1955-January-19

Frank Sinatra		Melbourne 19-1-1955

West Melbourne Stadium	Melbourne, Australia


Disc 1  -  52.33
1	Introduction by Frank D'Amor	1.01
2	I've Got The World On A String	2.00
3	I Get A Kick Out Of You		3.00
4	My Funny Valentine		2.41
5	Taking A Chance On Love		2.15
6	Three Coins In A Fountain	3.17
7	She's Funny That Way		2.10
8	Just One Of Those Things	3.21
9	A Foggy Day			2.41
10	All Of Me			3.35
11	Young At Heart			2.51
12	Nancy				2.02
13	They Can't Take That Away	2.44
14	Ol' Man River			4.34

15	Our Town			2.36	55-Sept-19 *
16	Grovers Corners			1.56	"
17	The Impatient Years		2.06	"
18	Fanfare To Commercial Break	 .44	"
19	Love And Marriage		1.57	"
20	Look To Your Heart		2.21	"
21	Closing Remarks			 .41	"
22	Closing Fanfare			1.48	"


*  55-Sept-19:  From "Our Town" broadcast on NBC TV


A relatively common Sinatra bootleg, one of his earliest 
recorded concerts. Original source of this boot is unknown. 
I don't know if it's an audience recording or soundboard 
(if there was soundboard back then), but the sound quality 
is quite good considering it's almost 50 years old. Some 
minor tape noise occasionally appears, indicating tape was 
part of it's lineage. I did not hear any vinyl noise. But 
that's just speculation. I'd be as interested as anyone to 
know the origins of this one.

This is a more subdued concert, what with a relatively small 
backing band - no big orchestration. A good setlist, with 
some songs Sinatra didn't perform much (if at all) in later 
years. Others you will recognize, but it's still interesting 
to hear takes on it from this point in his career.

To round out the disc, a portion of a radio show from the 
same year appears after the Australia concert. These songs 
were on the disc I received in trade, and I don't know if 
they were added, or if they were a part of an official 
bootleg release. From what I read at the SinatraArchive.com 
website, the radio tracks are incomplete - there were other 
songs performed, but are not included here. If any has them, 
please torrent them sometime.

The familiar track in the filler would be Love And Marriage. 
The other songs and commentary are all a part of an odd 
- and dated - story being told about early 20th century 
New England. I am unsure whether it's meant to be subversive, 
but it's interesting to hear, nonetheless.