Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium
| Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium | ||||
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| Live album by Bing Crosby | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | June 24-25, 1976 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Label | K-Tel Records (NE-951) | |||
| Producer | Ken Barnes | |||
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Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium is a 1976 vinyl 2-LP live recording of the show put on by Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Kathryn Crosby and Ted Rogers at the London Palladium from June 21 to July 4, 1976. Musical support was provided by the Pete Moore Big Band and the Joe Bushkin Quartet. The Crosby children (Harry, Mary and Nathaniel also took part.
The performances on June 25 and 26 were recorded by Ken Barnes and issued as a double album by K-Tel International under licence from United Artists Records.
The album entered the UK charts in November 1977 and peaked at No. 9.
Most of the songs from the album were issued on CD for the first time in 1997 by EMI Records on a CD called “Bing Crosby 50th Anniversary Concert at the London Palladium” (catalogue No. 7243 8 57547 2 2). Omissions were the Crosby Family “Round” and tracks 15-17 and 33-34. An additional track – “Great Day” – was included and it is suspected that this came from the recording session for the At My Time of Life album.
The 3-CD set called “Bing Crosby – The Complete United Artists Sessions” issued by EMI Records (7243 59808 2 4) in 1997 included tracks 15-16 and 33-34 but not track 17 and the Crosby Family “Round” neither of which have ever been issued in digital form.
Bing Crosby had been tempted back into the recording studios by producer Ken Barnes and quickly made three albums with him in London. He also made two LPs which he financed himself and during an extended stay in the U.K. in the summer of 1975, he made many appearances on radio and television shows. His appetite for show business seemed to have returned and then he decided to give a series of concerts to celebrate his fifty years as an entertainer. Starting in California, and then coming across to the London Palladium for a two-week stint, his performances were a revelation to many and Crosby was clearly enjoying himself.
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