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Date: ca. 6/27/30
Location: Station KFI, California
Label: Radio (Miscellaneous)
PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT
Harry Barris, Bing Crosby, Al Rinker (voc),
| a. | Radio | A Bench In The Park(Jack Yellen, Milton Ager) |
| b. | Radio | Ev'rything's Agreed Upon(Bing Crosby, Harry Barris) |
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SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1296 — BING CROSBY - GOOD AND RARE VOLUME 3 (2016)
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June 27, Friday. (8:30 p.m.) The Rhythm Boys begin a new NBC radio series from station KFI. The show is sponsored by the Union Oil Company. Walter O’Keefe is the MC.
Date: ca. 4/1931
Location: Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
COCOANUT GROVE BROADCASTS
| a. | Cocoanut Grove | Out Of Nowhere(Edward Heyman, John W Green)
- 4:21 Bing Crosby (voc), Gus Arnheim and his Cocoanut Grove Orchestra (orc) |
| b. | Cocoanut Grove | What Is It?(Harry Barris, Harry Tobias)
- 4:29 Bing Crosby, Loyce Whiteman (voc), Gus Arnheim and his Cocoanut Grove Orchestra (orc) |
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TAKE TWO CDTT410CD — GUS ARNHEIM: ECHOES FROM THE COCOANUT GROVE (1995)
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Date: 9/2/31
Location: New York, NY
Label: Radio
BING CROSBY
| a. | PC68310-1 Radio | Just One More Chance(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)
- 4:45 Bing Crosby (voc), The CBS Studio Orchestra (orc), Freddie Rich (dir), Joe Venuti (vln) CASTLE PULSE CDPBXCD 471/1 — BING CROSBY - THE CENTENARY COLLECTION (disc 1) (2003)
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| b. | PC68311-1 Radio | I'm Thru With Love(Gus Kahn, Fud Livingston, Matty Malneck)
- 3:41 Bing Crosby (voc), The CBS Studio Orchestra (orc), Freddie Rich (dir), Eddie Lang (gtr), Joe Venuti (vln) |
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RCA (US) LP 12"LSA3094 — BING CROSBY - WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS (1972)
FROGBIEN LP 12"FB6309 — BING CROSBY 1931 – HIS VERY FIRST BROADCAST AND Mr SOFT SOAP (1983)
JONZO (UK) CDJZCD-09 — THE CHRONOLOGICAL BING CROSBY VOLUME 09 (2000)
COLLECTORS' CHOICE (US) CDCCM2109 — BING CROSBY - SO RARE - Treasures from the Crosby Archive Disc 1 (2010)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0017961-02 — BING CROSBY - SO RARE - Treasures from the Crosby Archive Disc 1 (2013)
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The first solo broadcast from CBS Station WABC. The recording was made in Hollywood from a live transmission from New York.
Details of early radio broadcasts are only included here if recordings of them survive and have been issued in some form.
Date: 11/7/31
Location: New York, NY
Label: CREMO
Cremo Cigars No 6
Bing Crosby (voc), Carl Fenton Orchestra (orc)
| a. | Cremo 6 | Guilty(Harry Akst, Richard A Whiting, Gus Kahn) |
| b. | Cremo 6 | Kissable Baby(Dave Dreyer, Carmen Lombardo, Lu C. Bender) |
| c. | Cremo 6 | I Cried For You(Arthur Freed, Gus Arnheim, Abe Lyman) |
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TOTEM (Canada) LP 12"LP1008 — BING CROSBY - ON THE AIR (1974)
SPOKANE (US) LP 12"Spokane 01 — BING CROSBY - ON THE AIR (1976)
SANDY HOOK LP 12"SH-2002 — BING CROSBY - ON THE AIR (1978)
PERSONALITIES ON PARADE LP 12"PP-4 — PERSONALITIES ON PARADE Vol 4 (1989)
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Date: 11/9/31
Location: New York, NY
Label: CREMO
Cremo Cigars No 7
| a. | Cremo 7 | Now That You're Gone(Gus Kahn, Ted Fio Rito)
Bing Crosby (voc), Carl Fenton Orchestra (orc) |
| b. | Cremo 7 | This Is The Missus(Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
Bing Crosby (voc), Carl Fenton Orchestra (orc) |
| c. | Cremo 7 | Hiding In The Shadows Of The Moon (G)(Helmy Kresa, Max Rich, Jack Scholl)
Carl Fenton Orchestra (orc) |
| d. | Cremo 7 | Goodnight Sweetheart(Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ray Noble)
Bing Crosby (voc), Carl Fenton Orchestra (orc) |
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PERSONALITIES ON PARADE LP 12"PP-2 — PERSONALITIES ON PARADE Vol 2 (1989)
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Personalities On Parade Volume 2 contains the complete broadcast.
Date: 12/5/31
Location: New York, NY
Label: CREMO
Cremo Cigars No 30
Bing Crosby (voc), Carl Fenton Orchestra (orc)
| a. | Cremo 30 | As Time Goes By(Herman Hupfeld)
TOTEM (Canada) LP 12"LP1008 — BING CROSBY - ON THE AIR (1974)
SPOKANE (US) LP 12"Spokane 01 — BING CROSBY - ON THE AIR (1976)
SANDY HOOK LP 12"SH-2002 — BING CROSBY - ON THE AIR (1978)
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| b. | Cremo 30 | Somebody Loves Me(Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard McDonald) |
| c. | Cremo 30 | My Consolation |
Date: 9/25/32
Label: Radio (Miscellaneous)
Union Oil Radio Show
Bing Crosby (voc), Lennie Hayton (pno), Eddie Lang (gtr)
| a. | Union Oil | Love Me Tonight(Ned Washington, Bing Crosby, Victor Young) |
| b. | Union Oil | Say It Isn't So(Irving Berlin) |
| c. | Union Oil | Some Of These Days(Shelton Brooks) |
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INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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September 25, Sunday. (9:00–10:00 p.m.) Bing takes part in the Union Oil/Dominoes radio program from station KFI and sings three songs accompanied by Lennie Hayton and Eddie Lang. Jack Sheehan is the host.
Date: 9/30/33
Label: Radio (Miscellaneous)
PARADE OF CHAMPIONS - CBS Radio
Bing Crosby (voc), Raymond Paige Orchestra (orc)
| a. | CBS Champions | Thanks(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)
SPOKANE (US) LP 12"Spokane 14 — BING IN THE THIRTIES Volume 2 (1978)
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| b. | CBS Champions | Don't Blame Me(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) |
| c. | CBS Champions | I Guess It Had To Be That Way(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) |
September 30, Saturday. (6:15 to 6:30 p.m.) Bing stars in Parade of Champions on CBS with the Raymond Paige Orchestra. This is the first of a series of six broadcasts sponsored by Studebaker to promote their four models, He sings “Thanks,” “Don’t Blame Me,” and “I Guess It Had to Be That Way.”
Date: 12/11/33
Label: WOODBURY
Woodbury Soap No. 9
Bing Crosby (voc), Lennie Hayton Orchestra (orc)
| a. | Woodbury 9 | Beautiful Girl(Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) |
| b. | Woodbury 9 | The Last Round-Up(Billy Hill) |
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INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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Date: 3/12/34
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Label: WOODBURY
Woodbury Soap No 22, announcer Ken Niles
| a. | Woodbury 22 | This Little Piggie Went To Market(Harold Lewis, Sam Coslow)
Bing Crosby (voc), Carol Lofner's Beverly Wilshire Orchestra (orc) |
| b. | Woodbury 22 | Love Locked Out(Max Kester, Ray Noble)
Bing Crosby (voc), Carol Lofner's Beverly Wilshire Orchestra (orc) |
| c. | Woodbury 22 | Nagasaki(Harry Warren, Mort Dixon)
Bing Crosby (voc), The Mills Brothers (vgr), Carol Lofner's Beverly Wilshire Orchestra (orc) PERSONALITIES ON PARADE LP 12"PP-3 — PERSONALITIES ON PARADE Vol 3 (1989)
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| d. | Woodbury 22 | This Little Piggie Went To Market(Harold Lewis, Sam Coslow)
Bing Crosby (voc), Carol Lofner's Beverly Wilshire Orchestra (orc) |
| e. | Woodbury 22 | The Old Spinning Wheel(Billy Hill)
Bing Crosby (voc), Carol Lofner's Beverly Wilshire Orchestra (orc) |
| f. | Woodbury 22 | The Carioca(Vincent Youmans, Gus Kahn, Edward Eliscu)
Bing Crosby (voc), Carol Lofner's Beverly Wilshire Orchestra (orc) |
| g. | Woodbury 22 | Good Night, Lovely Little Lady(Mack Gordon, Harry Revel)
Bing Crosby (voc), Carol Lofner's Beverly Wilshire Orchestra (orc) |
Date: 5/28/34
Label: WOODBURY
Woodbury Soap No 33, announcer Ken Niles
Bing Crosby (voc), Jimmie Grier and his Orchestra (orc)
| a. | Woodbury 33 | May I?(Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) |
| b. | Woodbury 33 | With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming(Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) |
| c. | Woodbury 33 | I Knew You When(J. Fred Coots, Herb Magidson) |
| d. | Woodbury 33 | Ridin' Around In The Rain(Gene Austin, Carmen Lombardo) |
| e. | Woodbury 33 | The House Is Haunted (By The Echo Of Your Last Goodbye)(Basil Adlam, Billy Rose) |
| f. | Woodbury 33 | A Thousand Goodnights(Walter Donaldson) |
| g. | Woodbury 33 | May I?(Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) |
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FANFARE (US) LP 12"LP-40-140 — GREAT SINGERS OF THE 1930s - LIVE BROADCASTS (1980)
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The Fanfare Records LP-40-140 - ‘Great Singers Of The 1930’s - Live Broadcasts’ contains an edited version of the show. All songs by Bing were included.
Date: 9/18/34
Label: WOODBURY
Woodbury Soap No 34, announcer Ken Niles
| a. | Woodbury 34 | Love In Bloom(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| b. | Woodbury 34 | I'm Hummin', I'm Whistlin', I'm Singin'(Mack Gordon, Harry Revel)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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| c. | Woodbury 34 | Heebie Jeebies (G)(Boyd Atkins)
The Boswell Sisters (vgr), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| d. | Woodbury 34 | Try To See It My Way (G)(Allie Wrubel, Mort Dixon)
Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| e. | Woodbury 34 | I Only Have Eyes For You (G)(Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| f. | Woodbury 34 | Dames (G)(Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| g. | Woodbury 34 | I Kiss Your Hand, Madame(Sam M. Lewis, Ralph Erwin, Joe Young)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| h. | Woodbury 34 | The Girl Friend (G)(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| i. | Woodbury 34 | Just A Wearyin' For You(Frank Stanton, Carrie Jacobs Bond)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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| j. | Woodbury 34 | Why Don't You Practice What You Preach? (G)(Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman)
The Boswell Sisters (vgr), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| k. | Woodbury 34 | Love In Bloom(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| l. | Woodbury 34 | The Very Thought Of You(Ray Noble)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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TOTEM (Canada) LP 12"LP1008 — BING CROSBY - ON THE AIR (1974)
SPOKANE (US) LP 12"Spokane 01 — BING CROSBY - ON THE AIR (1976)
SANDY HOOK LP 12"SH-2002 — BING CROSBY - ON THE AIR (1978)
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d, e, f performed as medley
The complete programme was issued on Spokane 1 - ‘Bing Crosby - On The Air’ and on Totem LP1008 - ‘Bing Crosby - On The Air’
Date: 10/9/34
Label: WOODBURY
Woodbury Soap No.37
| a. | Woodbury 37 - Extract only | For All We Know(J. Fred Coots, Edgar Leslie)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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| b. | Woodbury 37 | I'm In Love(Sammy Mysels, Nat Simon)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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| c. | Woodbury 37 | The Sweetheart Waltz(Milton Drake, Walter Kent, Carmen Lombardo)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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| d. | Woodbury 37 | For All We Know(J. Fred Coots, Edgar Leslie) |
Date: 10/16/34
Label: WOODBURY
Woodbury Soap No.38
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc)
| a. | Woodbury 38 | The Moon Was Yellow (And The Night Was Young)(Edgar Leslie, Fred E. Ahlert) |
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INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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Date: 10/30/34
Label: WOODBURY
Woodbury Soap No.40
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc)
| a. | Woodbury 40 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You(George Bassman, Ned Washington)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0027588-02 — AMONG MY SOUVENIRS - MORE TREASURES FROM THE CROSBY ARCHIVE (CD1) (2017)
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| b. | Woodbury 40 | Two Cigarettes In The Dark(Paul Francis Webster, Lew Pollack) |
| c. | Woodbury 40 | P.S. I Love You(Johnny Mercer, Gordon Jenkins)
BCE/HLC (US) CDB0018921-02 — BING SINGS THE JOHNNY MERCER SONGBOOK (2013)
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INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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Date: 11/6/34
Location: WABC New York
Label: WOODBURY
Woodbury Soap No.41
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc)
| a. | Woodbury 41 | Dinah(Harry Akst, Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis) |
| b. | Woodbury 41 | A New Moon Is Over My Shoulder(Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) |
| c. | Woodbury 41 | Maybe I'm Wrong Again(Jo Trent, Jack Bennett) |
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INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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For the early radio programmes, I list only those where one or more titles is known to have survived in some form.
Date: 11/13/34
Label: WOODBURY
Woodbury Soap No.42
| a. | Woodbury 42 | Love In Bloom(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| b. | Woodbury 42 | Out In The Cold Again(Ted Koehler, Rube Bloom)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| c. | Woodbury 42 | St. Louis Blues(W. C. Handy)
Bing Crosby (voc), The Boswell Sisters (vgr), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| d. | Woodbury 42 | If I Had A Million Dollars(Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
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INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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Date: 11/27/34
Label: WOODBURY
Woodbury Soap No.44
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc)
| a. | Woodbury 44 | With Every Breath I Take(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) |
| b. | Woodbury 44 | Love Is Just Around The Corner(Leo Robin, Lewis E Gensler) |
| c. | Woodbury 44 | June In January(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) |
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INTERNATIONAL CLUB CROSBY (Limited Circulation) CD — BING CROSBY ENTERTAINS FOR WOODBURY SOAP (2008)
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Date: 1/8/35
Location: Hollywood, Los Angeles
Woodbury Soap No. 50
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc)
| a. | Woodbury 50 (a few lines only) | What A Diff'rence A Day Made(Maria Grever, Stanley Adams) |
| b. | Woodbury 50 | I Love You Truly(Carrie Jacobs Bond) |
| c. | Woodbury 50 | Winter Wonderland(Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) |
| d. | Woodbury 50 | One Night Of Love(Victor Schertzinger, Gus Kahn) |
| e. | Woodbury 50 | What A Diff'rence A Day Made(Maria Grever, Stanley Adams) |
| f. | Woodbury 50 (a few lines only) | Hands Across The Table(Jean Delettre, Mitchell Parish) |
Date: 3/19/35
Label: WOODBURY
Woodbury Soap No.60, announcer Ken Niles
| a. | B2093-Woodbury 60 | Ole Faithful(Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| b. | B2094-Woodbury 60 | Blame It On My Youth(Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| c. | Woodbury 60 | The Japanese Sandman (G)(Richard A Whiting)
Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| d. | Woodbury 60 | Things Might Have Been So Different (G)(J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis)
Marian Mansfield (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| e. | Woodbury 60 | It's Easy To Remember(Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| f. | Woodbury 60 | Alexander's Ragtime Band (G)(Irving Berlin)
Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| g. | B2095-Woodbury 60 | Lullaby Of Broadway(Al Dubin, Harry Warren)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
| h. | B2096-Woodbury 60 | Clouds(Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson)
Bing Crosby (voc), Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra (orc) |
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AVENUE INTERNATIONAL LP 12"AV INT1018 — BING CROSBY - AT HIS EXTRA SPECIALE (1975)
SPOKANE (US) LP 12"Spokane 12 — BING IN THE THIRTIES (1977)
FROGBIEN LP 12"FB6309 — BING CROSBY 1931 – HIS VERY FIRST BROADCAST AND Mr SOFT SOAP (1983)
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The complete programme was issued on the LPs:
Avenue International AV.INT1018 - ‘Bing Crosby At His Extra Speciale’
Spokane 12 - ‘Bing In The Thirties’
Frogbien FB 6309 “Bing Crosby 1931 – His Very First Broadcast and Mr Soft Soap
Matrix numbers seem to have been allocated to four numbers at some point.