FRANK SINATRA: IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS (MONO)
Vinyl
Code: 91000181
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Performer: Frank Sinatra, vocals; Nelson Riddle, arrangements
Composer: Frank Sinatra
Number of discs: 1
Barcode: 0602478450242
Label: Blue Note (Tone Poet)
Format: LP
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2025
180-gram mono LP
The legendary In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
Remastered from the original mono analog tapes by Kevin Gray
Pressed at RTI in Camarillo, California
Luxurious gatefold cover produced by Stoughton Printing
Originally released by Capitol Records in 1955, Frank Sinatra’s iconic In The Wee Small Hours is a poignant masterpiece about lost love and heartbreak, marking a turning point in the legendary singer’s career. Produced by Voyle Gilmore, the album reflects Sinatra’s artistic evolution toward a more mature vocal style, featuring breathtaking interpretations of Great American Songbook classics accompanied by Nelson Riddle’s sublime arrangements. Sinatra conceived In The Wee Small Hours as a cohesive album rather than a collection of singles, creating one of the first concept albums and one of the earliest pop albums released as a 12-inch LP. The record was an immediate critical and commercial success, reaching number two on the Billboard chart and revitalizing Sinatra’s career following his signing with Capitol Records in 1953 and his Academy Award-winning role in From Here to Eternity.
This 1955 Sinatra album for Capitol Records is reissued in Blue Note Records’ acclaimed Tone Poet audiophile series for its 70th anniversary. Produced by Joe Harley (the “Tone Poet”), this edition comes in a gatefold cover featuring studio session photographs by William Claxton and Ken Veeder, as well as an essay by Rita Kirwan. The mono masters used for this release are nearly pristine, having been used only sporadically decades ago for a few singles—effectively making them as good as new. Joe Harley comments: “The difference in fidelity is shocking. The sound is stunning… Frank is in the room. It’s as if a veil has been lifted.”
Side A
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Mood Indigo
Glad To Be Unhappy
I Get Along Without You Very Well
Deep In A Dream
I See Your Face Before Me
Can’t We Be Friends
When Your Lover Is Gone
Side B
What Is This Thing Called Love
Last Night When We Were Young
I’ll Be Around
Ill Wind
It Never Entered My Mind
Dancing On the Ceiling
I’ll Never Be the Same
This Love of Mine