THE REPRISE COLLECTION (4 Discs) 1990

shicorp · #1 08-18-2005, 01:16 AM

As several members have recently opened new threads for albums, I decided to open this new topic for "The Reprise Collection" as I was unable to find an existing thread for the collection.

The Reprise Collection
Reprise #26340
11/20/1990
(4 CD set)

shicorp · #2 08-18-2005, 01:26 AM

CD1:
0102 Let's Fall in Love
0106 (You'd Be So) Easy To Love
0108 The Coffee Song (They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil)
0111 Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - Previously unissued
0114 The Last Dance - Previously unissued
0115 The Second Time Around
0116 Tina
0122 Without A Song
0203 It Started All Over Again
0206 Love Walked In
0214 You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
0224 Don't Take Your Love From Me
0302 Come Rain Or Come Shine
0303 Night And Day
0308 All Alone
0315 What'll I Do?
0402 I Get A Kick Out Of You
0410 Don'Cha Go 'Way Mad
0416 A Garden In The Rain
0420 A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
0502 Please Be Kind

shicorp · #3 08-18-2005, 04:41 AM

CD2:
0508 Pennies From Heaven
0511 Me And My Shadow
0519 I Have Dreamed
0522 America The Beautiful - Previously unissued
0521 California - Previously unissued
0601 Soliloquy
0701 Luck Be A Lady
0704 Here's To The Losers
0712 The Way You Look Tonight
0802 My Kind Of Town
0807 The Best Is Yet To Come
0810 Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
0907 September Song
0914 It Was A Very Good Year
0916 This Is All I Ask
0923 I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her
1004 Love And Marriage
1008 Moonlight Serenade
1010 I Wished On The Moon
1013 Oh,You Crazy Moon

shicorp · #4 08-18-2005, 04:45 AM

CD3:
0611 I've Got You Under My Skin
xxxx The Shadow Of Your Smile - From "Sinatra At The Sands", feat. Count Basie
xxxx Street Of Dreams - From "Sinatra At The Sands", feat. Count Basie
xxxx You Make Me Feel So Young - From "Sinatra At The Sands", feat. Count Basie
1015 Strangers In The Night
1020 Summer Wind
1021 All Or Nothing At All
1101 That's Life
1111 I Concentrate On You
1112 Dindi
1118 Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz)
1119 How Intensive (Insensatez)
1120 Drinking Again
1121 Somethin' Stupid
1206 All I Needed Is The Girl
1208 Indian Summer
1311 My Way
1314 Wave
1415 A Man Alone
1423 Forget To Remember

shicorp · #5 08-18-2005, 04:50 AM

CD4:
1610 There Used To Be A Ballpark
1620 What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
1702 Just As Though You Were Here - Previously unissued
xxxx The Lady Is A Tramp - from "The Main Event: Live From Madison Square Garden"
1711 Empty Tables
1712 Send In The Clowns
1717 I Love My Wife
1721 Nancy - Previously unissued
1722 Emily - Previously unissued
1724 Sweet Lorraine - Previously unissued
1813 My Shining Hour
1815 More Than You Know
1816 The Song Is You
1821 Theme From New York, New York
1822 Something
1909 The Gal That Got Away / It Never Entered My Mind Medley
1912 A Long Night
2006 Here's To The Band
2008 It's Sunday
2019 Mack The Knife - Previously unissued

shicorp · #6 08-18-2005, 04:57 AM

The collection is part of the Sinatra "basic collection" (together with the 4 CD "The Best Of The Columbia Years" and the 3 CD "The Capitol Years" set). While this was a must-have for any Sinatra collector at the time it was issued, as it included several previously unissued recordings (among them several tracks for a planned concept album about women, that never got finished and the 1986 vocal on "Mack The Knife", which has been used on all subsequent CD issues), it has now lost a bit of its meaning, as all of these recordings have appeared on the 1995 set "The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings". However, this is still a great collection to get an overview about the Reprise era and a pleasure to listen to (you can program a playlist of this by using the compilation hints given before each track title).

For me, the collection is once again a proof, that I couldn't live without the entire stuff, even if one did the ultimate compilation (except one would be using 20 disks to do the ultimate collection

).

Set Avatar · #7 08-18-2005, 05:14 AM

Nice thread, Stefan, for a very nice collection!

This was a significant release when it first appeared (on the occasion of Sinatra's 75th birthday), for the numerous tracks which were previously unreleased on either vinyl or silver. It includes a 36-page booklet with nice essays by William Kennedy, David McClintick and James Isaacs, along with photos and track-by-track notes.

This compilation has remained in Reprise's catalog continuously since 1990, and it is an excellent choice for anyone wanting an introduction to the Reprise years.

The next (big) step up, of course, is The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings, which appeared five years later. Stefan has nicely included the code numbers supplied by Rick In Sydney in the thread for the complete 20-CD box set:

http://www.sinatrafamily.com/forum/s...?threadid=8119

Set Avatar · #8 08-18-2005, 05:30 AM

P.S. If you buy this "tall form" box and booklet, don't miss the four-page center foldout spread. It shows color thumbnails of 98 Reprise album covers, including all US issues and many foreign covers.

Benno123 · #9 04-09-2007, 04:27 PM

Next week is my 28th birthday, and for a b-day gift to myself I bought the 4-CD Reprise boxset. It came in the mail today, and even though I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, I'm really excited about it. I couldn't afford the 20 CD set (not right now, not with a new house! My wife wouldn't allow it!

) but I'm hoping that someday I'll run across a good deal on Ebay or somewhere for the set. Anyway, I really don't have much to say other than just to share my new purchase among friends who would understand how excited I am!!

Set Avatar · #10 04-09-2007, 05:21 PM

That is a wonderful set in its' own right. Often I will put the 4 discs in and play "random" and it gives such a delightful balance of Mr. S's Reprise catalogue.

ENJOY! YES, I know just how excited you are!!!!

MMM · #11 04-09-2007, 05:34 PM

One of my earliest purchases of Frank's. Makes for a nice introduction to the era. Enjoy!

Gregory · #12 04-09-2007, 05:37 PM

This is one of my favorite collections. You'll like it.

Set Avatar · #13 04-09-2007, 06:15 PM

Hi Ben,

See here for the post(s) in Frank's Recordings: The Reprise Collection.

Set Avatar · #14 11-14-2007, 12:38 AM

I love very much this collection

Gerald · #15 11-14-2007, 06:26 AM

I have the superb 20 cd collection "The Complete Reprise Studio Collection" but I love to place the four cds of this wonderful collection in my cd changer and hear it all the way. I know that it's only the tip of the iceberg of Frank Sinatra's fantastic repertoire, a kind of "Best Of..", but its so well selected.

Set Avatar · #16 11-14-2007, 06:33 AM

I think this may have been the first collection I bought - MAINLY for "Tina"....

I too now have the "The Complete Reprise Studio Collection" but I agree this 4 disc set makes a great introduction to the era.

Mark · #17 11-14-2007, 06:35 AM

This was my very first Frank boxed set... Purchased years ago. And I still spin it at least once a month. It got played in it's entirety a few times in the trailer on vacation in Maryland this year.

If you are contemplating getting any Sinatra at all, this would be a great starting place.

Set Avatar · #18 11-14-2007, 06:44 AM

We should all listen to.....Tina. Especially Ron.

jtsjc1 · #19 11-14-2007, 06:49 AM

A friend of mine got this when it was released and when he told me about the songs that were released for this collection I was in the store the next day. Also in the package was a card advertising the Capitol Years 3cd set and also a mail in card for a 3 VHS set of the Reprise Collection for 69.98! Those VHS tapes were expensive then!It is a great set with a good amount of unreleased material. Until the suitcase in 1995, this was the best thing out there. Joe

Set Avatar · #20 11-14-2007, 07:32 AM

Some of the songs in this early package have inferior sound to later mixes. See for example here: "Let's Fall In Love".