Throughout the years, artists including Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bing Crosby, Nancy Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Green Day and Michael Bublé, among others, have recorded albums for Reprise. “Untrammeled, unfettered, unconfined” is how the early advertisements described Sinatra on Reprise.
At the time Sinatra’s business model was highly innovative in the recording industry the very first of its kind, he pioneered the concept of having artists create and control their recordings. Hailed by The New York Times for an “extraordinary voice elevated popular song into an art,” Sinatra realized a long-time dream by forming his own record label, Reprise, in 1960. Taken together, all five volumes, now available on all streaming services, present non-LP singles, alternate versions and bonus tracks from previous box sets. Several of the tracks are from Sinatra’s acclaimed Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre project. Volume 5 features Frank singing with musical legends such as Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Keely Smith, Nancy Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, and Sammy Davis Jr. Most of the songs on each volume have made their digital debut, and today’s collection follows Volume 1 ( HERE), released December 2020 in honor of Frank Sinatra’s birthday Volume 2 ( HERE), released in February 2021 for Valentine’s Day the spring release of Volume 3 ( HERE)in May and the summer release of Volume 4 in August ( HERE). Showcasing 14 Reprise tracks spanning 1962-1981, Frank Sinatra: Reprise Rarities Volume 5, available HERE, completes this digital-only series, which focuses on the legacy of “The Chairman of the Board” founding Reprise Records and features rarities available via all digital streaming platforms. Septem– Frank Sinatra, one of popular culture’s most captivating singers, was also a label founder, and the 60th anniversary celebration of his Reprise recordings continues across all streaming services today with the release of Frank Sinatra: Reprise Rarities Volume 5 from Frank Sinatra Enterprises and UMe.
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