Merry Christmas - BING CROSBY & The Andrew Sisters DECCA 5* Record Album A-403
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MERRY CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY - DECCA ALBUM No. A-403 This Album Cover Holder indicates it is the First Album Release 1945 Catalogue No. A-403 - Unfortunately! 2 of the Orginal 5 Records are missing and one of the 3 is cracked! The Missing Titles are "I'll Be Home for Christmas"/"Danny Boy" and "Faith of Our Fathers"/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". The cracked one plays ok except for a hang up in one spot.
These records from the closeout of my wife's recently passed step-father. Overall the records sound ok for their age and mono recording. Each side has a "skip/repeat" on it, but they all played thru-except for the cracked one - it needs a very slight nudge thru- then it finishes ok. A Google search shows a couple of people that have "fixed" "broken" records, so it is included here - But Please be Aware that it has been disclosed here and bid accordingly.
The Titles are:
- Jingle Bells-(Center Stamped "wL3199T10A")/Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town-(Center Stamped "wL3200T7A") (Bing Crosby with the Andrews Sisters) #23281 Center Stamp =
- White Christmas-(Center Stamped "L3009B")/Let's Start The New Year Right-(Center Stamped "DLA2990AA") (Bing Crosby) #18429
- Silent Night, Holy Night-(Center Stamped "L3026A")/Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Y'e Faithful)-(Center Stamped "L3025A")(Bing Crosby) #18510 This is the cracked one.
The following Info was found on Wikipedia: The original album consisted of ten songs on five 78 records, all of which had been previously released. Each one had a holiday theme with the exception of "Danny Boy," paired with "I'll Be Home for Christmas" on its original record. Prior to the long-playing album era, such assemblies were not common for popular music, Merry Christmas instigated by the enormous popularity of the "White Christmas" record. Decca issued a second edition in this format in 1947, catalogue Decca A-550, consisting of four 78s, omitting recordings of "Danny Boy" and "Let's Start the New Year Right" from the previous release, and including new recordings of "White Christmas" and "Silent Night" from March 19, 1947. This recording of "White Christmas," heard on every subsequent pressing, is actually a re-recording of the song as, in an unprecedented occurrence, the 1942 master had actually worn out and was no longer usable. Decca and Crosby undertook the remake with the same orchestra and chorus, in an attempt to re-create the original May 1942 recording as closely as possible.
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