Sounds of History from the National Archives

This is a special cassette issued by the General Services Administration National Archives and Records Service. Its main purposes appear to be to show the importance of audio recordings is understanding history and the types of materials available at the National Archives. The packaging of the cassette was rather simple: Although the cassette is recorded…

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The Spirit of St. Louis – Soundtrack

The music for Stewart’s 1957 film, The Spirit of St. Louis, was composed by Franz Waxman, who also conducted the Warner Brothers Orchestra. The Soundtrack album was issued by RCA Victor (LPM-1472). The tracks on the album were: Prelude Building the Spirit New York to Cape Cod Nova Scotia St. John Asleep Ireland Plymouth Landing…

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