Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium

Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium
Live album by
Released1976
RecordedJune 24–25, 1976
GenreVocal
LabelK-Tel Records (NE-951)
ProducerKen Barnes
Bing Crosby chronology
At My Time of Life
(1976)
Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium
(1976)
Feels Good, Feels Right
(1976)

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.[1] 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.[2]

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. [3]

The album entered the UK charts in November 1977 and peaked at No. 9.[4]

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, 33-34 and 36. 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[5] included tracks 15-16, 33-34 and 36 but not track 17 and the Crosby Family “Round” neither of which have ever been issued in digital form.

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  2. ^ "Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Fred. The Crosby Collection 1926-1977 (Part Five: 1961-1977 ed.). John Joyce. p. 197.
  4. ^ British Hit Singles & Albums (2005 ed.). Guinness World Records. p. 126. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  5. ^ "Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved August 8, 2015.