Various – These Were Our Songs - The Early '40s (1985) 7 x LP Box Set, SEALED

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This classic box set brings the best of the 1940s directly to your home. Featuring carefully curated songs, These Were Our Songs - The Early '40s showcases the best of the era with a unique collection of renowned classics.

Style: Easy ListeningSwingBig Band

Vinyl: Sealed

Cover: VG+ (some corner damage the worst on the bottom left corner, minor wear on the box spine, a few scattered tears in the shrink.)

Label: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ‎– RBA-084/A

Country: US

Tracklist:

A1 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Blueberry Hill
A2 The Ink Spots When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
A3 Jan Savitt And His Top Hatters Make Believe Island
A4 Bob Crosby And The Bob Cats Down Argentina Way
A5 Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra Our Love Affair
A6 The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen And His Orchestra Ferry-Boat Serenade
B1 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Call Of The Canyon
B2 The Ink Spots Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)
B3 Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra We Three
B4 Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra Where Was I?
B5 Bing Crosby with Dick McIntire And His Harmony Hawaiians Trade Winds
B6 Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra Dolemite
C1 Wayne King And His Orchestra Intermezzo
C2 Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra My Sister And I
C3 Tony Pastor And His Orchestra Maria Elena
C4 Woody Herman And His Orchestra G'bye Now
C5 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Ev'rything I Love
C6 Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra Let's Get Away From It All
D1 Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra The Things I Love
D2 The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm Reys The Hut-Sut Song
D3 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra You and I
D4 Tony Martin with Orchestra under the direction of David Rose Tonight We Love
D5 The Ink Spots I Don't Want To Set the World on Fire
D6 Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra Two In Love
E1 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra / Skip Nelson and The Modernaires Moonlight Becomes You
E2 Johnny Mercer and His Orchestra Strip Polka
E3 Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra My Devotion
E4 Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra I Don't Want To Walk Without You
E5 Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra One Dozen Roses
E6 Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra Just As Though You Were Here
F1 Freddie Slack And His Orchestra with Ella Mae Morse Mister Five by Five
F2 Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra I Remember You
F3 Dinah Shore Miss You
F4 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Dearly Beloved
F5 Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
F6 Woody Herman And His Orchestra Amen
G1 Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees As Time Goes By
G2 Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra Don't Get Around Much Anymore
G3 Bing Crosby with Trudy Erwin and The Sportsmen Glee Club People Will Say We're in Love
G4 Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra They're Either Too Young Or Too Old
G5 Dinah Shore They're Either Too Young Or Too Old
G6 The Song Spinners Johnny Zero
H1 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra That Old Black Magic
H2 Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra It Started All Over Again
H3 Dick Haymes with The Song Spinners Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
H4 Dinah Shore You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
H5 Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra It's Always You
H6 Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen And His Orchestra Pistol Packin' Mama
I1 Vaughn Monroe with Marilyn Duke The Trolley Song
I2 Betty Hutton The Rocking Horse Ran Away
I3 Woody Herman And His Orchestra Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
I4 Jo Stafford I Love You
I5 Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen And His Orchestra Don't Fence Me In
I6 Russ Morgan And His Orchestra Goodnight, Wherever You Are
J1 Ella Mae Morse Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet
J2 Mary Martin With Orchestra Conducted By Camarata I'll Walk Alone
J3 Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra Amor
J4 Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra When They Ask About You
J5 Andy Russell I Dream Of You
J6 Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest with Victor Young And His Orchestra It Had To Be You
K1 The Mills Brothers You Always Hurt The One You Love
K2 Perry Como Long Ago (and Far Away)
K3 Bing Crosby with Trudy Erwin and The Sportsmen Glee Club Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'
K4 Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra Daybreak
K5 Dick Haymes with The Song Spinners In My Arms
K6 Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra When The Light Go On Again (All Over The World)
L1 Jo Stafford It Could Happen To You
L2 Ella Mae Morse No Love, No Nothin'
L3 Evelyn Knight With Orchestra Directed By Camarata Dance With a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stockin')
L4 Dinah Shore I Hear a Rhapsody
L5 Judy Garland With Orchestra Directed By Bobby Sherwood I'm Nobody's Baby
L6 Kate Smith God Bless America
M1 Russ Morgan And His Orchestra There Goes That Song Again
M2 Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra Take Me
M3 Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians The Band Played On
M4 Stan Kenton And His Orchestra How Many Hearts Have You Broken?
M5 Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra Blue Champagne
M6 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)
N1 Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five G.I. Jive
N2 The Merry Macs Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
N3 Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra 'Til Reveille
N4 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra The White Cliffs of Dover
N5 Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland
N6 Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra I'll Be Seeing You

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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