Lettermen - College Standards (1963) Vinyl LP • Graduation Day

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Vinyl plays with crackles and some clicks (play-graded). Cover has discoloration spots and a few creases near edges; light-scuffing (front/back); large split near top of front, partially torn sticker on top-right of back. Inner-sleeve is original (Capitol ads); one seam partially split. Spine is partly readable with mild-wear. Some shelf-wear across top/bottom-edge. Top-edge partially split. Corners show wear. Opening is crisp with signs of use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. The Whiffenpoof Song
2. Dream
3. Moments To Remember
4. All I Do Is Dream Of You
5. Graduation Day
6. No Other Love
7. The Halls Of Ivy
8. It's Dark On Observatory Hill
9. Ane Lisle
10. I'll See You In My Dreams
11. The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi
12. The Party's Over

About The Record:

The Lettermen were a forward-looking vocal group, but this hit album from 1963 found them in a nostalgic mood, recalling the sound of the mid-'50s vocal group Somethin' Smith & the Redheads. The prominent banjo is a dead giveaway that Smith is their target, but the selection of old songs clinches it: they sing the Pied Pipers' Dream, the Four Lads' Moments to Remember, and the Four Freshmen standard Graduation Day, as well as collegiate oldies like The Halls of Ivy and The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. Not all of the songs adhere to the theme of matriculation, but all have the clean-cut, freshly scrubbed aura of idealized days gone by. The group's harmonies have never been better displayed, and their respect for -- and re-creation of -- the sounds of '40s and '50s vocal groups made College Standards an album for listeners of all ages. the album reached No. 65 on US charts.