Down by the River / Only Forever / It’s Easy to Remember / Seventh Avenue

~ Release by Bing Crosby / T/Sgt. Sy Oliver and the V‐Disc Volunteers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

mx. VP 1201 / VP 1570

Annotation last modified on 2021-12-02 06:17 UTC.

Tracklist

▼12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
A1	Down by the River performer: Bing Crosby and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra part of: V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1201 (1)) recording of: Down by the River (on 1945-01-18) lyricist: Lorenz Hart composer: Richard Rodgers (composer)	Bing Crosby		1:20
A2	Only Forever recorded in: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-07-03) lead vocals: Bing Crosby (on 1940-07-03) orchestra: John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1940-07-03) conductor: John Scott Trotter phonographic copyright (℗) by: MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1940) part of: V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1201 (2)) recording of: Only Forever (on 1940-07-03) lyricist: Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) composer: James V. Monaco publisher: Anne-Rachel Music Corp.	Bing Crosby		3:08
A3	It’s Easy to Remember recorded in: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1935-02-21) background vocals: The Rhythmettes (from the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz) (on 1935-02-21) and Three Shades of Blue (1930s vocal group) (on 1935-02-21) lead vocals: Bing Crosby (on 1935-02-21) orchestra: The Georgie Stoll Orchestra (on 1935-02-21) conductor: Georgie Stoll (on 1935-02-21) phonographic copyright (℗) by: MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) part of: V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1201 (3)) recording of: It’s Easy to Remember (and So Hard to Forget) (on 1935-02-21) lyricist: Lorenz Hart (in 1935) composer: Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935) publisher: Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)	Bing Crosby		1:40
B	Seventh Avenue clarinet: Hank D'Amico double bass: Al Hall drums (drum set): Specs Powell guitar: Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) piano: Billy Rowland tenor saxophone: Charlie Venturo trombone: Billy Pritchard trumpet: Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) performer: T/Sgt. Sy Oliver and V‐Disc Volunteers (catch-all jazz band playing for V-Disc Records during WWII, goes by many names) part of: V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1570) recording of: Seventh Avenue writer: J.C. Higginbotham and Specs Powell	T/Sgt. Sy Oliver and the V‐Disc Volunteers		3:44

Credits

Release

part of:	V Disc: War Department (number: 557) (order: 557)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/7695793 [info]
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