Sinatra / Capitol Sound Quality, etc.: "Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely" (1958)

Matt, is that the full catalog # for the Dutch copy, or is there possibly a number missing in the last portion? Also, is the # broken up a bit, possibly like:

5c 052 8179?

I've seen that cover before, but never investigated it further. I think it was via someone that had a copy for sale online years ago, but didn't list the contents or show the back cover/labels, and I didn't think it would be anything other than another 10 song version.

 

That's good to know, as the CDs of this prove your point.

 

I think that is the date. The label design is late for the U.S. (I believe the change to the late-70's purple label was in/around 1978), but maybe the change didn't occur in other countries by then. Or the pressing is older than the sleeve? A bit of both?

 

I'm guessing this (linked below) is an 80's copy. Notice how it (supposedly) has "It's a Lonesome Old Town" but not "Spring Is Here". However, I don't know if that listing can be trusted, given how I just looked at the listing for a later release of SW-1053, and it has the same tracklisting noted (which isn't correct):

http://www.discogs.com/Frank-Sinatra-Frank-Sinatra-Sings-For-Only-The-Lonely/release/2966795

 

This series is most likely from the early seventies and was pressed in Holland. The inner sleeves are white, typical for EMI-Bovema records of that period. The UK innersleeve has been added later by that seller and has nothing to do with the original LP. For years the Capitol material was not available on LP in the Netherlands. This series was created to fill that void back then. Only in 1984 with the Alan Dell digital masters we got the classic Capitol LP's back again, only in Holland these were DMM issues.

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I've just looked at another copy of this series by another artist and it also has an EMI UK inner sleeve and I bought this from new in an HMV store in London in the 70's

 

The other night they aired an episode of The Frank Sinatra Show (with guest Elvis somebody) where Mr.S sang Gone With The Wind with a back drop resembling the cover of Sings For Only The Lonely. There was a little skit before where they joked about it winning a Grammy for best album cover. Apologize if this has already been discussed but I thought it was very cool, I'd can't find a YouTube clip otherwise I'd post it.

 

Yes! That is from the "Welcome Back, Elvis!" show. Out here in L.A. a local PBS station is airing several editions of "The Frank Sinatra Show" from the late 50's and early 60's back-to-back on Mother's Day and individually throughout the month of May.

 

Here you go:



This link should skip directly to the comedy bit about the album cover (at 18:27):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpOgR49m814#t=18m27s

 

May 14 will mark the 15th anniversary of the passing of Mr. S.

 

I've got the albums and concerts I will be playing all week in tribute all queued up!

 

IMHO his choice of song at that point in the proceedings really brought the "Elvis" show to a near halt. It should have been something brighter.

 

I assume these have been restored to broadcast quality (unlike the YouTube video above). I hope they will be picked up by PBS stations in other parts of the country. For those in SoCal, this was the press release:

KLCS-TV to Air Frank Sinatra Shows​

I notice that individual DVDs of the six shows in the series will be available to donors for $50 each:

KLCS Sinatra Fundraising Levels​

 

Direct further discussion of the TV show(s) here:
http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/klcs-tv-to-air-frank-sinatra-shows.317703

 

I'm gonna DVR all of them tomorrow Bob. I'll compare them to what I have on copied DVD's.

 

I respectfully disagree, Paul. I think that Mr. S was making a point. He knew that Elvis, though a greater musical talent than he appreciated, could never perform a song like that and in that way.

There's also something winsome when FS remarks to Sammy and Joey that "there are a light of nice songs on" OTL--as if no one had noticed.....

 

Just quickly looked in on the program and it is currently the Palm Springs afternoon "washout" show. It is a very, very poor kinescope copy that thye are showing.

 

I really love my MFSL gold CD of this album but what I dont get is why Mofi can't throw in a booklet for a CD that costs $30!

 

My copy has a folded insert (in the disc pocket) which contains the liner notes from the Capitol CD.

 

So does my copy. It's a thin booklet that slips in and out of the sleeve very easily.

 

Huh, well mine never had it. I wonder if Mofi would send me one if I asked? Well, going to try at least!