Not many people realize that Sinatra produced real albums during his career at Columbia. Most think that all of Sinatra's releases were 78s (or thrown together collections). Please see the article, The Lost Albums Of Frank Sinatra, for a look at these early albums. Frank took advantage of the longer format as soon as Peter Goldmark at Columbia invented it in 1948. Since they were only released in the 10" format, they are very hard to find today.

With the advent of programmable CD players, however, you can re-create these first concept LPs. Like the Reprise Suitcase Conversion tables, here is your chance to "recreate" these important Columbia albums!
You'll need The Complete Columbia Years, 1943-1952 (affectionately known as The Big Blue Box) to accomplish this.

Note that quite a few of the tracks selected for the Big Blue Box are "alternate" takes, so the recreations won't be perfect. Also, Christmas Songs By Sinatra and Sing And Dance have also been reissued (in modified form) on separate CDs

The format is: Title, Disc-Track

The Voice of Frank Sinatra Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl CL-6001, 6/48
	Side One:		Side Two:
	You Go To My Head	3-2	I Don't Know Why	3-4
	Someone To Watch Over Me	3-1	Try A Little Tenderness	3-20
	These Foolish Things	3-3	A Ghost Of A Chance	3-18
	Why Shouldn't I?	3-19	Paradise	3-21

Christmas Songs By Sinatra Ensembles and Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl CL-6019, 10/48
	Side One:		Side Two:
	White Christmas	8-22	O Little Town Of Bethlehem	8-21
	Jingle Bells	5-3	It Came Upon A Midnight Clear	8-20
	Silent Night	3-10	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	6-16
	Adeste Fideles	5-1	Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town	9-2

*with Quintet Acc.

Frankly Sentimental With Quintet Accompaniment and Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl CL-6059, 7/49
	Side One:		Side Two:
	Body And Soul	8-7	One For My Baby	6-23
	Laura	7-10	Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry	4-24
	Fools Rush In*	8-3	When You Awake	8-4
	Spring Is Here*	8-2	It Never Entered My Mind*	8-5

*with The Ken Lane Singers

Songs By Sinatra, Volume 1 Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl CL-6087, 1/50
	Side One:		Side Two:
	I'm Sorry I Made You Cry	5-15	Embraceable You	2-1
	How Deep Is The Ocean	4-10	All The Things You Are	2-7
	Over The Rainbow*	2-14	She's Funny That Way	2-4
	That Old Black Magic	4-6	I Concentrate On You	6-7

Dedicated To You Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl CL-6096, 3/50
	Side One:		Side Two:
	The Music Stopped	7-22	Where Or When	2-6
	The Moon Was Yellow	3-11	None But The Lonely Heart	7-16
	I Love You	4-21	Always	6-6
	Strange Music	7-9	Why Was I Born?	8-19

*Orch directed by Hugo Winterhalter

Sing And Dance With Frank Sinatra Orchestra under the direction of George Siravo CL-6143, 10/50
	Side One:		Side Two:
	Lover	11-4	You Do Something To Me	11-3
	It's Only A Paper Moon	11-6	Should I	11-2
	My Blue Heaven	11-7	The Continental	11-8
	It All Depends On You*	10-3	When You're Smiling	11-5

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