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Bing: A Musical Autobiography

Bing: A Musical Autobiography was Bing Crosby's fourth Decca long play album, recorded and originally released in 1954 as a 5 LP set in a hinged box with latch that included a booklet.

Bing Crosby, in a retirement mood by 1954, got together with the Buddy Cole Trio, a small group formed from members of the John Scott Trotter Orchestra, and re-recorded many of his earlier hits. The original Decca masters were used for his hits after 1940.

THIS SET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, THE BOX SHOWS NORMAL SHELFWEAR WHICH SHOULD BE VISIBLE IN PICTURES BELOW, BOX STILL SHOWS A NICE GLOSS AND IS SOLID WITH NO MAJOR DAMAGE OTHER THAN DARKENING WITH AGE AND SOME SHELFWEAR ON EDGES.  THE RECORDS ARE ALL IN THE ORIGINAL SLEEVES AND ARE IN NEARLY PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS, NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO ANY OF THE LABELS.  RECORDS APPEAR UNPLAYED!  PLEASE TAKE TIME TO SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN, I HAVE INCLUDED MANY PHOTOS OF THE ENTIRE SET. 

THIS IS A VERY SCARCE SET, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS AS A DEALER.

 Track listing

1. "Muddy Water"
2. "Mississippi Mud"
3. "My Kinda Love"
4. "I Surrender Dear"
5. "It Must Be True"
6. "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"
7. "Out of Nowhere"
8. "Just One More Chance"
9. "Stardust"
10. "Sweet and Lovely"
11. "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)"
12. "Paradise"
13. "Please"
14. "Just An Echo in the Valley"
15. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance"
16. "Learn to Croon"
17. "Down the Old Ox Road"
18. "Thanks"
19. "Black Moonlight"
20. "The Day You Came Along"
21. "After Sundown"
22. "Temptation"
23. "Love Thy Neighbour"
24. "May I?"
25. "Love in Bloom"
26. "I Love You Truly"
27. "June in January"
28. "Love Is Just around the Corner"
29. "It's Easy to Remember"
30. "Soon"
31. "I Wished on the Moon"
32. "Silent Night"
33. "I'm an Old Cowhand"
34. "I Can't Escape From You"
35. "Song of the Islands"
36. "Pennies from Heaven"
37. "Sweet Leilani"
38. "Blue Hawaii"
39. "The One Rose"
40. "There's a Gold Mine in the Sky"
41. "My Heart is Taking Lessons"
42. "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams"
43. "Small Fry"
44. "Mexicali Rose"
45. "That Sly Old Gentleman"
46. "Allá en El Rancho Grande"
47. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
48. "Only Forever"
49. "Did Your Mother Come From Ireland?"
50. "Yes Indeed"
51. "Brahms' Lullaby"
52. "You Are My Sunshine"
53. "The Waiter and the Porter and the Upstairs Maid"
54. "Deep in the Heart of Texas"
55. "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie"
56. "Walking the Floor Over You"
57. "White Christmas"
58. "Moonlight Becomes You"
59. "Road to Morocco"
60. "Sunday, Monday or Always"
61. "Pistol Packin' Mama"
62. "San Fernando Valley"
63. "I'll Be Seeing You"
64. "Swinging on a Star"
65. "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)"
66. "Don't Fence Me In"
67. "Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk, Talk, Talk)"
68. "It's Been a Long, Long Time"
69. "The Bells of St. Mary's"
70. "Put it There, Pal"
71. "MacNamara's Band"
72. "Sioux City Sue"
73. "Begin the Beguine"
74. "South America, Take It Away"
75. "Blue Skies"
76. "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
77. "The Whiffenpoof Song"
78. "Now Is the Hour"
79. "Galway Bay"
80. "Far Away Places"
81. "Mule Train"
82. "Dear Hearts and Gentle People"
83. "Rock of Ages"
84. "Sunshine Cake"
85. "Play a Simple Melody"
86. "Sam's Song"
87. "Gone Fishin'"
88. "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening"
89. "Y'All Come"
90. "Count Your Blessings"
91. "I Can't Begin To Tell You"
92. "Danny Boy"
93. "Ol' Man River"
94. "Have I Told You Lately that I Love You?"
95. "I'll Capture Your Heart"
96. "Little One"
97. "Now You Has Jazz"
98. "True Love"
99. "Well, Did You Evah!"
100. "Where The Blue Of The Night"
101. "With Every Breath I Take"
102. "You Belong To My Heart"
103. "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby"
104. "Little Drummer Boy"
105. "Don't Be A Dobadder"
106. "Frosty The Snowman"
107. "Let It Snow"
108. "Silver Bells"
109. "O Holy Night"
110. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
111. "Joy To The World"
112. "Tenderness"
113. "Around The World"
114. "Far Away Places"
115. "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
116. "Swingin' on a Star"
117. "It's Been a Long, Long Time"
118. "Dinah
119. "Samantha
120. Bing Crosby signs off

And Many Many More

Review

by John Bush

In 1954, Bing Crosby undertook the most laborious exercise in his entire career, narrating a career history and re-recording dozens of songs from his two-decade career to present A Musical Autobiography. (While only the pre-1940 material was re-recorded, that's still around 50 songs). Crosby was obviously an old hand at mixing monologue with music -- from his long years on the radio -- and this set is much easier on the ears than many other attempts at the form; it certainly helps that the material is much more insightful than the usual Kraft Music Hall pablum. Beginning in 1926 with his Paul Whiteman feature "Muddy Water," Crosby introduces each song at his easy pace. While he skips the details, he relates dozens of stories that fans may not know, and there was no one in popular music who was more laid-back and entertaining in front of a microphone. A trio led by Buddy Cole provides accompaniment on the re-recordings, and Crosby invests the songs with a poignancy and warmth that makes it clear how much he treasured these songs. Taking advantage of then-new long-player technology, Decca issued the results on five LPs.

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