Me
M3	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Our Love
M4	Freddy Martin And His Orchestra	Scatter-Brain
M5	Skinnay Ennis And His Orchestra	Wishing
M6	Hal Kemp And His Orchestra	Sunrise Serenade
		1942 Part 2
N1	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	Serenade In Blue
N2	Freddy Martin And His Orchestra	Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
N3	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Blues In The Night
N4	Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra	When The Lights Go On Again
N5	Alvino Rey And His Orchestra	Strip Polka
N6	Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra	Tangerine
		1939 Part 2
O1	Artie Shaw And His Orchestra	Do I Love You
O2	Ziggy Elman & His Orchestra	And The Angels Sing
O3	Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra	I Cried For You
O4	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Heaven Can Wait
O5	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	The Lamp Is Low
O6	Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra	The Umbrella Man
		1942 Part 1
P1	Artie Shaw And His Orchestra	I Don't Want To Walk Without You
P2	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Sleepy Lagoon
P3	Alvino Rey And His Orchestra	Deep In The Heart Of Texas
P4	Earl Hines And His Orchestra	Skylark
P5	Freddy Martin And His Orchestra	Rose O'Day
P6	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	Moonlight Cocktail
		1940 Part 1
Q1	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	Blueberry Hill
Q2	Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra	All This And Heaven Too
Q3	Bob Chester And His Orchestra	We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)
Q4	Gray Gordon And His Tic-Toc Rhythm	Ferryboat Serenade
Q5	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
Q6	Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra	There I Go
		1941 Part 2
R1	Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra	I Hear A Rhapsody
R2	Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra	Daddy
R3	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo
R4	Freddy Martin And His Orchestra	The Hut-Sut Song
R5	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest
R6	Hal Kemp And His Orchestra	It All Comes Back To Me Now
		1940 Part 2
S1	Artie Shaw And His Orchestra	Frenesi
S2	Larry Clinton And His Orchestra	The Nearness Of You
S3	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	Woodpecker Song
S4	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Imagination
S5	Bob Chester And His Orchestra	With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair
S6	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	Sierra Sue
		1941 Part 1
T1	Glenn Miller And His Orchestra	Perfidia
T2	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	Dolores
T3	Artie Shaw And His Orchestra	This Time The Dreams On Me
T4	Jan Savitt And His Top Hatters	The Things I Love
T5	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	You And I
T6	Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra	Yours (Quiereme Mucho)

All our regularly priced used vinyl goes through and 10 minute Ultra Sonic cleaning (the best cleaning) and is then graded visually under bright light, with a partial play grading when deemed nessary.

We encourage you to view all the pictures and read our comments on the conditions, as we find these to be more beneficial than a standard grade. Occasionally we'll use a grade range (ie: VG / VG+) for either vinyl or cover if condition is borderline and hard to stick in one category.

NOTE: We do not grade or mention the condition of original printed inner sleeves (if the record has them) though we will often picture them if included. If this is a concern of yours you can contact us and ask us.

Sealed:

Only given to factory sealed records. Of course since the record is sealed we cannot guarantee there are no pressing flaws or minor warping, and since most of the sealed records we sell are out of print and collectible if opened they cannot be returned as the value has been decreased, if we make an exception it maybe subject to a 50% restocking fee.

Mint:

Vinyl - only given to records we personally acquired new, opened them but never played, or were shipped from the label unsealed.

Cover - is still sealed.

Near Mint (NM):

Vinyl - a unsealed record that looks nearly flawless.

Cover - may have light typical storage wear.

Excellent (EX):

Vinyl - may have one or two light scuff marks but should play just as well as a NM record.

Cover - has some very minor cosmetic issue, like a light crease, light ring wear, nothing that is very noticeable.

Very Good Plus (VG+):

Vinyl - will look played, may have some scuffs and light surface marks / scratches.  May have light surface noise such as pops, clicks and crackles but it should be occasional and not consistent and not overwhelming. May have light warping but it should not affect the play.

Cover - will have noticeable wear such as ring wear, seam splitting, writing on cover, creases, etc.  Could be a couple items (not all) and they should not be major.

Very Good (VG):

Vinyl - will look VERY played, have lot of marks, scuffs, scratches (possibly deep), play with noticeable maybe even consistent background noise but is still listenable.  May have warping but it should not affect play.

Cover - will have a couple cosmetic issues ring wear, seam splitting, writing on cover, creases, etc and it will be very pronounce.

Good (G):

Vinyl - will play but will have a lot of issues and have a lot of loud background noise.  We will rarely list a record in this condition.

Cover - cover is damaged to a point where it is not usable to house a record. All the seams are split, the panels are moldy, major writing all over, etc.  The only time we'll list a record with a cover in this shape is if it's rare or the record is in great shape.

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