V For Victory - Deluxe Edition CDs

V For Victory - Deluxe Edition CDs
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V FOR VICTORY & VICTORY 1945 - Yesteryear's definitive collection of sounds from the home front!  All the dance hall favourites, all the heart-felt love songs, all the rousing hits of The War Years.  Plus, speeches and public service announcements from the time.

Vera Lynn,  Anne Shelton, Flanagan & Allen, Gracie Fields, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Nat ‘King' Cole, Joe Loss Orchestra, George Formby, The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby and many, many more!

6 CDs, 154 tracks capturing the spirit of the 40s! Plus, a 25 track bonus CD featuring wartime speeches from Winston Churchill and Allied Generals, news reports and public service announcements!  A truly unique piece of audio memorabilia!

  • 6 CDs featuring 154 wartime hits
  • BONUS CD featuring wartime speeches and news reports
  • All CDs digitally remastered
  • Less than 35p per track!

Here's what you get...

In the Mood

In the Mood

It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Lionel Hampton Orchestra * In The Mood - Joe Loss and his Orchestra * Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra * Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman and his Orchestra * Take The ‘A' Train - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra * Ciribiribin - Harry James and his Orchestra * Twelfth Street Rag - Pee Wee Hunt, and many more ...

Disc 1

Track title
Artist
1
In The Mood
Joe Loss and his Orchestra
2
At The Woodchoppers Ball
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
3
Begin The Beguine
Artie Shaw and his Orchestra
4
Twelfth Street Rag
Pee Wee Hunt and his Orchestra
5
Pennsylvania 6-5000
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
6
Blue Moon
Billy Butterfield and his Orchestra
7
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Lionel Hampton Orchestra
8
Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
9
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
10
Stormy Weather
Billy Butterfield and his Orchestra
11
Night And Day
Billy Butterfield and his Orchestra
12
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
13
Jumpin' At The Woodside
Count Basie and his Orchestra
14
(I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra with Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and the Modernaires
15
Sing, Sing, Sing
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
16
Trumpet Blues & Cantabile
Harry James and his Orchestra
17
South Rampart Street Parade
Bob Crosby and his Orchestra
18
GI Jive
Johnny Mercer
19
Take the 'A' Train
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
20
Ciribiribin
Harry James and his Orchestra
Sentimental Over You

Sentimental Over You

22 love songs from a time when romance really meant everything, including: The Way You Look Tonight - Bing And Dixie Lee Crosby * Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra * The Very Thought Of You - Al Bowlly * Stardust - Dinah Shore * Love Letters - Dick Haymes * Someone To Watch Over Me - Helen Forrest, and many more ...

Disc 1

Track title
Artist
1
Someone To Watch Over Me
Helen Forrest
2
How Green Was My Valley
Vera Lynn
3
Moonlight Becomes You
Bing Crosby
4
Love Letters
Dick Haymes
5
I Remember You
Jo Stafford
6
Too Romantic
Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
7
You Made Me Love You
Judy Garland
8
I'll Be Seeing You
Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
9
Where Or When
Helen Ward with Harry James and his Orchestra
10
Yours
Vera Lynn with Mantovani and his Orchestra
11
That Old Black Magic
Margaret Whiting
12
Tangerine
Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell with Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
13
The Very Thought Of You
Al Bowlly with Ray Noble and his Orchestra
14
How About You?
Dorothy Carless
15
Silver Wings In The Moonlight
Anne Shelton
16
A Pair Of Silver Wings
Anne Shelton
17
Why Stars Come Out At Night
Ann Lerner with Carroll Gibbons and his Orchestra
18
Stardust
Dinah Shore
19
Mad About The Boy
Lena Horne
20
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
21
The Way You Look Tonight
Bing & Dixie Lee Crosby
22
Moonlight Serenade
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

A musical tribute to those who served and the wartime spirit of Britain, including: Underneath The Arches - Flanagan And Allen, Bless ‘Em All - George Formby, It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow - Vera Lynn, As Time Goes By - Anne Shelton, Don't Get Around Much Anymore - The Ink Spots, Thanks For The Memory - Bob Hope And Shirley Ross, and much more ...

Disc 1

Track title
Artist
1
As Time Goes By
Ambrose and his Orchestra with Anne Shelton
2
Underneath The Arches
Flanagan & Allen
3
The Lambeth Walk
Billy Cotton and his Orchestra with Alan Breeze
4
Till The Lights Of London Shine Again
Lew Stone and his Band
5
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Ambrose and his Orchestra with Anne Shelton
6
Bow Bells
Paul Rich
7
Message The Night Before D-Day
Field Marshall The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
8
It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow
Vera Lynn
9
Two Spitfire Flypast
Spitfire Flypast
10
London Pride
Noel Coward
11
Churchill Wartime Speech: Be Ye Men Of Valour
Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
12
There's A Boy Coming Home On Leave
Flanagan & Allen
13
The London I Love
Vera Lynn
14
Thanks For The Memory
Bing Crosby and Shirley Ross
15
I'll Be Seeing You
Bing Crosby
16
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
The Ink Spots
17
Blue Skies
Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
18
Don't Dilly Dally On The Way
Pearl Carr
19
Bless 'Em All
George Formby
20
In The Quartermaster's Store
Jack White and his Band
21
There'll Always Be An England
Jack Payne
22
Churchill Wartime Speech: We Shall Fight On The Beaches
Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
23
Beneath The Lights Of Home
Deanna Durbin
BONUS: Churchill and Friends

BONUS: Churchill and Friends

The drama of WWII in speech, sound and song.  Many of Churchill's key wartime speeches; commentary as German dive bombers attack British ships; Ed Murrow reporting from war-torn Trafalgar Square; General Slim addresses the 14th Army; General Montgomery's D-Day Speech; commentary as British Forces cross the Rhine; announcement of victory at Monte Cassino; and much, much more ... all presented in chronological order to provide a unique historical document in sound of the war years.

Disc 1

Track title
Artist
1
Bliss: March from 'Things To Come'
Arthur Bliss and the London Symphony Orchestra
2
A Call To War
Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
3
There'll Always Be An England
Jack Payne and his Orchestra
4
Be Ye Men Of Valour
Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
5
Live Eye-Witness Account Of German Dive Bombers In The Channel
6
Broadcast To The USA From Trafalgar Square
Ed Murrow, Reporter
7
Their Finest Hour
Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
8
The World Will Sing Again
Betty Driver
9
The Crux Of The Whole War
Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
10
Live Eye-Witness Account Of A Dog Fight Over The Channel
11
Westward, Look!
Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
12
This Is The Army, Mr. Jones
Irving Berlin & Chorus
13
The Opening Of The Battle Of El Alamein
Godfrey Talbot, Reporter
14
End Of The Beginning
Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
15
Broadcast from Naples: Victory At Monte Cassino, Italy
Ralph Howard, Reporter
16
Addressing The 14th Army In Mandalay
General Slim
17
Say A Prayer For The Boys Over There
Deanna Durbin
18
Of All The Wars
Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
19
D-Day Broadcast To The Allied Forces
General Eisenhower
20
D-Day Address To The Allied Forces
General Montgomery
21
Serves You Right (You Shouldn't Have Joined)
George Formby
22
Crossing The Rhine With The British Army
Wynford Vaughan Thomas, Reporter
23
Adolf
Billy Cotton and his Orchestra
24
Report On A Nazi Indoctrination Centre
Wynford Vaughan Thomas, Reporter
25
This Is Your Victory
Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
We'll Meet Again

We'll Meet Again

We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn * Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters * The White Cliffs Of Dover - Vera Lynn * Sentimental Journey - Doris Day * (We're Gonna Hang Out The Washing) On The Siegfried Line - Flanagan & Allen * Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye) - Gracie Fields.  Plus 17 more tracks, wartime speeches of the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill!

Disc 1

Track title
Artist
1
We'll Meet Again
Very Lynn
2
Churchill Wartime Speech
The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
3
Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye)
Gracie Fields
4
(We're Gonna Hang Out) The Washing On The Siegfried Line
Flanagan & Allen
5
Der Fuehrer's Face
Spike Jones and his City Slickers
6
The Thing-Ummy-Bob
Arthur Askey
7
London Pride
Noel Coward
8
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Vera Lynn
9
Sleepy Lagoon
Harry James and his Orchestra
10
Somebody Loves Me
Bing Crosby
11
Maybe
The Ink Spots
12
American Patrol
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
13
Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyones Else But Me)
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra with Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and the Modernaires
14
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
The Andrews Sisters
15
Don't Fence Me In
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
16
Sentimental Journey
Doris Day with the Les Brown Orchestra
17
I'm Nobody's Baby
Judy Garland
18
Lili Marlene
Anne Shelton
19
The White Cliffs Of Dover
Vera Lynn
20
Churchill Wartime Speech
The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
21
Air Battle Over The English Channel
BBC Broadcast - 14 July 1940
22
Air Battle Over The English Channel
BBC Broadcast - 14 July 1940
Golden Age Of Radio

Golden Age Of Radio

In The Mood - Glenn Miller * Whispering Grass - The Ink Spots * Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer - Ambrose & his Orchestra * Moonlight Becomes You - Bing Crosby * Cocktails For Two - Spike Jones and his Orchestra.  Plus 17 more tracks, including wartime public service broadcasts!

Disc 1

Track title
Artist
1
"This Is London Calling"
2
Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer
Anne Shelton with Ambrose and his Orchestra
3
Churchill Wartime Speech: Unconditional Surrender
The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
4
Serves You Right (You Shouldn't Have Joined)
George Formby
5
War Time Pubic Service Broadcast: Massingham Waters
6
Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie
Alan Breeze with Billy Cotton and his Band
7
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
Dorothy Carless with Geraldo and his Orchestra
8
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra with Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and the Modernaires
9
Love Is All
Deanna Durbin
10
We'll Gather Lilacs (Now That You're Home Once More)
Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth
11
Cocktails For Two
Spike Jones and his City Slickers
12
Down Forget-Me-Not Lane
Flanagan & Allen
13
Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)
The Ink Spots
14
Wartime Radio Broadcast: The Bombing Of London
Quentin Reynolds
15
Moonlight Becomes You
Bing Crosby with Scott Trotter and his Orchestra
16
You Made Me Love You
Harry James and his Orchestra
17
My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
Doris Day with Les Brown and his Orchestra
18
In The Mood
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
19
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)
Roy Dexter with Nat Gonella and his New Georgians
20
Be Like The Kettle And Sing
Very Lynn
21
At The Woodchopper's Ball
Joe Loss and his Orchestra
22
Change Partners
Fred Astaire
Forces Sweethearts

Forces Sweethearts

That Lovely Weekend - Dorothy Carless * Always - Deanna Durbin * I'll Be Seeing you - Anne Shelton * Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland * I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much) - Carmen Miranda.  Plus 15 more tracks, plus a wartime broadcast from HM The Queen!

Disc 1

Track title
Artist
1
Over The Rainbow
Judy Garland
2
I'll Be Seeing You
Anne Shelton
3
Long Ago (And Far Away)
Jo Stafford
4
Aren't You Glad You're You
Doris Day with Les Brown and his Orchestra
5
Moonlight In Vermont
Margaret Whiting
6
Rum and Coca-Cola
The Andrews Sisters
7
I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)
Carmen Miranda
8
Wartime Ration Broadcast
9
You Do Something To Me
Marlene Dietrich
10
Always
Deanna Durbin
11
Somebody's Thinking Of You Tonight
Elsie Carlisle
12
Wartime Broadcast
HM The Queen
13
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Dinah Shore
14
On The Isle Of May
Connie Boswell
15
That Lovely Weekend
Dorothy Carless with Geraldo and his Orchestra
16
I've Heard That Song Before
Helen Ward with Harry James and his Orchestra
17
There Goes That Song Again
Adelaide Hall
18
Bless This House
Gracie Fields
19
When They Sound The Last 'All Clear'
Vera Lynn
20
All-Clear Air-Raid Siren