Additional Information about Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 30's, Vol. 1 by Various Artists (Cassette, Jun-1990, RCA Records)Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2013 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
Album Features |
UPC: | 078635997149 |
Artist: | Various Artists |
Format: | Cassette |
Release Year: | 1990 |
Record Label: | RCA Records |
Genre: | Pop Vocal, Show Vocals |
Details |
Playing Time: | 61 min. |
Distributor: | n/a |
Recording Type: | Studio |
Recording Mode: | Mono |
SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album NotesIncludes liner notes by Christopher Niccoli.Digitally remastered by Dick Baxter.
Includes
liner notes by Christopher Niccoli.Digitally remastered by Dick
Baxter.The 1930s were a tumultuous decade, and the record business
almost went under after the stock market crash of 1929 and the
Depression that gripped the nation. But in adverse times America still
wanted to be entertained, and Victor provided much of the soundscape for
that decade. This first of two volumes features escapist fare like Bing
Crosby's "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," Leo Reisman's optimistic
"Happy Days Are Here Again," Fred Astaire's "We're in the Money," Cole
Porter's "You're the Top," Tommy Dorsey's "The Music Goes 'Round and
Around," and Kate Smith's patriotic flag-waver "God Bless America." But
it was also the beginning of jazz taking the nation by storm, with
tracks like Fats Waller's "Honeysuckle Rose," Benny Goodman's "Life Goes
to a Party," Meade "Lux" Lewis' "Honky Tonk Train Blues," Glenn
Miller's "Moonlight Serenade," and Bunny Berigan's "I Can't Get Started
with You" counted in the mix. And great torch songs like Hoagy
Carmichael's "Stardust" and Mae West's (with Duke Ellington) "My Old
Flame," along with infectious novelties like Wayne King's "Josephine"
and Maurice Chevalier's "Mimi," help to give the big picture of the
decade in this marvelous collection. Transfers are still a bit grainy,
as these recordings were still a good decade and a half away from the
invention of magnetic tape, but nothing sounds like a battered 78 on
here either. ~ Cub Koda