Frank Sinatra Sinatra In Hollywood 1940-1964 CD

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 The gap in the Sinatra library has been filled.
This Hollywood box set has been rumored for years and finally it's here. Obviously it's not designed for the casual Frank fan. For the rest of us it's an absolute must! Chuck Granata and company have done an excellent job of hunting down Frank's complete work from the movies. Depending on the sound sources the audio quality varies, but there's enough rare material to make the set well worth the price. To hear Sinatra in true stereo from 1944 is definately an ear opener! Chuck's comments in the book that comes with it make also worth the cost. He even talks about some of the recordings they couldn't find. I am told this will be an ongoing search, but for now this set will definately entertain and inform you about probably the greatest entertainer of the 20th century.
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 Absolutely Fantastic!
This is the greatest collection of Mr. Sinatra's movie career songs, with many never having been recorded. Some, however, are repeated, but too much of Mr.Sinatra is never enough! A must for the Sinatra adict, and the book along w/it is teriffic. It's complete movie history, all concise in story and song. The packaging is elegant as well! Purchase it now!
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 The Missing Sinatra Link
All of Sinatra's studio and the bulk of his live performances have been released. Everything except for his unique recording he made for film. Often, Sinatra would change his interpretations of his familiar songs. This set is designed for the collector of Sinatra's music, or a collector of film music. There are some incredibly rare items on this set, some are fabulous, others sub par, but all combine for a fascinating study. More important, is the top notch remastering of the vintage material, some have been remixed in stereo. The liner notes are top notch and reveal some interesting and surprising facts about Hollywood and music making. If you are a collector of Sinatra's music, this set is essential.
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 Interesting, but ...
For a Sinatra completist like me, this attractive box set is a must. But for the non-compulsive Sinatra fan, any other Capitol or Reprise box set would probably be a better choice. "Sinatra in Hollywood" contains songs from his movies, snippets of dialogue, excerpts from trailers and other promotional material. Out of the context of the movies they are in, not all the songs are that good, and the other stuff is interesting to hear ... once. Time magazine called this set "Sinatra's pocket lint." While I wouldn't go that far, I see the point. His songs, sung a certain way for the movies, can't compare with his studio recordings, and just about all of them have already been released. On the other hand, even at his most mediocre, Sinatra is better than most singers at their best.
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 hard to find songs finally on CD
Beware, the first three CD's do have bad sound. Lots of crackling noises and recorded in mono. The gems are the CD's with songs recorded after 1950. The price is pretty steep but if you're a Sinatra fan you might consider buying this collection because it contains hard to find songs. I would have preferred the newsreels and radio spots to be at a seperate CD or at least at the end of a CD. Now the are scattered through the "normal" songs. But nobody asked me....so this is the only place available for me to complain.
Submitted by Gosse (Eemnes. The Netherlands)
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