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Release details
| Title | Classic years - Volume 8, Swing big bands |
| Artist(s): | Various |
| Category: | BBC - RE* (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - RE* Albums.) |
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC Records and Tapes - REB 655 |
| Format: | Vinyl Albums |
| Country: | UK  |
| Released: | 1987 |
| Genre: | Music - Popular View all other tracks listed as Music - Popular. |
| Run-off codes: | REB 655 A-1U-1-1-x1
REB 655 B-1U-1-1-x1 |
| Item deleted? | Yes |
| Distributed / printed by |  BBC |
| Page views: | 1165 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 5870, rank in albums is 2915. |
| My rating: | ***** |
| Guest rating: | ***** |
My copies information
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| Detail | Value |
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| Cover condition | Near mint |
| Record condition | Near mint |
| BBC records label code | F |
| Number have | 1 |
| What type of seller was used | Physical shop |
| Where can I buy this release? | You may be able to purchase this release from the following websites (others are available!) |
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Tracks
| Below is a list of tracks for this release. |
| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length |
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| A1 | King Porter stomp [Morton / Benny Goodman and his Orchestra] | 3.13 |
| A2 | Blazin' [Sanders / Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra] | 2.59 |
| A3 | Hot and anxious [Redman / Henderson / Don Redman and his Orchestra] | 2.52 |
| A4 | Old man Harlem [Valdes / Carmichael / Dorsey Brothers Orchestra] | 2.51 |
| A5 | Copenhagen [Charles / Davis / Earl Hines and his Orchestra] | 2.33 |
| A6 | Don't be that way [Edgar / Sampson / Chick Webb and his Orchestra] | 2.40 |
| A7 | Congo caravan [Joe / Garland / Mills Blue Rhythm Band] | 2.46 |
| A8 | Farewell blues [Schoehel / Mzareso / Rapollo / Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra] | 3.10 |
| B1 | Corky [Kirk / Williams / Andy York and his Twelve Clouds of Joy] | 2.31 |
| B2 | Jada [Bob Charlton / Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra] | 2.24 |
| B3 | Royal garden blues [Clarence & Spencer Williams / Casa Loma Orchestra] | 2.30 |
| B4 | Exposition swing [Duke Ellington and his Orchestra] | 3.15 |
| B5 | Dippermouth blues [Oliver / Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra with Louis Armstrong] | 2.47 |
| B6 | Woman on my weary mind [Rodin / Bob Crosby and his Orchestra] | 3.17 |
| B7 | The skeleton in the closet [Burke / Johnston / Artie Shaw and his Orchestra] | 2.49 |
| B8 | Harlem shout [Durham / Lunceford / Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra] | 3.01 |
| Total length of media 45:38. |
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Reviews
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| My rating | 3 |
| Guest rating | Current average value is 3.
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Other versions |
| I have the title track on these releases: |
| ZCF 655 | Classic years - Volume 8, Swing big bands |
| BBCCD655 | Classic years - Volume 8, Swing big bands |
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.
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| Page views: 1165 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 5870, rank in albums 2915. |
| This page was last updated on 08-01-2024 at 17:31:02 UK local time. |
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