1940s

Immerse yourself in a decade of profound contrast, where the uplifting swing of the Big Bands provided a vital soundtrack to wartime resilience and global recovery. From the morale-boosting anthems of the war years to the raucous roots of rhythm and blues, hear the music that bridged a world in transition.

1940

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Too Romantic
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Too Romantic

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Frank Sinatra

Too Romantic

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Jazz

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Ko-ko
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Ko-ko

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Duke Ellington

Ko-ko

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Jazz

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Ko-ko
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Ko-ko

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Duke Ellington

Ko-ko

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Easy Listening

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I Haven't Time to Be a Millionaire
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I Haven't Time to Be a Millionaire

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Frank Sinatra

I Haven't Time to Be a Millionaire

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Perfidia
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Perfidia

Xavier Cugat

Perfidia

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£4.98
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Jazz

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Oh Johnny!
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Oh Johnny!

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Orrin Tucker & His Orchestra

Oh Johnny!

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1941

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Jazz

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Take the 'A' Train
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Take the 'A' Train

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Duke Ellington

Take the 'A' Train

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1942

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Jazz

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Travelin' light
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Travelin' light

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Billie Holiday

Travelin' light

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Jazz

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Mr. Five By Five
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Mr. Five By Five

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Freddie Slack

Mr. Five By Five

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1943

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Rock/Pop

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Victory Polka
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Victory Polka

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Bing Crosby

Victory Polka

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Soundtracks

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Cabin in the Sky
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Cabin in the Sky

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Various Artists

Cabin in the Sky

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Soundtracks

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This Is the Army/call Me Mister/texas Lil Darlin'
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This Is the Army/call Me Mister/texas Lil Darlin'

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Various Artists

This Is the Army/call Me Mister/texas Lil Darlin'

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Easy Listening

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I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
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I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen

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Various Artists

I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen

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Soundtracks

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Oklahoma!
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Oklahoma!

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Oklahoma - Original Cast Recording

Oklahoma!

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Blues

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I'm Through Confessin' the Blues
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I'm Through Confessin' the Blues

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Walter Brown

I'm Through Confessin' the Blues

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£9.98
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1944

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Easy Listening

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Can't Help Singing
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Can't Help Singing

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Deanna Durbin

Can't Help Singing

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Blues

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I Wonder
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I Wonder

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Cecil Gant

I Wonder

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Blues

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The Cecil Gant Collection
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The Cecil Gant Collection

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Cecil Gant

The Cecil Gant Collection

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Easy Listening

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Always
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Always

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Deanna Durbin

Always

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Easy Listening

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In the Mood
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In the Mood

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Various Artists

In the Mood

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Jazz

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Blue Flame
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Blue Flame

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Woody Herman & His Orchestra

Blue Flame

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1945

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Jazz

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Those Fabulous Dorseys
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Those Fabulous Dorseys

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Tommy Dorsey & Jimmy Dorsey

Those Fabulous Dorseys

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Easy Listening

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Walkin' My Baby Back Home
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Walkin' My Baby Back Home

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Jo Stafford

Walkin' My Baby Back Home

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Jazz

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The Treasury Shows
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The Treasury Shows

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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

The Treasury Shows

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Easy Listening

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Songs of the Islands
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Songs of the Islands

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Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiians

Songs of the Islands

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Jazz

Sentimental Journey
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Sentimental Journey

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Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra

Sentimental Journey

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Jazz

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Lover Man
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Lover Man

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Billie Holiday

Lover Man

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1946

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Country

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The Lure of Tumbleweed Trails
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The Lure of Tumbleweed Trails

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The Sons of the Pioneers

The Lure of Tumbleweed Trails

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Jazz

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Artistry in Rhythm
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Artistry in Rhythm

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Stan Kenton

Artistry in Rhythm

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Country

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Someday
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Someday

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Elton Britt

Someday

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Easy Listening

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La Vie En Rose
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La Vie En Rose

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Edith Piaf

La Vie En Rose

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Blues

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Drifting Blues
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Drifting Blues

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Charles Brown

Drifting Blues

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Jazz

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Five Classic Albums
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Five Classic Albums

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Illinois Jacquet

Five Classic Albums

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£5.98
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1947

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Comedy

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'Mis-taken Music'
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'Mis-taken Music'

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Spike Jones and His City Slickers

'Mis-taken Music'

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Jazz

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The Glenn Miller Memorial Album
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The Glenn Miller Memorial Album

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Glenn Miller

The Glenn Miller Memorial Album

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Easy Listening

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Near You
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Near You

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Larry Green & His Orchestra

Near You

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Blues

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Jumpin' At The Mardi Gras
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Jumpin' At The Mardi Gras

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Joe Lutcher

Jumpin' At The Mardi Gras

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Country

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Bouquet of Roses
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Bouquet of Roses

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Eddy Arnold

Bouquet of Roses

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Jazz

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Genius of Modern Music
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Genius of Modern Music

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Thelonious Monk

Genius of Modern Music

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1948

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Blues

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Good Rockin' Tonight
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Good Rockin' Tonight

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Roy Brown

Good Rockin' Tonight

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Country

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Texas Blues
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Texas Blues

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Foy Willing and The Riders of The Purple Sage

Texas Blues

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Parkers Mood
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Parkers Mood

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Charlie Parker

Parkers Mood

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Blues

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King Size Papa
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King Size Papa

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Julia Lee

King Size Papa

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Country

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Guitar Boogie
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Guitar Boogie

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Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith

Guitar Boogie

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R&B/Soul

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Cake Walkin'
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Cake Walkin'

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Al Wichard

Cake Walkin'

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£11.98
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1949

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Easy Listening

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If I Knew You Were Comin'
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If I Knew You Were Comin'

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Eileen Barton

If I Knew You Were Comin'

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Country

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Foggy Mountain Breakdown
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Foggy Mountain Breakdown

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Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys

Foggy Mountain Breakdown

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Jazz

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Guy Lombardo
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Guy Lombardo

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Guy Lombardo

Guy Lombardo

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Jazz

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Djangology
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Djangology

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Django Reinhardt & the Quintet of the Hot Club of France

Djangology

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£14.98
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Jazz

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Four Classic Albums
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Four Classic Albums

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Jo Stafford

Four Classic Albums

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£5.98
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Easy Listening

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That Lucky Old Sun
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That Lucky Old Sun

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Frankie Laine

That Lucky Old Sun

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