Non-Album Tracks, 1957

Thank you to SHTV’s “Bob F” for his invaluable assistance in compiling this information.

Ongoing discussion at the Steve Hoffman Music Forum (LINK) Album Index

May 20, 1957

Witchcraft / Something Wonderful Happens in Summer /

Tell Her You Love Her / You’re Cheatin’ Yourself

Top Choices:

•1988 All the Way CD

•Legendary Singers LP

•Collectors Series (and re-uses)

•The Capitol Years (and re-uses)

Close seconds:

•All the Way: The Hit Collection

•UK The Frank Sinatra Collection CD

•20 Golden Greats CD

Pleasant, warm LP alternative:

•1966 UK World Record Club mono LP See “NOTES” at right.

Not as good:

•Sentimental Journey, His Twenty Greatest Hits, and Sinatra Touch LPs - mildly compressed; odd tone

•1984 UK stereo All the Way LP - heavy tone; compressed

•1998 UK All the Way CD - compressed

Avoid:

•All other stereo All the Way LPs, Twenty Gold Greats LP, and The Works LP: fake stereo

•All pre-2016 mono All the Way LPs, The Hit Maker LP - wet tapes used.

•Original 45s, 1986 Australian 2-CD The Frank Sinatra Collection, Fifty Shades of Gray soundtrack CD, and 2016 All the Way LP - audibly compressed

•Complete Capitol Singles - Norberged

NOTES

The 1966 mono World Record Club LP is a fold-down from the non-Duophonic, fake stereo tapes, but the tone is very warm and pleasing. Not a “top choice,” but nice on its own terms.

Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle

Original Release: 45/78 #3859, December, 1957

Original LP Release: All the Way, Mar. 13, 1961

Original CD Release: Australian The Frank

Sinatra Collection, (link) 1986

Releases sampled for this comparison:

•1957 45

•1958 The Lady is a Tramp EP

•1961 Mono All the Way LP

•1961 Stereo All the Way LP

•1962 Mono The Great Years LP

•1966 Mono Sentimental Journey LP

•1966 UK WRC mono All the Way LP

•1968 Mono The Sinatra Touch LP

•1973 The Works LP

•1978 UK Twenty Golden Greats LP

•1982 Japan The Hit Maker LP

•1982 Stereo All the Way LP (#SN-16205)

•1983 MFSL Stereo All the Way LP

•1984 UK Stereo All the Way LP

•1984 Holland Mono All the Way LP

•1985 Time-Life Legendary Singers LP

•1986 Australia The Frank Sinatra Collection CD

•1987 UK The Frank Sinatra Collection CD

•1988 Stereo All the Way CD

•1989 Japan All the Way: The Hit Collection CD*

•1989 Collectors Series CD

•1990 The Capitol Years CD*

•1991 All-Time Favorites by Frank Sinatra CD

•1992 UK 20 Golden Greats CD

•1993 Holland The Classic Tracks CD

•1994 Japan Best of Frank Sinatra CD

•1996 36 All-Time Favorites CD

•1997 Australia The Frank Sinatra

Collection CD

•1998 Sinatra 80th: All the Best CD

•1996 Complete Capitol Singles Collection CD*

•1996 Mastercard Nice ‘n’ Easy CD

•1998 UK Stereo All the Way CD

•2015 Fifty Shades of Gray soundtrack CD

•2016 MONO All the Way LP

*Shared transfer to digital; different masterings

BLUE=Shared mastering

RED=Shared mastering

Audio Clips

SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS

All clips posted here mirror those freely available via itunes. To access the 90-second iTunes clip, click VIEW, then “VIEW IN ITUNES” when prompted.

Song #1:

“Witchcraft”

Above: 1996 Complete Capitol Singles CD, mastered by Bob Norberg, courtesy “rangerjohn”.

Above: Japan Hit Collection CD, courtesy “progrockfan”

Song #2:

“Something Wonderful Happens in Summer”

Above: 1981 Australian The Rarities - Volume One LP

Above: 1994 UK This is Frank Sinatra 1953-1957 CD.

Top Choice:

•2016 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Second choices, both open/airy:

•1985 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•UK This is Frank Sinatra, 1953-1957 CD

Second choices, all “darker roast”

•Original 1958 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1984 Japan This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•The Capitol Years

Avoid:

•Complete Capitol Singles CD - Norberged

•Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things stereo LPs - Duophonic

•Original USA mono LP and 1998 UK CD of Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things - compressed

NOTES

•1998 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two CD has two odd clicks during instrumental opening. Sound is mildly compressed, but otherwise not bad.

•Undoubtedly, many listeners will prefer the “second choices.” My explanation/justification for my top choices can be read here, if interested.

Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle

Original Release: 45/78 #3744, June, 1957

Original LP Release: This is Sinatra, Volume

Two, March 31, 1958

Original CD Release: The Capitol Years, 1990

Releases sampled for this comparison:

•1957 45

•1958 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1962 UK Frank Sinatra Sings London by Night and Other Famous Standards LP

•1962 mono Sinatra Sings...

of Love and Things LP

•1982 stereo Sinatra Sings...

of Love and Things LP

•1983 MFSL stereo Sinatra Sings...

of Love and Things LP

•1984 Japan This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1984 UK stereo Sinatra Sings...

of Love and Things LP

•1984 Holland mono Sinatra Sings...

of Love and Things LP

•1985 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1990 The Capitol Years CD

•1994 UK This is Frank Sinatra, 1953-1957 CD

•1996 Complete Capitol Singles Collection CD

•1998 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two CD

•1998 UK Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things CD

•2016 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS

All clips posted here mirror those freely available via itunes. To access the 90-second iTunes clip, click VIEW, then “VIEW IN ITUNES” when prompted.

Audio Clips

Above: 1984 Japan This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Above: 1985 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Above. 1986 (reissued with same mastering in 1997, shown) The Frank Sinatra Collection 2-CD set

Above: 1988 All the Way CD, mastered by Larry Walsh

Above: 1989 Collectors Series CD, mastered by Furmanek/Walsh (reused in BLUE above)

Above: 1990 The Capitol Years CD, mastered by Furmanek/Walsh (reused in RED above)

Above: 1998 UK All the Way CD, courtesy “rangerjohn”

Above: 1992 UK 20 Golden Greats CD

Above: 1987 UK The Frank Sinatra Collection CD

Above: 1985 Time-Life Legendary Singers LP

Above: 1962 D1 mono The Great Years LP, courtesy “stevelucille”

Above: 1966 F1 mono Sentimental Journey LP

Above: 1968 G2 mono The Sinatra Touch LP

Above: 1984 UK stereo All the Way LP (This track in true mono), courtesy “bferr1”

Above: 1984 Holland mono DMM All the Way LP

Above: 1957 D1 promo 45, courtesy “stevelucille”

Above: 1957 D1 45 (clip abridged due to damage on record)

SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS

All clips posted here mirror those freely available via itunes. To access the 90-second iTunes clip, click VIEW, then “VIEW IN ITUNES” when prompted.

Above: 1984 Japan This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Above: 1985 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Above: 1957 D1 promo 45, courtesy “stevelucille”

Above: 1958 D9 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Above: 1962 UK London by Night LP, courtesy “stevelucille”

Above: 1962 D5 mono Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things LP

Above: 1984 Holland mono Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things LP

Above: 1996 Complete Capitol Singles CD, mastered by Bob Norberg, courtesy “rangerjohn”.

Above: 1990 The Capitol Years CD, mastered by Furmanek/Walsh

Above: 1998 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two CD, courtesy “rangerjohn”.

Above: 1998 UK Sinatra Sings...of Love and Things CD, courtesy “old coder”.

Song #3:

“Tell Her You Love Her”

Top Choices:

•The Sinatra Touch - which is not very good. (See NOTES)

Avoid:

•Complete Capitol Singles CD - Norberged

•Tell Her You Love Her and Sunday and Every Day with Frank Sinatra LPs - wet tapes

•The Works LP - Duophonic

NOTES

•The “top choice” is stated with a large grain of salt, for two reasons:

1.) There is such a paucity of choices;

2.) The copy of Sinatra Hits used here is so damaged as to make its actual sonic qualities impossible to ascertain.

Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle

Original Release: 45/78 #3859, December, 1957

Original LP Release: German Sinatra Hits, 1961

Original CD Release: The Complete Capitol Singles Collection, 1994

Releases sampled for this comparison:

•1957 45

•1961 German Sinatra Hits LP

•1963 mono Tell Her You Love Her LP

•1967 UK mono Sunday and Every Day with Frank Sinatra LP

•1968 mono The Sinatra Touch LP

•1973 The Works LP

•1996 Complete Capitol Singles Collection CD

SAMPLE AUDIO CLIPS

All clips posted here mirror those freely available via itunes. To access the 90-second iTunes clip, click VIEW, then “VIEW IN ITUNES” when prompted.

Audio Clips

Above: 1968 G2 mono The Sinatra Touch LP

Above: 1996 Complete Capitol Singles CD, mastered by Bob Norberg, courtesy “rangerjohn”.

Song #4:

“You’re Cheatin’ Yourself (If You’re Cheatin’ on Me)”

Top Choices:

•Japan Hit Collection CD

•2016 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Second Best:

•1984 Japan This is Frank Sinatra, Volume Two LP

Avoid:

•Complete Capitol Singles CD - Norberged

NOTES

•There is a very minor tape defect in the right channel only on the very first note of the top choice CD, and a quick tape dropout in the first few seconds of the 1985 UK LP.

Arranger/Conductor: Nelson Riddle

Original Release: 45/78 #3744, June, 1957

Original LP Release: This is Sinatra, Volume

Two, March 31, 1958

Original CD Release: Japanese All the Way: The

Hit Collection, 1989

Releases sampled for this comparison:

•1957 45

•1958 This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1981Australia The Rarities - Volume One LP

•1984 Japan This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP

•1985 UK This is Sinatra, Volume Two LP