FRANKLIN MINT RECORD SOCIETY--12 BOX SETS X 2LP--BIG BAND ERA JAZZ--MAROON VINYL
$
75
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Description
For sale is a mini collection of 12 box sets x 2LP each (total of 24 LPs) issued between 1980 and 1984 by FRANKLIN MINT RECORD SOCIETY within a series of 50 sets with volumes / records numbered from 1 to 100. I bought these sets about twenty years ago from the original owner selecting those of higher personal interest and overall condition out of a few dozens similar box sets available.
ARTIST: various artists as listed below
TITLE: THE GREATEST RECORDINGS OF THE BIG BANDS ERA / ARCHIVE COLLECTION
LABEL: FRANKLIN MINT RECORD SOCIETY - made in USA
- DARK RED - MAROON VINYL
- EACH SET COMES with a 8-page brochure, some of them have also enclosed a presentation / introductory page
YEAR: 1980-1984. Original pressing.
CONDITION:
- the boxes grade from close to NM to NM (some of them having residue left from the removal of the price sticker near the upper right corner)
- the 24 records grade as follows: a few sides are Exc. (having some light surface marks), some sides are NM, some MINT (visual grading). At least 10-12 sides are MINT as some of the records were not played at all.
- clean labels all sides
COMMENTS:
The following volumes / artists are included in this mini collection ("1" being the volume one, "2" being the volume two and so forth):
- 1/2 Glenn Miller / Will Bradley / Orrin Tucker / Don Redman
- 3/4 Harry James / Horace Heidt / Jack Jenney / Claude Hopkins
- 5/6 Vaughan Monroe / Boyd Raeburn / Larry Clinton / Gus Arnheim
- 7/8 Duke Ellington - Vol. 1 ('20s and '30s) / Frankie Carle / Bob Chester
- 9/10 Tommy Dorsey - The many sides
-11/12 Benny Goodman - Vol. 1 ('30s) / Shep Fields / Ted Wheems
- 13/14 Jimmy Dorsey - Vol. 1 / Erskine Hawkins / Ted Lewis / Les Elgart
- 17/18 Count Basie - Vol. 1 (Early) / Charlie Spivak / Xavier Cugat
- 19/20 Charlie Barnet / Hal Kemp
- 39/40 Lawrence Welk / Buddy Morrow / Dean Hudson / Chuck Foster / Carl Hoff
- 73/74 Jimmie Lunceford / Sam Donahue / Jerry Gray / Skinnay Ennis / Machito
- 81/82 Red Norvo / Ben Pollack / Jimmie Grier / Lennie Hayton
All original (analog) recordings. Mostly instrumental, also many tracks vocal and instrumental (with guest vocalists) from the 20's - 40's era. Music is classic jazz rendered in a swing-big band-pre bebop style.
Will not separate - the 12 box sets to be sold together.
Price is flat $6/box set ($72) plus $3 for packing materials (total of $75).
FREE SHIPPING FOR US BUYER (via media mail insured with tracking confirmation).
NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ON THIS ITEM.
Ships in sturdy record LP mailer box (shown in the third photo).
Record collector since 1963!
GOOD LUCK!
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