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Sinatra 101 / The 101 Best Recordings and the Stories Behind Them
Published by Boulevard Books, New York, 1996
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No creases; unread but with a one-inch diagonal crimp to outside bottom corner of rear wrap. Previous owner's address label to top corner of FFE. Copyright page states "A Boulevard Book / published by arrangement with the authors / Printing History / Boulevard trade paperback edition / September 1996," with a complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -- all of which we interpret to mean this is a true trade paperback first printing. The "best recordings" should not be confused with a mere listing of the singer's "greatest hits" based on sales or popularity, the authors insist, but were instead chosen for their combination of a) an outstanding vocal performance with b) significance in the context of American popular music, and c) the "enduring quality of the overall work." While these criteria work well through the '40s and '50s ("But Beautiful," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Bewitched") do we detect here a reluctance to admit that -- with the exception of "New York, New York" -- Old Blue Eyes' 15 entries listed here from 1966 to 1983 ("Strangers In the Night" is omitted) were the work of an old-timer with decreasing relevance to the "history of American popular music" in the era of Elvis, the Beatles, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones . . . the rock 'n roll he so loudly reviled? ("Forget to Remember"? "Hey Look, No Crying"?) Songs listed chronologically from May 1940 ("I'll Never Smile Again") with songwriter, arranger, recording date, and availability on Compact Disc. Critical survey of the phenomenal mid-20th-Century vocalist. 167 pp. Reduced from $30.
