The Peggy Lee Bio-Discography's Picture Gallery:
Capitol Anthologies And Hits Packages
by Iván Santiago-Mercado
Generated on Feb 9, 2012
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Scope And Contents
This page focuses on Peggy Lee anthologies which meet the following criteria: (a) they contain primarily Capitol masters and (b) they qualify as either official or licensed releases. An official issue is one made by the company that owns the masters, or by a branch of that company. In this case (and taking into account name changes over the years or across continents), the official companies are Capitol, EMI, Music For Pleasure, Pathé Marconi, Odeon, Toshiba, Bovema, Electrola, Axis, and CEMA. Also qualifying as legitimate releases are those by record labels which have been affiliated to EMI at some point in time, or which have otherwise paid a fee to EMI for the right to use Capitol tracks. Among them: Disky, Pickwick, Collectors' Choice, and Starbucks' Hear Music.
As for my organization of this page, I begin by recommending the anthologies that strike me as above average (section I) and then move on to a quick re-assessment (section II) of a few anthologies that were discussed in a previous page. The rest of the page is organized chronologically by the anthologies' year of release. (Incidentally, my goal is to make the present gallery of album covers as complete as possible. Currently, tracking down Japanese anthologies is proving particularly difficult. I would appreciate receiving missing album scans from fellow fans and kind souls. Access to my email address can be obtained by clicking on my name as found above, in blue coloring.)
I. RECOMMENDATIONS
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1. Title: The Singles Collection / Format: CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: 7243 5 39756 2 3 / Rel. Year: 2002 / Discs: 4 / Tracks: 107 / Note: A collectors' dream, this collection concentrates on Lee's singles during her Capitol tenures. Found in the collection as well are key singles licensed from the A&M, Columbia and Decca vaults. Among the many praiseworthy inclusions are two masters recorded for Ara Records that had not seen the light of day since the 78 era, and a master which was not just previously unissued but also formerly unknown. The 72-page booklet is a lavish affair, with many photos (a generous portion of them in color), some eye-catching sections (e.g., a selective gallery of sheet music), and a long, comprehensive essay by music writer Will Friedwald. The set was nominated for two Grammy awards in 2004. One of the nominations, for Best Historical Album, was bestowed on producers Cy Godfrey and Steve Woof. The other nomination, for Best Album Notes, went to Friedwald. (The winner in both categories was Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey.) Remix/Remastering producer: Cy Godfrey. Project coordinator: Steve Woof. Artwork and design: Claire Parsons. Remixing and remastering of individual tracks credited to Steve Genewick, Ron McMaster, Odea Murphy, Bob Norberg, and Dave McEowen. (In the interest of full disclosure, I should add that I contributed the project's discographical section. I believe, however, that most non-biased music listeners would concur with my recommendation of this item.)
2. Title: The Lost '40's & '50's Capitol Masters / Format: MP3 & CD / Label: Collectors' Choice / Cat. Num.: Ccm 917 2 [CD] / Rel. Year: 2008 / Discs: 2 / Tracks: 39 / Note: Another collector's dream, this anthology contains the Lee 1945-1952 Capitol recordings which (a) had not been included in item #1 and which (b) still remained unreleased, back in 2008. The Lost '40's & '50's Capitol Masters also boasts various previously unissued masters and alternate takes. The project was masterminded by producer Jim Pierson, to whom Peggy Lee completists owe a lot of gratitude, due to the substantial number of noteworthy Peggy Lee CDs that he has spearheaded. Also, for this particular project, fans were also fortunate to count with the keen support of Gordon Anderson when he was still senior vicepresident and general manager at Collectors' Choice Music. Compilation producer: Jim Pierson. Executive producer: Gordon Anderson. Mastering: Dave McEowen. Audio restoration: Blue Wave. Liner notes: David Torresen.
3. Title: Come Rain Or Come Shine ("Opus Collection" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Hear Music / Cat. Num.: 509996 / Rel. Year: 2010 / Tracks: 15 / Note: Eight years after Peggy Lee's passing, this well-made Starbucks anthology brought her back to the music charts, thereby proving that she remains a marketable artist. The CD picked at #2 in Billboard's Top Selling Jazz Albums, #7 in Top Selling Independent Albums, and #51 in the main, Top 200 Albums chart. Produced by Timothy Jones. Liner notes by Steven Stolder.
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4. Title: Fever; The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: CS & CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (England) CdFever 1; also 72437 80361 2 8 / Rel. Year: 1992 / Tracks: 24 / Note: This excellent-sounding anthology includes a fair number of uplifting and even teasing Peggy Lee interpretations which professional compilers have generally passed over, in favor of the same tried-and-true hit numbers. Among the former: "I'm Just Wild About Harry," "Hey, Look Me Over," "It Could Happen To You," "Sneakin' Up On You," and "Come Dance With Me." Those numbers are well integrated in a track listing that also makes room for a few of the aforementioned hits ("It's A Good Day," "Pass Me By," et cetera) and for some intimate, warm balladry ("Fly Me To The Moon," "The Folks Who Live On The Hill," et cetera). Compiled and produced by Alan Dell.
5. Title: The Early Years (Collectors Series, Volume 1) / Format: CS & CD / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: C4 5 93195 & Cdp 7 93195 / Rel. Year: 1990 / Tracks: 27 / Note: Widely favored among listeners, this tasteful collection of early Peggy Lee hits was mastered mostly from the original lacquer master session discs (the exceptions being two tracks which had to be sourced from full track mono master session tapes instead). As additional treats, the track listing contains two charming bits of studio chatter. Produced and researched by Ron Furmanek, to whom much of the project's technical and overall success is probably owed. Digitally remastered by Bob Norberg. Liner notes by Robin Callot. The prospective second Peggy Lee volume in this series was actually released in 2000 -- although it was not identified as a sequel -- under the title Rare Gems And Hidden Treasures.
6. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: CD / Label: EMI Special Markets / Cat. Num.: 95937 / Rel. Year: 1995 / Tracks: 10 / Note: Lacking liner notes and amounting to just 10 songs, this budget compilation would seem to have very little going for it. Upon listening, however, it provides the unexpected pleasure of fine sound quality and a track listing that combines hits such as "Fever" and "Alright, Okay, You Win" with various superior Lee interpretations that have generally gone unnoticed, such as "I'm Beginning To See The Light" and "The Man I Love."
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7. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee; The Capitol Years ("Blues & Jazz Sessions" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Capitol Jazz / Cat. Num.: 7243 8 21204 2 1 / Rel. Year: 1997 / Tracks: 18 / Note: This collection stands out for its track selection, which emphasizes not only Peggy Lee's inclination toward blues-based material but also her blues-oriented approach to songs which are not typically associated with that genre. Selections include "See See Rider," "Why Don't You Do Right," "You Don't Know," "Just For A Thrill," "The Thrill Is Gone" (the B.B. King hit, not the standard), "Whisper Not," and "Blue Prelude." The sound quality is fine. The booklet contains a strong, interesting text, marred only by a few factual and discographical mistakes. Produced by Will Friedwald. Liner notes by Will Friedwald.
8. Title: The Very Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (England) 7243 5 27818 2 9 / Rel. Year: 2000 / Tracks: 24 / Note: This may well be the most satisfactory single-disc Peggy Lee anthology ever made, with competition coming only from items #4 and #7. The sound quality is above-average. The time period covered (1947-1970) is suitably wide. There are even three non-Capitol tracks, one of them being Lee's celebrated rendition of "Black Coffee." The other two are the correct soundtrack versions of "He's A Tramp" and "The Siamese Cat Song" ("correct" as opposed to the also very good but in reality non-soundtrack versions heard in many non-Disney issues). Among the other 21 tracks are all the major Capitol hits and the often-praised numbers ("Fever," "The Folks Who Live On The Hill," "Why Don't You Do Right"," "I'm A Woman," "Big Spender," "Till There Was You," etc.), with the exception of "Is That Al There Is?" Lesser known picks, curiosities, and worthy selections include "Bali Ha'i," "You'll Remember Me," Things Are Swingin'," "I Enjoy Being A Girl," and "I Feel It." Remastered and remixed by Ron McMaster. Liner notes by Mike McNally, who might have also been the unidentified producer.
9. Title: Miss Peggy Lee / Format: CD / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: 0777 7 97826 2 8 (97827-97830) / Rel. Year: 1998 / Discs: 4 / Tracks: 113 / Note: I can only give a partial recommendation to this 4CD anthology. I'll begin with the positive commentary. The number of tracks per disc is commendably high (over 25), and there are quite a few masters which had never been issued before their inclusion in this project. Very good sound quality is heard in the second disc, featuring tracks from the 1940s. The first disc comes off alright, too, but the same cannot be said of the set's third and fourth discs. The tracks in those discs (all of them from Lee's 1957-1972 Capitol tenure) lack, to my ear, the warmth and vibrancy that enriches collections such as #4 above. The perceived problem seems to stem from the remastering and remixing. Also a mixed bag is the 76-page booklet. It boasts many photos (all of them b&w) and an engaging if brief track-by-track annotation by Jim Pierson. On the minus side, the booklet's long essay by Gene Lees consists mostly of recycled material from his previous writings -- to such an extent that portions of it are dedicated to songs not found in the anthology. Executive producer: Wayne Watkins. Produced and compiled by Brad Benedict. Production assistance: Karen Myer and Wendy Brueder. Executive producer: Wayne Watkins. Remixed and digitally remastered by Bob Norberg.
II. PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED ANTHOLOGIES
General Note:
1-5. The above-shown issues were previously discussed in the page that this discography dedicates to Lee's main Capitol albums. They were placed in that page because (a) they were not overtly marketed as compilations at the time of their release and because (b) most of them featured a significant share of tracks that were, at the time of the issues' release, either previously unissued or brand new to vinyl. Here is a quick rundown of each item's contents. The 1950 album My Best To You contains numbers that Lee recorded in 1946 and 1947. For the 1953 10" LP Capitol Presents ... Peggy Lee (herein represented by the cover of a different album -- due to my missing of the actual artwork -- that happens to use the same artwork), an in-house producer in England culled tracks from Lee's 1947-1950 Capitol period. The 1963 World Record Club 12" LP The Fabulous Miss Lee was actually a reissue of Capitol Presents ... Peggy Lee, with a couple of its 4 additional tracks dating back to 1946. The 1960 USA Capitol album All Aglow Again! mixed tracks from 1947, 1952, 1957, 1958, and 1959 -- most of them originally released as singles, some others being previously unreleased tracks. Finally, Extra Special! could be perceived as a sequel to All Aglow Again!, because it combines rare tracks with singles recorded between 1960 and 1966.
III. 1962: BEWITCHING-LEE!
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1. Title: Bewitching-Lee! ("The Star Line" Series) / Format: LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: (D)T 1743 / Rel. Year: 1962 / Tracks: 12 / Note: Released in mono only. Two thirds of this compilation consist of numbers recorded during the 1945-1947 period. The other four tracks date from 1958 and 1959. (Incidentally, the above-shown image belongs to the mono British version of the LP. I have chosen it over images of the American versions because it has better picture quality.)
2. Title: Bewitching-Lee! / Format: CD / Label: Dcc / Cat. Num.: Dzs 179; also 7243 5 23863 2 1 / Rel. Year: 1999 / Tracks: 14 / Note: Reissue of item #1, with one deleted track ("Mañana) and three bonus tracks ("You Don't Know," "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'," and "Is That All There Is?").
3. Title: Bewitching-Lee! / Format: audiophile LP & CD / Label: S&P / Cat. Num.: Sp 502 & Spr 709 [also Emi 7243 5 84239 2 1] / Rel. Year: 2003 / Tracks: 15 / Note: Reissue of item #1, with three bonus tracks ("You Don't Know," "I'm A Woman," and "Unforgettable"). Notice that two of the three bonus tracks are different from those in item #2. An audiophile release (the vinyl version being 180 gram), this is by far the best edition of the album Bewitching-Lee!
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4. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: LP / Label: Capitol EMI / Cat. Num.: (Israel) Pocs 1021 / Rel. Year: unknown; post 1968 / Tracks: 12 / Note: This Israeli issue combines tracks from two of the hits packages that Capitol released in the United States. Side A (the first six songs) is the same as the A side of the 1968 Capitol album The Hits Of Peggy Lee (an album to be discussed in the next section). Side B is the same as the A side of the 1962 Capitol album Bewitching-Lee!. Stamped on the back cover of this issue is the legend "for sale in Israel only."
5. Title: Bewitching-Lee! / Format: LP / Label: Summit / Cat. Num.: (Australia) Sra 004 / Tracks: 12 / Note: Reissue of item #1. Same tracks, different artwork. Presumed to be a licensed issue.
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6. Back cover of the original LP (item #1).
7. Back cover of item #5.
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8. Title: Bewitching-Lee! (Encore Series) / Format: LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: (Australia) Enc 9148 / Rel. Year: unknown / Tracks: 12
IV. 1965: THE BEST OF PEGGY LEE
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1. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: LP / Label: Discos Capitol De México / Cat. Num.: (México) Tm 20726 / Rel. Year: ca. 1965 / Tracks: 12 / Note: The year of release is approximate; 1966 and 1967 are also possibilities. The back cover supplies the song titles in both English and Spanish. Oddly, this album (with such typical American Capitol cover) was never released in the United States.
V. 1966: THE HITS OF PEGGY LEE
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1 & 2. Title: The Hits Of Peggy Lee (Starline Series) / Format: Reel & LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: St 2887 / Rel. Year: 1968 / Tracks: 11
3. Title: The Hits Of Peggy Lee / Format: LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: (Asia) Csj 701 / Rel. Year: unknown / Tracks: 11
General Note:
During the LP era, this album may have been the most internationally disseminated hits package by Lee. Although this discography woud seem to list just two or three versions, in reality there are many more versions herein. Those other versions just happen to go by a different title: The Best Of Peggy Lee (the album discussed in the next section) is actually a British reconfiguration of The Hits Of Peggy Lee. Furthermore, I do not doubt that there yet others foreign editions of The Hits of Peggy Lee with which I am not yet acquainted.
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4. Back cover of the original LP (image #2).
VI. 1968: THE BEST OF PEGGY LEE
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1. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: 8-track & CS & LP / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (England) 8x 21141 & Tc 21141 & (S)t 21141 / Rel. Year: 1968 / Tracks: 16 / Note: This album is the British edition of the 1968 American package The Hits Of Peggy Lee (section V above). Whereas the American album has just 11 tracks, this British version includes 5 more. One rationale behind the bonus tracks was probably that, in Great Britain, Lee was identified with most if not all of those added numbers.
2 & 3. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: LP & CS / Label: Emi Music For Pleasure / Cat. Num.: (England) Mfp 5605 & TcMfp 5605 / Rel. Year: 1983 / Tracks: 16 / Note: Straight reissue of item #1, with a slightly altered cover.
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4 & 5. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee ("The Very Best Of" Series) / Format: LP / Label: Emi Bovema / Cat. Num.: (The Netherlands) 5C 054.80056 / Rel. Year: unknown; no earlier than 1968 / Tracks: 11 / Note: This album is a Dutch edition of the 1968 American package The Hits Of Peggy Lee (section V above). Whereas the American album has just 11 tracks, this Dutch version has one less, rounding out the total to 10. (The skipped track is "I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her.") My thanks to Roland Bergevoet for his generous assistance with the research of this album.
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6 & 7. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: LP / Label: Supraphon / Cat. Num.: (Czechoslovakia) 11 0466 1 / Rel. Year: 1988 / Tracks: 14 / Note: Abridged Czech edition of album #1 above. The two excluded tracks are "I'll Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him" and "Why Don't You Do Right?." Presumed to be a licensed issue. The two images on display, both of them obtained from an internet search, seem to belong to the same album (not to an original and a reissue), with one of them possibly showing a laminated cover, the other a non-laminated cover.
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8 & 9. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: LP / Label: Capitol EMI / Cat. Num.: (Israel) Pocs 1021 / Rel. Year: unknown; post 1968 / Tracks: 12 / Note: This Israeli issue combines tracks from two of the hits packages that Capitol released in the United States. Side A (the first six songs) is the same as the A side of the 1968 Capitol album The Hits Of Peggy Lee. Side B is the same as the A side of the 1962 Capitol album Bewitching-Lee!. Stamped on the back cover of this album is the legend "for sale in Israel only."
VII. 1968: ONCE MORE WITH FEELING / I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING
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1 & 2. Title: Once More With Feeling - I've Got The World On A String ("2 Sensational Albums In 1 Hit Package") / Format: LP / Label: Pickwick / Cat. Num.: Ptp 2028 2 / Rel. Year: 1968 / Vinyl Pieces: 2 / Tracks: 19 / Note: Shown above are the front and back covers of this gatefold album.
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3. Another shot of the gatefold album's back cover.
4. Title: Once More With Feeling / Format: 8-track & LP / Label: Pickwick / Cat. Num.: P8 139 & (S)Pc 3090 / Rel. Year: 1968 / Tracks: 10 / Note: The two LPs included in the above-discussed gatefold album were also sold separately, as single LPs. This is one of the single LP versions.
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5. Title: I've Got The World On A String / Format: LP / Label: Pickwick / Cat. Num.: Spc 3192 (same tracks as Everest 294) / Rel. Year: 1968 / Tracks: 9 / Note: The two LPs included in the above-discussed gatefold album were also sold separately, as single LPs. This image and the previous one (#5) show the single LP versions.
6. Title: Peggy Lee ("Archives of Folk & Jazz Music" Series) / Format: LP / Label: Everest / Cat. Num.: Fs 294 (same tracks as Pickwick 3192) / Rel. Year: 1974 / Tracks: 9 / Note: Reissue of item #5. Released on Pickwick's sub-label, Everest.
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7. Eigh-track cartridge counterpart of the LP shown in image #4.
8. Back cover of item #5.
9. Inner sides of the gatefold album seen in images #1 to #3.
VIII. 1969: PEGGY LEE'S GREATEST!
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1 - 3. Title: Peggy Lee's Greatest! / Format: CS & 8-Track & LP & reel / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: 4xt 377 & 8xt 377 & Dkao 377 & X 377 / Rel. Year: 1969 / Tracks: 10 / Note: Seen herein are the cassette, 8-track, and LP versions of the album, which was issued in fake stereo. The LP version is a gatefold album.
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4 & 5. Image number four shows one of the inner sides of aforementioned gatefold album Dkao 377. Image number five shows the back cover.
6. Title: Peggy Lee's Greatest! / Format: jukebox EP / Label: Capitol Creative Products / Cat. Num.: Su 377 / Rel. Year: 1969 / Tracks: 6 / Note: In what seems to have been a customary practice for jukebox EPs, the front cover of this jukebox EP advertises itself as containing all 10 tracks from the LP version (item #1 above), but the vinyl itself has only 6 of the tracks .
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7. Title: Peggy Lee's Greatest! / Format: LP / Label: Capitol CBS / Cat. Num.: (Israel) St 052 80254 / Rel. Year: 1977 / Tracks: 10 / Note: Israeli edition of item #1; same tracks.
8. Title: Greatest Hits / Format: LP / Label: CAPITOL / Cat. Num.: (Italy) unknown / Rel. Year: unknown / Tracks: 10 / Note: Although this issue uses a photo that belongs to another album, and although it uses a partially different title, too, it actually has the same tracks as the original American edition of Peggy Lee's Greatest!
IX. 1970: THE SOUNDS OF THE SEVENTIES
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1 - 3. Title: The Sounds Of The Seventies / Format: LP & 8-Track & CS / Label: Capitol Creative Products & Capitol Special Markets / Cat. Num.: Sl 6694 & [?4xl] 6694 & 8xl 6694 / Rel. Year: 1970 / Tracks: 10 / Note: This issue came out with two different LP covers, one issued by the Creative Products branch (image #1 above), the other a reissue under the Special Markets logo (image #2 above). In its original version, the album was custom-made on behalf of Sylvania Electric Products.
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4. Back cover of the Creative Products edition (image #1).
X. 1971: RAINDROPS
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1 & 2. Title: Raindrops / Format: 8-track & CS & LP / Label: Capitol Creative Products & Capitol Special Markets / Cat. Num.: 8xl 6723 & Smi 6723 & Sl 6723 / Rel. Year: 1971 / Tracks: 10 / Note: This album was originally (image #1) prepared by Capitol's Creative Products branch for Abbott Laboratories. It was later reissued (image #2) under the label's Special Markets logo.
3. Part of the original album version only (#1), this insert advertised Placidyl, the Abbott Laboratories product with which the album was sent as a promotional tie-in. (Abbot Laboratories also commissioned a Louis Armstrong album from Columbia Records, making it similarly available as a gift to Placidyl customers.)
4. Back cover of the original album (#1).
XI. 1973: THE VERY BEST OF PEGGY LEE
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1 & 2. Title: The Very Best Of Peggy Lee ("Very Best" Series) / Format: 8-Track & CS & LP / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (England) 8x 23168 & Tc 23168 & St 23168 (also 062.81537) / Rel. Year: 1973 / Tracks: 16
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3-5. Title: The Very Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: CS & LP / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (Australia) TcSenc 10150 & Senc 10150 ; also Drum _ & Drum __ ) / Rel. Years: unknown / Tracks: 12 / Note: Australian edition of item #1, with different artwork and an abbreviated track listing. The album has actually been issued twice in Australia. Image #3 shows the first Australian LP edition. Images #4 and #5 show the reissue edition, which was part of the Drum series.
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6. Back cover of the LP whose front cover is shown in image #3 above.
XII. 1973: PEGGY LEE ON SILVER SCREEN
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1. Title: Peggy Lee On Silver Screen / Format: LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: (Japan) Ecp 80797 / Rel. Year: 1973 / Tracks: 12 / Note: This is a collection of songs that are, for the most part, connected to movie soundtracks.
XIII. 1974: ARCHIVES OF JAZZ & FOLK MUSIC
See section VII above.
XIV. 1974: PORTRAIT OF PEGGY LEE
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1. Title: Portrait Of Peggy Lee / Format: LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: (Australia) Senc 10063 / Rel. Year: 1974 / Tracks: 14
XV. 1974: PEGGY LEE WITH DAVE BARBOUR
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1. Title: Peggy Lee With Dave Barbour / Format: LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: (Japan) Ecp 88169 / Rel. Year: 1974 / Tracks: 16
XVI. 1975: RENDEZ-VOUS
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1. Title: Rendez-Vous With Peggy Lee / Format: LP / Label: EMI Bovema / Cat. Num.: (The Netherlands) 4C 064 82274 / Rel. Year: 1975 / Tracks: 15 / Note: Although this compilation bears the same title as an original American album, it bears no connection to that album. (The two track listings are entirely different.)
XVII. 1976: 16 GREATEST HITS
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1. Title: Peggy Lee; 16 Greatest Hits ("Greatest Hits" Series) / Format: CS & LP / Label: EMI Bovema / Cat. Num.: (The Netherlands) 054 85001 (number on the sleeve) & 5c 054 85001 (number on the vinyl itself) / Rel. Year: 1976 / Tracks: 16 / Note: The catalogue number that I have prvided for this LP is in need of further corroboration. On another note, items in this series differed in the number of tracks that they contained; I have seen other artists' albums which carry the title 15 Greatest Hits, rather than 16 Greatest Hits.
XVIII. 1976: GOLDEN DOUBLE SERIES
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1. Title: Peggy Lee ("Golden Double 32" Series) / Format: LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: (Japan) Ecs 65039/65040 / Rel. Year: 1976 / Pieces: 2 / Tracks: 32
XIX. 1976: PEGGY LEE ("BEST 20" LP SERIES)
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1. Title: Peggy Lee ("Best 20" Series) / Format: LP / Label: Toshiba EMI / Cat. Num.: (Japan) Ecs 90049 / Rel. Year: 1976 / Tracks: 20 / Note: This LP should not be confused with a 1988 CD (shown below) that bears the same title but contains different tracks.
XX. 1977: SONGS FOR MY MAN
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1. Title: Songs For My Man / Format: CS & LP / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (England) Caps 1006 (also reissued by EMI as Vine 1020) / Rel. Year: 1977 / Tracks: 14 / Note: Songs For My Man was also distributed (and presumably pressed) in Australia and in parts of Europe (England, The Netherlands, perhaps other European countries), but not in the United States.
XXI. 1979: MISS PEGGY LEE SINGS THE SONGS OF CY COLEMAN
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1. Title: Miss Peggy Lee Sings The Songs Of Cy Coleman / Format: LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: Sn 11969 (reissued as Sn 16140?) / Rel. Year: 1979 / Tracks: 10 / Note: At the time of its release, this Capitol album might have given customers the impression of being a newly recorded item, but it is actually an anthology. When Miss Peggy Lee Sings The Songs Of Cy Coleman was issued, it had actually been 7 years since Lee and the label had parted company. The tracks date from 1961 to 1965. (In addition to the 10 numbers included, Lee recorded 4 additional Coleman compositions for Capitol, and sang yet more of his compositions in concert.)
XXII. 1979: ELEGIDOS & PERSONALIDADES
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1. Title: Peggy Lee ("Elegidos/Personalidades" Series) / Format: CS & LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: (Argentina) 106083 / Rel. Year: 1979 / Tracks: 14 / Note: My only acquaintance with this pair of LPs is through online listings, which oddly assign the same tracks and catalogue number to both of them. Further information is needed.
XXIII. 1982: I'M A WOMAN
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1. Title: I'm A Woman / Format: 8-Track & LP / Label: Cema Special Markets / Cat. Num.: 8xl 8298 & Sl 8298 / Rel. Year: 1982 / Tracks: 20 / Note: Prepared by Cema Special Markets for the Columbia House record club.
XXIV. 1982: PEGGY LEE ("20 GOLDEN GREATS" SERIES)
Title: Peggy Lee ("20 Golden Greats" Series) / Format: LP & CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (Australia) Sca 082 & Cdmid 166224 / Rel. Year: 1982 (LP) & unknown (CD) / tracks: 20 / Note: Artwork currently missing. I would appreciate receiving a scan of the front cover.
XXV. 1983: PEGGY LEE ("CON PLUMAS" SERIES)
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1. Title: Peggy Lee ("Con Plumas" Series, No. 14) / Format: LP / Label: Odeon / Cat. Num.: (Spain) St 27545 (also 05408648) / Rel. Year: 1983 / Tracks: 16
XXVI. 1983: GROOTSTE HITS WERELDSTERREN ("NOSTALGIE KOLLEKTIE" SERIES)
Title: Grootste Hits Wereldsterren (Nostalgie Kollektie Series) / Format: LP / Label: EMI Bovema / Cat. Num.: (The Netherlands) 064 86654 / Rel. Year: 1983 / Tracks: 16 / Note: Artwork currently missing. I would appreciate receiving a scan of the front cover.
XXVII. 1984: FEVER & OTHER HITS
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1 & 2. Title: Fever & Other Hits ("10 Best" Series) / Format: CS & CD / Label: Cema Special Markets / Cat. Num.: 4xl 9095 & Cdl 57358 / Rel. Year: 1984 (cassette) & 1990 (compact disc) / Tracks: 10 / Note: Only the CD belongs to the "10 Best" series. As can be seen, the graphics and style were changed from cassette to CD. (So was the name of the issue, however slightly: the title of the cassette features a conjunction that the title of the CD substtutes with an ampersand.)
3. Title: Fever & Other Hits / Format: CS & CD / Label: Collectables / Cat. Num.: Col cd 9321 / Rel. Year: 2003 / Tracks: 10 / Note: Licensed reissue of item #1.
XXVIII. 1985: LEGENDARY SINGERS
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1. Title: Peggy Lee ("Legendary Singers" Series) / Format: CS & LP / Label: Time Life Music / Cat. Num.: 4 Lgd 07 & Slgd 07 / Rel. Year: 1985 / Pieces: 2 / Tracks: 22 / Note: Boxed set, part of a very worthwhile 'classic singers' series from Time-Life.
XXIX. 1988: THE BEST OF PEGGY LEE
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1-3. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee ("The Capitol Years" Series) / Format: CS & LP & CD / Label: EMI Cat. Num.: (England) & Tcems 1294 & Ems 1294 & Cdems 1294 (also Cdp 7 90552 2) / Rel. Year: 1988 (CS, LP, not clear in the case of the CD) / Tracks: 16 / Note: The first three images show the cassette, the LP, and the CD, in that order. Some details about the CD edition of this album are a bit fuzzy. The dating is a especial source of confusion. The available information suggests that, in addition to an original 1988 CD, there might have a CD reissue in 1999. The CD copy that I own shows not 1999 but 1988 production & copyright dates; it could well be that British CDs such as this one do not include date of reissue. See also comment #4 below.
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4. Front and back covers of the CD shown in image #3. Notice that this item shows not one but three identification numbers. In addition to Cdp 7 90552 2, the numbers are F Pm 516 and UK Cz 108. The F PM number would seem to be a Pathe Marconi one, indicating distribution in France. Since the third id number is preceded by the letters "UK," I assume it to be a special code for British-distributed or British-manufactured discs. To further complicate matters, it should be adeed that this EMI issue carries a fourth number, 1294. In music guides, this number is listed (1294) under all three formats. Some of the physical configurations do includes, wheares others may or may not. It can indeed be seen in the jacket of the cassette version (image #1), and I believe that it also appears in the back cover of the LP version (image #2). However, I do not believe it to make any actual appearance in the CD version (image #3).
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5. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: LP Label: Axis / Cat. Num.: (Australia) unknown / Rel. Year: unknown / Tracks: 16 / Note: Axis was an Emi budget subsidiary.
6. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: CD? Label: EMI Cat. Num.: (Australasia) 077779055227 / Rel. Year: 2003 / Tracks: 16 / Note: This issue uses the artwork originally found in some of the items discussed in section VI above (year 1968), but its tracks are identical to the items discussed in this section.
XXX. 1988: BEST NOW / BEST 20 SERIES
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1 & 2. Title: Peggy Lee ("Best Now" - "Best 20" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Toshiba-EMI / Cat. Num.: (Japan) Cp 32 5298 / Rel. Year: 1988 / Tracks: 20 / Note: There is also a 1976 Japanese LP entitled Peggy Lee ("Best 20" Series). That LP (shown above) and this CD share the same title and the same front cover, but their respective track listings are different. No more than five songs are common to both issues.
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3. Title: Peggy Lee ("Best Now" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Toshiba-EMI / Cat. Num.: (Japan) Tocp 9068 / Rel. Year: 1990 / Tracks: 20 / Note: Reissue of the item seen in images #1 and #2.
XXXI. 1988: LOVERS' RENDEZVOUS
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1. Title: Lovers' Rendezvous / Format: CS & LP / Label: K-Tel / Cat. Num.: (Netherlands) Tn 1722 & Tn 1721 / Rel. Year: 1988 / Tracks: 18 / Note: Licensed issue.
XXXII. 1989: SEDUCTIVE
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1. Title: Seductive / Format: CS & CD / Label: Pair / Cat. Num.: Pcdk 2 1194 & Pcd 2 1194 / Rel. Year: 1989 / Tracks: 16 / Note: Licensed issue.
XXXIII. 1990: ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS
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1. Title: All-Time Greatest Hits, Volume 1 / Format: CS & CD / Label: Curb / Cat. Num.: D4 71518 77379 2 1 & D2 71518 77379 2 1 / Rel. Year: 1990 / Tracks: 11 / Note: Licensed issue. No volume 2 was ever released.
XXXIV. 1990: COLLECTORS SERIES
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1. Title: The Early Years (Collectors Series, Volume 1) / Format: CS & CD / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: C4 5 93195 & Cdp 7 93195 / Rel. Year: 1990 / Tracks: 27 / Note: The prospective second volume was released ten years after this first volume, although it was not identified as a sequel. It was given the title Rare Gems And Hidden Treasures.
2. Title: The Early Years (Collectors Series & "Hits Songs For You" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Toshiba EMI / Cat. Num.: Tocp 7384 / Rel. Year: 1992 / Tracks: 27 / Note: Japanese edition of item #1.
3. Shown in this image is a pair of Capitol publicity photos, both featuring artists who were signed with the label in the mid-1940s (Peggy Lee, Andy Russell). The Lee publicity shot is from the same photo session as the shot that graces the front cover of the CD under discussion. At least three shots from that photo session circulate: the publicity photo, the photo that was colorized for use in The Early Years, and a photo that graces the front cover of an album of radio performances, If I Could Be With You (Sounds Rare, Jasmine). Differences amonf the three photos include the degree to which Lee's mouth is open, smilingly.
XXXV. 1990: PORTRAIT OF A SONG STYLIST
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1. Title: Peggy Lee ("Portrait Of A Song Stylist" Series) / Format: CS & CD / Label: Harmony Collection / Cat. Num.: (England) Har c 116 & Har cd 116 / Rel. Year: 1990 / Tracks: 14 / Note: Licensed issue.
XXXVI. 1992: FEVER; THE BEST OF PEGGY LEE
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1. Title: Fever; The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: CS & CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (England) CdFever 1; also 72437 80361 2 8 / Rel. Year: 1992 / Tracks: 24
XXXVII. 1992: TWIN BEST NOW SERIES
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1. Title: Peggy Lee ("Twin Best Now" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Toshiba EMI / Cat. Num.: (Japan) Tocp 7459-7460 / Rel. Year: 1992 / Volumes: 2 / Tracks: 40
XXXVIII. 1993: CLASSICS
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1. Title: Classics / Format: CS & CD / Label: Curb / Cat. Num.: 0071518 77629 23 / Rel. Year: 1993 / Tracks: 10 / Note: Licensed issue.
XXXIX. 1993: THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC COMPANY PRESENTS PEGGY LEE
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1. Title: The Beautiful Music Company Presents Peggy Lee / Format: CS & LP & CD / Label: Beautiful Music / Cat. Num.: Bmcs S21 56958 & Bmclp S21 56958 & Bmc S21 56958 / Rel. Year: 1993 / Tracks: 24 / Note: Licensed issue. The full title is not printed in the cover, but it can be found in other parts of this release.
XL. 1993: FEVER
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1. Title: Fever ("Personality" Series) / Format: CD & CS / Label: Movieplay - Intermusic's Personality / Cat. Num.: (Portugal) Prs 23012 & Prs 843012 / Rel. Year: 1993 / Tracks: 24 / Note: Licensed issue. Only the CD contains 24 tracks. Presumably due to space limitations, the track total in the cassette is 20.
XLI. 1994: GREATEST HITS
Title: Greatest Hits / Format: CS & CD / Label: Cema Special Markets / Cat. Num.: S41 17888 & S21 17888 / Rel. Year: 1994 / Tracks: 10 / Note: Artwork currently missing. I would appreciate receiving a scan of the front cover, which features the same photo on display in the cover of Lee's album In The Name Of Love.
XLII. 1995: SPOTLIGHT ON PEGGY LEE
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1-2. Title: Spotlight On... Peggy Lee ("Great Ladies And Gentlemen Of Song" Series) / Format: CS & CD / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: 7243 8 28533 4 3 / Rel. Year: 1995 / Tracks: 18
XLIII. 1995: THE BEST OF PEGGY LEE
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1. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: CD / Label: EMI Special Markets / Cat. Num.: 95937 / Rel. Year: 1995 / Tracks: 10
XLIV. 1997: THE BEST OF PEGGY LEE, THE CAPITOL YEARS ("BLUES & JAZZ SESSIONS" SERIES)
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1. Title: The Best Of Peggy Lee; The Capitol Years ("Blues & Jazz Sessions" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Capitol Jazz / Cat. Num.: 7243 8 21204 2 1 / Rel. Year: 1997 / Tracks: 18
XLV. 1997: THE VERY BEST OF PEGGY LEE / EMI PRESENTS THE MAGIC OF PEGGY LEE
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1. Title: The Very Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: CD / Label: EMI - Music For Pleasure / Cat. Num.: (England) 7243 8 56805 2 6; also Mfp 6342 / Rel. Year: 1997 / Note: Same tracks as item #2.
2. Title: EMI Presents The Magic Of Peggy Lee / Format: CD / Label: EMI (also Music For Pleasure?) / Cat. Num.: (England) 7243 8 57013 2 0; also Mfp 6371 / Rel. Year: 1997 / Note: Same tracks as item #1.
XLVI. 1997: A TOUCH OF CLASS
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1. Title: Peggy Lee ("A Touch Of Class" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Disky / Cat. Num.: (The Netherlands) Tc 862652 / Rel. Year: 1997 / Tracks: 16 / Note: The Disky label is (or was) affiliated to EMI.
XLVII. 1997: FEVER
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1-4. Title: Fever / Format: CD / Label: Disky / Cat. Num.: (The Netherlands) Hr 883492 / Rel. Year: 1997 / Discs: 3 / Tracks: 42 / Note: The front cover of this boxed set can be seen in the first of the shown images. The other three images are the front covers of the CDs inside the box. Disky is (or was) affiliated to EMI.
XLVIII. 1998: C'EST MAGNIFIQUE
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1 & 2. Title: C'est Magnifique / Format: CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (England) 7243 4 97143 2 8 / Rel. Year: 1998 / Discs: 3 / Tracks: 45 / Note: The first image shows CDs from two different sets. The three yellow CDs in the bottom row belong to the set under discussion. The three CDs in the upper row belong to the set discussed in the previous section.
XLIX. 1998: MISS PEGGY LEE
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1 & 2. Title: Miss Peggy Lee / Format: CD / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: 0777 7 97826 2 8 (97827-97830) / Rel. Year: 1998 / Discs: 4 / Tracks: 113 / Note: The first image shows the front cover of the box that houses the CD set. The second image shows the front cover of the CD set itself.
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3 & 4. Promotional material for the set under discussion. The top of the first image reads "lips like red satin and a voice like crushed velvet." The bottom reads "catch the fever all over again."
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5. Advance CD (catalogue number 0777 7 978272 2 7), sent out as promotion for the boxed set under discussion. It is actually identical to the first of the set's 4 CDs, and thus contains 29 tracks.
6. Title: The Best Of Miss Peggy Lee / Format: CD / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: 7243 4 97308 2 3 / Rel. Year: 1998 / Tracks: 16 / Note: This CD was culled from the aforementioned boxed set Miss Peggy Lee. It contains 16 of the 29 tracks found in the set's first CD. Though not a particularly notable or desirable release, it has probably become Lee's most widely known compilation during the CD and MP3 era, due to continued pressings from EMI and to its consequent, easy availability through the popular commercial site Amazon. Shown in the image above are both the back and front cover.
L. 1999: THE LEGENDARY PEGGY LEE
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1 & 2. Title: The Legendary Peggy Lee; Her Greatest Hits & Finest Performances / Format: CS & CD / Label: Reader's Digest / Cat. Num.: Rf7/Krf 140; also Emi 72434 99216 / Rel. Year: 1999 / Discs: 3 / Tracks: 55 / Note: Both images show the same set; the color of one of them has been slightly altered.
LI. 1999: THE PEGGY LEE COLLECTION
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1. Title: The Peggy Lee Collection ("HMV Easy" Series) / Format: CD / Label: HMV / Cat. Num.: (England) Hmv 7243 5 22253 2 3 / Rel. Year: 1999 / Tracks: 21 / Note: Licensed issue.
LII. 1999: PEGGY LEE ("36 ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS" SERIES)
Title: Peggy Lee ("36 All-Time Greatest Hits" Series) / Format: CD / Label: EMI Special Markets / Cat. Num.: Gsc 15453; also 7243 4 96336 2 9 / Rel. Year: 1999 / Tracks: 36 / Note: Artwork currently missing. I would appreciate receiving a scan of the front cover.
LIII. 2000: RARE GEMS AND HIDDEN TREASURES
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1. Title: Rare Gems And Hidden Treasures / Format: CD / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: 72435 27564 2 1 / Rel. Year: 2000 / Tracks: 19 / Note: Although not officially identified or marketed as such, this release was conceived as the second volume or continuation of the 1990 Early Years Peggy Lee CD in Capitol's Collectors Series.
LIV. 2000: THE VERY BEST OF PEGGY LEE
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1. Title: The Very Best Of Peggy Lee / Format: CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (England) 7243 5 27818 2 9 / Rel. Year: 2000 / Tracks: 24 / Note: Three of the 24 tracks in this superior collection are from Decca's vaults.
LV. 2000: RENDEZVOUS WITH PEGGY LEE
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1. Title: Rendezvous With Peggy Lee / Format: CD / Label: Dutton Vocalion / Cat. Num.: (England) Cdus 3008 / Rel. Year: 2000 / Tracks: 26 / Note: Licensed issue. (Michael Dutton's CDs run the gamut from licensed to Public Domain. This particular one was actually licensed from British EMI.)
LVI. 2001: PEGGY LEE SINGS THE STANDARDS
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1. Title: Peggy Lee Sings The Standards / Format: CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (England) 7243 5 32580 2 3 / Rel. Year: 2001 / Tracks: 22
LVII. 2002: THE SINGLES COLLECTION
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1. Paper doll cut of Peggy Lee, originally published in a 1960s coloring book, and more recently made part of The Singles Collection's 72-page booklet, whose front is shown in images #3.
2. Title: The Singles Collection / Format: CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: 7243 5 39756 2 3 / Rel. Year: 2002 / Discs: 4 / Tracks: 107
3. Inside view of The Singles Collection: two of the CDs and the front page of the booklet.
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4. Title: The Best Of The Singles Collection / Format: CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: 7243 82680 2 7 / Rel. Year: 2003 / Tracks: 22 / Note: The 22 tracks in this CD were culled from the aforementioned 107-track set (image #1).
5. Title: The Best Of The Singles Collection / Format: CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (England) 7243 596515 2 1 / Rel. Year: 2003 / Tracks: 25 / Note: This British version of item #2 contains three additional numbers, and one of them is a previously unissued track. Although the images above might suggest that there is a color difference between British and American versions, the colors are actually identical.
LVIII. 2002: THE MARVELOUS MISS LEE
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1. Title: The Marvelous Miss Lee / Format: CD / Label: North Star / Cat. Num.: Ns163; also 73435 40699 2 5 / Rel. Year: 2002 / Tracks: 14 / Note: Licensed issue.
LIX. 2002: FEVER
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1. Title: Fever; Original Recordings ("Legendary Masters Collection" Series) / Format: CS & CD / Label: Green Hill / Cat. Num.: Ghc 5199 & Ghd 5318 (also 7243 5 39935 2 8) / Rel. Year: 2002 / Tracks: 14 / Note: Licensed issue.
LX. 2002: GOLDEN GREATS / A MUSIC LEGEND
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1. Title: Peggy Lee ("Golden Greats" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Disky / Cat. Num.: (The Netherlands) 905191 / Rel. Year: 2002 / Discs: 3 / Tracks: 75 / Note: The Disky label is (or was) affiliated to EMI.
2. Title: A Music Legend / Format: CD / Label: Disky / Cat. Num.: (The Netherlands) __ / Rel. Year: 2004 / Tracks: 25 / Note: This CD is a partial reissue of item #1. Out of the three CDs in that set, it includes the entire contents of the first CD.
LXI. 2003: THE COLLECTION
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1 & 3. Title: Peggy Lee ("The Collection" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Marks & Spencer / Cat. Num.: (England) 4747.154 / Rel. Year: 2003 / Tracks: 20 / Note: Licensed issue.
LXII. 2003: I'M A WOMAN
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1. Title: I'm A Woman / Format: CD / Label: Traditional Line / Cat. Num.: (Germany?) Tl 1474 / Rel. Year: 2003 / Tracks: 23 / Note: I have tentatively entered this CD in this page under the yet-to-be-corroborated belief that it was licensed from EMI.
LXIII. 2005: SIMPLY THE BEST
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1. Title: Peggy Lee ("Simply The Best" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Disky / Cat. Num.: (The Netherlands) Do 901973 / Rel. Year: 2005 / Volumes: 2 / Tracks: 40 / Note: The Disky label is (or was) affiliated to EMI.
LIV. 2005: MANANA
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1. Title: Mañana (Is Soon Enough For Me) / Format: CD / Label: Disky / Cat. Num.: (The Netherlands) 904123 / Rel. Year: 2005 / Tracks: 20 / Note: The Disky label is (or was) affiliated to EMI.
LXV. 2006: HERE'S PEGGY LEE
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1 & 2. Title: Here's Peggy Lee ("The Here's Series," Volume 1) / Format: CD / Label: Disky / Cat. Num.: (The Netherlands) Si 903647; also Cb 904361 / Rel. Year: 2006 / Tracks: 20 / Note: Although found and sold separately online, this CD (image #2) is actually part of the 5CD set shown in image #1.
LXVI. 2006: ESSENTIAL PEGGY LEE
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1. Title: Essential Peggy Lee / Format: CD / Label: EMI Electrola / Cat. Num.: (Germany) 94635 9779 2 9 / Rel. Year: 2006 / Tracks: 27
LXVII. 2006: THE VERY BEST OF PEGGY LEE; THE CAPITOL YEARS
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1. Title: The Very Best Of Peggy Lee; The Capitol Years / Format: CD / Label: EMI / Cat. Num.: (Korea) 8806344820326 / Rel. Year: 2006 / Discs: 2 / Tracks: 46
LXVIII. 2007: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION
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1. Title: Peggy Lee ("The Ultimate Collection" Series / Format: CD / Label: Reader's Digest / Cat. Num.: (England) Rdcd 5831 3 / Rel. Year: 2007 / Discs: 3 / Tracks: 62 / Note: Apparently conceived as a mail order product, advertisement for this item was carried through TV informercials in England.
LXIX. 2008: THE LOST '40'S & '50'S CAPITOL MASTERS
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1. Title: The Lost '40'S & '50'S Capitol Masters / Format: MP3 & CD / Label: Collectors' Choice / Cat. Num.: Ccm 917 2 [CD] / Rel. Year: 2008 / Discs: 2 / Tracks: 39 / Note: This set originally came out as a CD, issued by Collectors' Choice (image #2). One or two years later, it was re-released in MP3 format by EMI (the rightful owner of the masters, and of all MP3 releases of this material). Notice EMI's poor choice of photo for the MP3 artwork (image #1): the photo of Lee that EMI used is from early into her second Capitol tenure (1957-1972), yet all the included tracks in this collection are from her first Capitol tenure (1944-1952).
LXX. 2010: COME RAIN OR SHINE
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1. Title: Come Rain Or Come Shine ("Opus Collection" Series) / Format: CD / Label: Hear Music / Cat. Num.: 509996 Rel. Year: 2010 / Tracks: 15
2. One of the rare Peggy Lee photos that are included in the booklet of item #1. (A piece of sheet music is also on display in this image.)
LXXI. UNDATED COMPILATIONS (FROM JAPAN)
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1-3. Title: Peggy Lee ("Deluxe" Series) / Format: LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: (Japan) Cp 8014 (also Ecs 80165) / Tracks: 14 / Rel. Year: unknown
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4-7. Title: Peggy Lee ("Deluxe Double" EMI Series) / Format: LP / Label: Capitol / Cat. Num.: (Japan) Cp 9364b / Pieces: 2 / Tracks: 24 / Rel. Year: unknown
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8. Title: This Is! Peggy Lee ("Jazz Vocal Best" Series) / Format: LP / Label: Toshiba EMI / Cat. Num.: (Japan) Cp 8215 / Tracks: 14 / Rel. Year: unknown
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