Robbins' No. 1 Frank Sinatra Album of Hit Songs
Song Book
ca.1956 (published)
ca.1956 (published)
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Song-book, Robbins' No. 1 Frank Sinatra Album of Hit Songs from his L.P. Records. Eight songs (The Charm Of You, Taking A Chance On Love, Laura, That Old Feeling, The Girl Next Door, How About You?, Half As Lovely, Get Happy) in a 26 page book with a title page and frontispiece, each with a black and white photograph of the singer Frank Sinatra. Centre pages have two black and white photographs of Sinatra acting in the films 'Johnny Conch' and 'The Man With the Golden Arm'. Lettered with title, contents, credits, scores, lyrics and copyright details. The back of the book is lettered with an advertisement for 'Robbins' No.2 Frank Sinatra Album'.
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| Title | Robbins' No. 1 Frank Sinatra Album of Hit Songs |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithography in red, blue and black |
| Brief description | Song-book, 'Robbins' No. 1 Frank Sinatra Album of Hit Songs from his L.P. Records', containing eight songs supported by three black and white movie stills of Sinatra. Offset lithography in red, blue and black. Published by Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., London, ca.1956. |
| Physical description | Song-book, Robbins' No. 1 Frank Sinatra Album of Hit Songs from his L.P. Records. Eight songs (The Charm Of You, Taking A Chance On Love, Laura, That Old Feeling, The Girl Next Door, How About You?, Half As Lovely, Get Happy) in a 26 page book with a title page and frontispiece, each with a black and white photograph of the singer Frank Sinatra. Centre pages have two black and white photographs of Sinatra acting in the films 'Johnny Conch' and 'The Man With the Golden Arm'. Lettered with title, contents, credits, scores, lyrics and copyright details. The back of the book is lettered with an advertisement for 'Robbins' No.2 Frank Sinatra Album'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Kevin Edge |
| Historical context | The arrival of the LP in the late 1940s gave the music business a new product which was soon to rival the cinema in appeal and profit. This song-book attests a transitional phase in that shift of interest. It contains eight songs supported by three black and white movie stills of Sinatra. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. p.45 (illus.). |
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| Accession number | E.1759-1990 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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