Name: Bing Crosby - The final chapter
Brand: BBC Records and Tapes2
SKU: REB398
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Bing Crosby - The final chapter (Bing Crosby)

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Release details

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			REB 398
Title			Bing Crosby - The final chapter
Artist(s)			Bing Crosby
Cover condition			Very Good Plus
Record condition			Near mint
BBC records label code			D
Item deleted?			Yes
Released			1980
Distributed / printed by			Pye Records (Sales) Ltd
Country of origin			UK
Media type			Primary
Media genre			Music - Popular View all other tracks listed as Music - Popular.
Run-off codes / Shop bar codes			REB 398 A-1 F 1 REB 398 B-1 F 1
My rating			*****
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Number have			1
What type of seller was used?			Not recorded
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Label

Side & track	Track and Artist									Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
A1	Where the blue of the night, Introduced by Alan Dell [Turn / Crosby]
A2	Feels good, feels right [M. & K. Welch]
A3	Bing and Alan Dell
A4	Nevertheless [Kalmer / Ruby]
A5	Bong and Michael Parkinson - From the 'Parkinson' television programme celebrating Bing's 50 years in Show Business, 30th August 1975, repeated 15th October 1977
A6	The only way to go [Hamlisch / Rice]
A7	Bing and Alan Dell
A8	Summerwind [Mayer / Mercer]
B1	Easter parade [Berlin / Bing / Anne Shelton]
B2	The night is young [Seusse]
B3	The final chapter of 'The Bing Crosby Show' - Extracts introduced by Alan Dell with the voices of Rosemary Clooney and Ted Rogers
B4	There's nothing that I haven't sung about [Duddy / Brester]
B5	The final chapter continued
B6	As time goes by [Hupfield]
B7	The final chapter with Alan Dell, Colin Doran, Rosemary Clooney and Kathryn Crosby
B8	Once in a while [Green / Edwards]
Total length of media 0:00.

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
It is with some sadness I record that one of the high spots of my professional life should find me at the end of a long illustrious list of Musical Directors beginning with Paul Whiteman. Whilst I never could remember a time when there was no Bing, the first time I actually met him was at the preliminary rehearsal for the three provincial dates, London Palladium fortnight and the BBC Broadcast, all of which I was contracted to do with my Orchestra, and which constituted his last professional appearances. An early reserve quickly gave way to a warmth which was always evident in the voice and film performances which I knew so well, and on learning of my interests (I played jazz guitar and trumpet) he delighted in telling me outrageous stories of the great musicians with whom he has been associated. Every evening I would hear of the unpublished expliots of such jazz greats as Louis Armstrong, Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trumbauer, the Teagarden Bothers etc. etc., and these stories, together with Bing's humourous turn of phrase, were unforgettable. Of Bing Crosby the artiste and of his magnificent voice, surely everything has been said, but I would like to add a small personal observation; I consider myself the most privileged of men to have worked with the greatest entertainer of this century, and am very proud that this all too short season is represented for posterity in this Album. GORDON ROSE Personnel of the orchestra Violins: Pat Halling (leader), Howard Ball, Andy Babynchuck, John Davies, Geoff Grey, Ken Hogg, Dave Randall, Gerry Richards Violas: Ben Thomas, Alan Smyth Celli: Quentin Williams, Dennis Southard Saxophones / Wood-wind: Dougie Robinson, Bill Jackman, Vic Ash, John Francis, Cyril Reuben Trumpets / Flugelhorns: Derek Healey, Mike Davis, Peter parkes, Trevor Barber Trombones: Bobby Lamb, Eddie Thompson, Phil Brown Harp: John Marson Percussion: Brian Pickles Drums: Bobby Orr Guitar: Terry Drummond Bass guitar: Ian White Piano: Bunny Thompson Producer 'The Bing Crosby Story' - Brian Willey

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Further information
BBC Radio Enterprises Ltd and BBC Enterprises Ltd, predecessors of BBC Worldwide / BBC Worldwide Ltd., the BBC's commercial arm. Formed 1968 and 1979 respectively, they were a subsidiary wholly owned by the BBC and merged into BBC Worldwide in 1995. In that time, there were companies set up within or structured brands as part of the company to deal with separate parts of the business, e.g. BBC Records for recorded audio. Sometimes written as BBC Enterprise Ltd. The items shown here are from the "main" BBC Records and Tapes library covering a wide secletion of genres from themes, comedy dramas and others, depending on which format you have selected.