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Columbia standard C-series album sets part 2

# Artist Title (mx) qty ent/who

C-280

C-281

C-282 Stan Freeman "Come On-A Stan's House"

(39538-41) 4 rec 1/22 GF

C-283 Charles Magnante (accordion) "Accordiana - Volume II"

( ) 4 rec 1/26 JR

C-284

C-285 Sammy Kaye "Christmas Serenade"

(39572-75) 4 rec 1/22 GF

C-286

C-287 Frankie Laine "One For My Baby"

(39598 -??) [c. 01/52] 4 rec 1/19 GP

C-288 Johnny Ray "Johnny Ray"

( ) 4 rec 1/19 GP

C-289 Doris Day "I'll See You In My Dreams"

( ) 4 rec 1/19 GP

C-290

C-291

C-292

C-293

C-294

C-295 Ken Griffin (organ) "Hawaiian Serenade"

(39675-77 + 78 or 75?) 4 rec 1/26 JR

C-296

C-297

C-298 Jo Stafford "As You Desire Me"

( ) 4 rec 1/19 GP

C-299 Various artists "Popular Favorites Vol V"

( ) ? rec 1/25 GF

C-300

C-301 Various artists "This Is My Best"

( ) ? rec 1/25 GF

C-302 Frankie Laine "Rainbow 'Round My Shoulders"

( ) 4 rec 1/26 GF

C-303

C-304 Xavier Cugat "Mambo At The Waldorf"

( ) ? rec 1/25 GF

C-305

C-306

C-307

C-308 Liberace "... At The Piano"

(8 sides) 4 rec 1/19 GP

C-309 The Chordettes "Harmony Encores"

( ) 4 rec 2/01 GF

C-310 Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye "For Your Dancing Party"

( ) 4 rec 1/19 GPdl

C-311 unknown "Jerome Kern's "Roberta" /

"Lovely To Look At" / more?

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

C-312

C-313

C-314

C-315

C-316

C-317

C-318 Josef Marias and Miranda "South African Folk Songs"

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

C-319

C-320 Franz Lehar (+ Dorothy Kirsten) "The Merry Widow"

( ) ? rec 2/01 dlGF

C-321

C-322 Guy Mitchell "Songs Of The Open Spaces"

( ) 2 rec 1/25 GF

C-323

C-324

C-325 Xavier Cugat "Tango With... "

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

C-326 Xavier Cugat "Samba with Cugat"

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

C-327 Ken Griffin "Skating Time"

( ) 4 rec 2/02 GF

C-328 Jo Stafford "... Sings Broadway's Best"

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

C-329 Liberace "An Evening With ..."

( ) 4 rec 2/01 GF

C-330

C-331 Marion Marlowe & Frank Parker "Sweethearts"

( ) 4 rec 1/19 GP

C-332

C-333

C-334 Doris Day "By The Light Of

The Silvery Moon"

( ) 4 rec 1/19 GP

C-335

C-336 Liberace " ... By Candlelight"

( ) 4 rec 2/02 GF

C-337

C-338 Jimmy Boyd "Christmas With ..."

( ) 4 rec 2/02 GF

C-339

C-340

C-341

C-342 Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford "A Musical Portrait Of New Orleans"

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

C-343 Jimmy Boyd "Christmas With ..."

( ) 4 rec 2/02 GF

C-344 Marion Marlowe & Frank Parker "Romance"

(40051-54) [c. 06/53] 4 rec 1/22 GF

C-345 Liberace "Concertos For You"

( ) 4 rec 2/01 GF

C-346

C-347 Doris Day (& Howard Keel) "Calamity Jane"

( ) 4 rec 2/01 GF

C-348 Arthur Godfrey "Christmas With ..."

(40109-12) [c. 01/54] 4 rec 1/18 MR

C-349 A Bleyer, M Marlowe, F Parker, etc "Christmas"

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

C-350

C-355 Arthur Godfrey "Arthur Godfrey's TV

Calendar Show"

( ) 6 rec? 2/01 GF

C-356

C-357

C-358

C-359

C-360

C-361

C-362 Jo Stafford "My Heart's In The Highlands"

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

C-363

C-364

C-365

C-366

C-367

C-368

C-369

C-370

C-371

C-372

C-373

C-374

C-375

C-376

C-377 Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell et al "Red Garters"

( ) 4 rec 1/15 GF

C-378 Liberace "Concertos For You - Volume 2"

( ) 4 rec 2/01 GF

C-379

C-380

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C-400 ?? "A Star Is Born"

possibly never issued - either format ( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

C-411 Jo Stafford "Garden Of Prayer"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

C-430 unknown artist(s) "Square Dancing (with &

without calls)

( ) 4 rec 2/01 GF

C-448 Liberace " ... Plays Chopin - Volume 1"

( ) 4 rec 2/01 GF

C-449 Liberace " ... Plays Chopin - Volume 2"

( ) 4 rec 2/01 GF

C-451 George Liberace "A Musical Journey With ..."

( ) 4 rec 2/01 GF

C-454 Liberace "Christmas at Liberace's"

( ) 6 rec? 2/01 GF

C-455 Doris Day - Frank Sinatra "Young At Heart"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

C-460 Rosemary Clooney "White Christmas"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

C-479 Liberace " ...At The Hollywood Bowl"

(no 45rpm issue, but 12" LP CL-600) ( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

C-487 Mary Stuart (w/ Percy Faith) "Joanne Sings"

( ) 4 rec 2/01 GF

C-491 Arthur Godfrey " ... Presents Carmel Quinn"

( ) 4 rec 2/01 GF

C-516 Fess Parker, etc. "Walt Disney's 'Davy Crockett,

Indian Fighter' "

(40476-77) [c. 01/55] 2 rec 1/22 GF

C-517 Fess Parker, etc. "Walt Disney's 'Davy Crockett

Goes To Congress' "

(40478-79) 2 rec 1/22 GF

C-518 Fess Parker, etc. "Walt Disney's Davy Crockett,

At The Alamo"

( ) ? rec 1/24 dl

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Note: the following are all 45rpm B-series record sets.

Possibly simultaneous issue on 78rpm C-series. Mostly 2 Extended Play (EP) discs:

B 1 - B 99 unknown

B 100 - B 112 unknown

B 113 Benny Goodman Sextet "Goodman Sextet Session"

(8 sides) 2 rec 1/18 RS

B 122 Benny Goodman "Benny's Best"

( ) 2 rec 1/30 GF

B 164 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra "Mood Ellington"

( ) ? rec 1/30 MR

B 167 Frank Sinatra "Christmas Songs With Sinatra"

( ) 2 rec 1/30 GF

B 174 Frankie Carle "... Presents Roses In Rhythm"

( ) 2 rec 1/30 GF

B 196 Jimmy Dorsey "Dixie By Dorsey - Jimmy Dorsey"

( ) ? rec 1/30 GF

B 211 Sarah Vaughn "Sarah Vaughn"

(8 sides) 2 rec 1/27 dl

B 215 Doris Day with Gene Nelson and

The Page Cavanaugh Trio "Tea For Two"

( ) ? rec 1/30 MR

B 218 Frank Sinatra "Sing And Dance With ..."

( ) 2 rec 1/27 dl

B 219 Sammy Kaye "...'s Sunday Serenade - Volume 1"

( ) 2 rec 1/27 dl

B 221 Les Brown "Classics In Rhythm"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 222 Xavier Cugat "... Dance Parade"

( ) 2 rec 1/26 GF

B 223 Les Brown and His Orch. "... Dance Parade"

( ) ? rec 2/06 GF,JR

B 232 Les Brown and His Band Of Renown " ... Dance Date"

( ) ? rec 2/06 GF,JR

B 233 Bill Clifton "Piano Moods"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 236 Lee Wiley, Bobby Hackett, etc. (same as C 236?)

B 237 Louis Armstrong " ...& His Hot Five"

( ) ? rec 2/06 GF,JR

B 238 Louis Armstrong " ...& His Hor Seven"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF,JR

B 239 Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines "Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF,JR

B 240 Louis Armstrong " ... Favorites"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF,JR

B 242 Earl Hines (w/ Rhythm acc.) "Piano Moods"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF,JR

B 243 Joe Reichman "Piano Moods"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 244 Erroll Garner "Erroll Garner Gems"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 245 Benny Goodman and His Orch. "... Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

Volume 1" (see iss B 250)

( ) 6 rec 1/27 dlGF

B 246 Benny Goodman and His Orch. "... Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

Volume 2" (see iss B 250)

( ) 6 rec 1/27 dlGF

B 247 Paul Weston and His Orch. "Your Dance Date With ..."

(also 10" LP 6162) ( ) 2 rec? 1/30 DC

B 248 Eddie Heywood "Piano Moods"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 249 Percy Faith "Your Dance Date With ..."

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 250 Benny Goodman and His Orch. "... Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

Complete" (see iss 245/246)

( ) 12 rec 2/07 dl,GF,JR

B 251 Nat Brandwynne "Piano Moods"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 252 Max Miller "Piano Moods"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 253 Eadie & Rack "Piano Moods"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 254 Ken Griffin at the Organ "Anniversary Songs"

(8 sides) 2 rec 1/27 dl

B 255 Percy Faith & His Orch. "American Waltzes"

( ) 2 rec 1/26 dl

B 257 Ralph Sutton " ...Plays The Music Of Fats Waller"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 258 Tony Pastor and His Orch. "Dance Date With Tony Pastor"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 259 The Dell Trio "Cocktail Time"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 260 Alex Wilder Octet "Alex Wilder Octet"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 261 Norman Chittison Trio "Norman Chittison Trio"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 262 Ken Wilson (organ) "Yours By Request"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 263 Woody Herman and His Orch. "Woody Herman Dance Parade"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 264 Teddy Wilson "Piano Moods"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 265 Eddy Manson "Harmonica Impressions"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 266 The Dell Trio " ... Presents"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 267

B 268 Freddy Gardner (saxophone)

w/ orchestral acc. "Freddy Gardner"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 269 Ralph Sutton (piano) w/ Rhythm acc. "Piano Moods"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 270 Gene Autry "Merry Christmas With ..."

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 271

B 272 George Wettling "George Wettling's Jazz Band"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 273

B 274 Paul Weston & His Orch. "Melodies For Moonlight"

(10" LP 6191) ( ) 2 rec 1/30 DC

B 275 Paul Weston & His Orch. "Melodies For Sweethearts"

(8 sides) 2 rec 1/27 dl

B 276 Ray Noble and His Orch. "Ray Noble Dance Parade"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 277 Harry James and His Orch. "Harry James Dance Parade"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 278 Ralph Ginsberg & His

Palmer House Ensemble "Dinner Music by ..."

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 279 Pearl Bailey " ... Entertains"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 280 Bing Crosby "Crosby Classics"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 281 Bing Crosby "Crosby Classics - Volume II"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 283

B 284 David Le'winter "An Evening At The Pump

Room With ..."

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 285

B 286 Steve Allen " ... At The Piano"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF,JR

B 287 Frankie Laine "One For My Baby"

( ) [c. 01/52] 2 rec 1/27 dl

B 288 Johnny Ray "Johnny Ray"

( ) 2 rec 1/27 dl

B 289 Doris Day "I'll See You In My Dreams"

( ) 2 rec 1/27 dl

B 290 Joe Bushkin and Trio "After Hours With Joe Bushkin"

( ) 4 rec 9/07 GF,JR, TE

B 291 Cy Walter (at the piano) "Holiday For Keys"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 292 Percy Faith and His Orch. "Fascinating Rhythms"

(8 sides) 2 rec 2/07 dl,JR

B 293 Paul Weston and His Orch. "Melodies For A Sentimental Mood"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 294 Various Artists (??) "Popular Favorites Volume IV"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF,JR

B 295 Ken Griffin (organ) "Hawaiian Serenade"

( ) 2 rec 1/26 JR

B 296 Harry James and His Orch. "Soft Lights, Sweet Trumpet"

(8 sides) 2 rec 2/07 dl,JR

B 297 Les Compagnons de la Chanson " Les Compagnons de la Chanson "

(8 sides) 2 rec 2/07 dl,JR

B 298 Jo Stafford "As You Desire Me"

( ) 2 rec 1/26 GF

B 299 Various artists - incl "Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania" by Guy Mitchell "Popular Favorites Vol V"

( ) (07/06/52) 2 rec 1/25 GF

B 301 Various artists - incl "My Heart Cries

For You" by Guy Mitchell "This Is My Best"

( ) (08/29/52) 2 rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 302 Frankie Laine "Rainbow 'Round My Shoulders"

(39799-800) 2 rec 1/26 GF

B 303 Erroll Garner "Solo Flight"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 304 Xavier Cugat "Mambo At The Waldorf"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 305 Percy Faith and His Orch. "Fiesta Rhythms: ..."

( ) ? rec 2/08 GF,JR

B 306 Lee Wiley " ... Sings Vincent Youmans"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 307 Lee Wiley " ... Sings Irving Berlin"

( ) ? rec 2/07 GF,JR

B 308 Liberace "... At The Piano"

(8 sides) 2 rec 1/27 dlGF

B 309 The Chordettes "Harmony Encores"

( ) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 310 Swing & Sway With Sammy Kaye "Let's Swing & Sway With

Sammy Kaye For

Your Dancing Party"

(8 sides) 2 rec 2/07 dl,GF,JR

B 311 unknown "Jerome Kern's "Roberta" /

"Lovely To Look At" / more?

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 314 Tony Bennett "Because Of You"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 315 Mitch Miller " ... With Horns & Chorus"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 316 Edith Piaf "Encores Parisienne"

( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 317 Josef Marais and Miranda "Josef Marais and Miranda"

(EP 5-1009/10) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 318 Josef Marias and Miranda "South African Folk Songs"

possible C-series issue (EP 5-1011/12) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 319 Rosemary Clooney & Harry James "Hollywood's Best"

no known C-series issue (EP 5-1013/14) 2 rec 1/12 dlGF

B 320 Franz Lehar (+ Dorothy Kirsten) "The Merry Widow"

( ) ? rec 2/01 dlGF

B 322 Guy Mitchell "Songs Of The Open Spaces"

(EP 5-1279/80) (11/21/52) 2 rec 1/25 GF

B 323 Paul Weston "Whispers In The Dark"

no known C-series issue (8 sides) 2 rec 1/17 dl

B 325 Xavier Cugat "Tango With... "

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

B 326 Xavier Cugat "Samba with Cugat"

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

B 327 Ken Griffin "Skating Time"

(EP 5-1367/68) 2 rec 2/02 GF

B 328 Jo Stafford "... Sings Broadway's Best"

( ) 2 rec 1/26 GF

B 329 Liberace "An Evening With... "

(EP 5-1371/72) 2 rec 1/29 dl

B 330

B 331 Marion Marlowe & Frank Parker "Sweethearts"

(EP 5-1379/80) 2 rec 1/27 dl

B 334 Doris Day "By The Light Of

The Silvery Moon"

(EP 5-1487/88) 2 rec 1/27 dl

B 335

B 336 Liberace " ... By Candlelight"

(EP 5-1546/47) 2 rec 2/02 GF

B 342 Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford "A Musical Portrait Of New Orleans"

( ) 2 rec 1/26 GF

B 343 Jimmy Boyd "Christmas With ..."

(EP 5-1680/81) 2 rec 2/02 GF

B 344 Marion Marlowe & Frank Parker "Romance"

(EP 5-1806/07) [c. 06/53] 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 345 Liberace "Concertos For You"

(EP 5-1808/09) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 347 Doris Day (& Howard Keel) "Calamity Jane"

(EP 5-1777/78) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 348 Arthur Godfrey "Christmas With ..."

(EP 5-1779/80/81) 3 rec 2/01 GF

B 349 A Bleyer, M Marlowe, F Parker, etc "Christmas"

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

B 355 Arthur Godfrey "Arthur Godfrey's TV

Calendar Show"

(EP 5-1663/64/65) 3 rec 2/01 GF

B 362 Jo Stafford "My Heart's In The Highlands"

( ) 2 rec 1/26 GF

B 366 Franco Ferrara ??

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

B 372 Percy Faith, Mitch Miller ??

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

B 377 Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell et al "Red Garters"

(EP 5-1850/51) (02/01/54) 2 rec 1/15 GF

B 378 Liberace "Concertos For You - Volume 2"

(EP 5-1832/33) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 379 Paul Weston & Liberace

B 386 Duke Ellington

B 391 Duke Ellington

B 394 Xavier Cugat "Dance date with ..."

B 400 ?? "A Star Is Born"

possibly never issued ( ) ? rec 2/01 GF

B 430 unknown artist(s) "Square Dancing (with &

without calls)

(EP 5-1966/67) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 448 Liberace " ... Plays Chopin - Volume 1"

(EP 5-2022/23) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 449 Liberace " ... Plays Chopin - Volume 2"

(EP 5-2024/25) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 451 George Liberace "A Musical Journey With ..."

(EP 5-2004/05) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 454 Liberace "Christmas at Liberace's"

(EP 5-2049/50/51) 3 rec 2/01 GF

B 455 Doris Day - Frank Sinatra "Young At Heart"

(EP 5-2047/48) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 458 P. J. Smith w/ Walt Disney Orch. ??

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

B 460 Rosemary Clooney "White Christmas"

(EP 5-2041/42) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 470 Marge & Gower Champion

B 502 Harry James

B 473 Dave Brubeck

B 480 Les Elgart

B 482 Miff Mole, Eddie Condon - others

B 487 Mary Stuart (w/ Percy Faith) "Joanne Sings"

(EP 5-2084/85) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 491 Arthur Godfrey " ... Presents Carmel Quinn"

(EP 5-2116/17) 2 rec 2/01 GF

B 494 Liberace

B 497 Michel Legrand

B 500 Arthur Godfrey "New York, New York"

B 507 Duke Ellington

B 515 Michel Legrand, Morton Gould, etc

B 532 Percy Faith

B 536 Louis Armstrong

B 540 Doris Day "Love Me Or Leave Me"

( ) 3 rec 1/22 GF

B 688 Various artists: Tony Bennett -

Percy Faith & Orch - Johnnie Ray -

Dan Terry - Jerry Vale - Belmonte -

Guy Mitchell - Dan Terry & Orch. -

Frankie Laine - The Four Lads - Paul

Weston & Orch "Music For Baby Sitters"

( ) (11/21/55) 3 rec 1/25 GF

B 691 Jo Stafford "Happy Holiday"

( ) ? rec 1/26 GF

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Note: If entries are in italics it indicates that 78rpm C-series sets have not been verified and that the

data was derived from 45rpm B-series issues.

If entries are in blue it indicates they were issued as B-series 45rpm sets, but possibly not on

equivalent C-series 78rpm sets

Abbreviations:

IC - Inigo Cubillo

DC - Don Chichester

GF - Graeme Freeland

DL - Darrell Lehman

dl - David Lennick

RH - Ron L'Herault

JK - J. E. Knox

GP - George Peek

JR - Jack Raymond

MR - Malcolm Rockwell

DS - David Sanderson

JS - Joe Schmidt

RS - Robert Kent Shirer

JV - Julian Vein

Note: album entry date preceeding the above abbreviations in the listing is the most current one.

In other words "2/11 JK,GP" means that Joe Knox had data entered on February 11th that up-

dated a previous entry by George Peek (date for which was removed because of space constraints).

(HJC) = Hot Jazz Classics

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This information compiled 2003 by Malcolm Rockwell

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Last Updated on March 10, 2011
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