The 50 tracks on this fine album are prime monuments of the Jazz Age and arguably, some of Americas finest jazz performances. Tune into the...
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Gracie Fields and 'The Thing-Unny-Bob (That's Going To Win Us The War)' brings to mind that hard working girls and men working in the munitions...
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This album is a wonderful introduction to Past Perfect, featuring tracks from each of our first 25 albums. With more than an hour of quality...
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Bask in a comforting warm nostalgic glow. Some wit once quipped "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be". I think when you hear this collection...
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Popular movie songs on this album include 'Over the Rainbow', 'A Couple of Swells' and 'The Boys In the Back Room'. This album features our...
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Hollywood Musicals! When the silver screen learned to talk it also learned to sing, as some of the greatest vocalists eloquently prove on this...
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For such a short and innocuous a word, 'Swing' packs quite a punch! You'll find the music style perfectly demonstrated on this album by many...
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This Great Bands album features Ray Noble with Jack Hylton, Ambrose, Harry Roy, Henry Hall and many more musicians and bandleaders. Essentially,...
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25 titles feature on G I Jive - from the brilliant opening track by Johnny Mercer, tripping through to Benny Goodman, Eddie Heywood, Glenn Miller...
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If the Art Deco style - at its height in the 1930s - could be put into words and music then the artisits on this 2-CD collection would come...
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The danceable tempos and alluring sounds presented in this wide ranging compilation come from a time when people craved the excitement afforded...
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Romantic love songs from legendary performers including Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Crosby, Dinah Shore, Tony Martin, Perry Como. Hear these great...
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This was the very first love album from Past Perfect and is still one of the most popular. Featuring 22 cool tracks beautifully performed by...
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La vie Parisienne features the greatest French stars of the 1930s & 40s. Immerse yourself in the extraordinary richness of the chanson between...
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Timeless vocals. This album is a continuation of our journey through the 1930s and 40s with Hutch, Al Bowlly, Reinhardt & Grappelli, Jessie...
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Our selection of the greatest songs and lyrics from the remarkable Cole Porter. 22 superb tracks, the great stars of this generation salute...
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Featuring two dozen classic performances by the greatest names in saxophone jazz. This is music to feast on, enjoy and to appreciate over and...
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The emphasis is on dreamy and laid-back ballads, though there is a sprinkling of more up-tempo numbers too; all for your listening pleasure....
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A fine collection of Irving Berlin's best music! This is the second volume in our 'Words & Music' album series and includes 22 masterpieces...
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Quite simply, the best Christmas album in years. Nat King Cole, Kay Starr, Peggy Lee, Margaret Whiting .... this 25-track album gives you the...
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A collecton of the best female singers - listen to a time gone by with this dreamy compilation of the best female artists of the 1930s and...
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Composer, librettist, playwright, actor, singer and director - Noel Coward was all of these. He was also quintessentially English, patriotic...
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We've called this compilation 'Perfect Jazz' for that's just what we think it is, especially as it presents examples of the genre which show...
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The Christmas Song was recorded by The Nat King Cole Trio, and with Nat's impeccable dark and intimate vocal, the disc reached number three...
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This stylish collection is the follow up to our hugely successful 'Sophistication' album, with another all-star line up, including Fred Astaire...
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It seems that every jazz lover of a certain age instinctively understands the meaning of 'swing' when used in a musical context. Swing comes...
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The piano is the most versatile of musical instruments. It enables a player to combine notes and create complex chords. For the 'Great' Jazz...
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1930s songs from artists such as Caroll Gibbons, Fred Astaire, Greta Keller and Marlene. This collection of 30s offerings covers a wide range...
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The leisurely, moneyed life of the leisure classes of the thirties has vanished for ever. All swept away into a past fondly recalled in songs...
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So, what is bebop exactly and what does this strange word mean? Well bebop is a form of music distinct from jazz and this great album features...
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The very best vintage love songs. This is a delightful album featuring 17 truly great love songs from an age of sophistication and...
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Our popular album featuring classic tracks from Al Bowlly, the greatest dance band singer of them all. Enjoy 24 favourite and rare Bowlly...
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Cocktail Music - Get up, get movin and party on with these high-energy sounds, all of which have influenced modern day popular music.
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Puppini Sisters - From the first strains of the opening track Sisters, it's clear that Betcha Bottom Dollar is a timeless debut album.
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Lyrics from the famous Ink Spots. Do you recall songs like 'Bless You', 'My Prayer', 'Whispering Grass', 'Do I Worry?' and 'If I Didn't Care'?...
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This double album features a huge selection of numbers from twelve great Noel Coward shows, including 'London Calling' (1923) and 'Pacific 1860'...
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1938 was the start of the big time for the Andrews Sisters with their signing to appear on Phil Baker's 'Dole Pineapple Show'. Although the...
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Nighfall offers the best in smooth jazz music, featuring 20 late night laid-back classics. Enjoy our theme of easy-going and unhurried music,...
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Leslie Hutchinson is synonymous with the songs of Cole Porter and we are proud to present his almost complete oeuvre here. Hutch recalled that...
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A classic album featuring 22 popular 'Neapolitan' songs, recorded in Gigli's prime, when the tone was at its most golden. This is a delightful...
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Get in the mood with Pennsylvania 6-5000 and Chattanooga Choo Choo. Miller's Orchestra existed for only five years, yet made an indelible mark...
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Fats Waller, the Derby-hatted mountain of jollity is seated at the keyboard and spreading good cheer in all directions. Yet it wasn't until...
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Ah, the Roaring Twenties! Can there ever have been such a decade, so endlessly discussed, pored over and analysed ...
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Reinhardt & Grappelli rank even yet as amongst the most creative of European jazz musicians. They showed themselves to be a highly polished,...
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Boogie on down to some of the greatest dance tracks ever recorded! The Charleston, Black Bottom, Happy Feet, King Porter Stomp, and The Jumpin...
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A truly great album featuring Billy Cotton and many other memorable bandleaders. Enjoy 22 superb tracks, each one by a different British Dance...
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This album features polished performances from the most elegant artists of the 1930s and 40s, including Noel Coward, Nat King Cole, Fred Astaire...
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Featuring 20 classic love songs performed by Billie Holiday - THE voice of jazz. Including the hits 'I Must Have That Man', 'Georgia On My Mind',...
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What is it about the American Big Bands which explains their enduring appeal? American writer Gene Lees described their characteristic sound...
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This CD features 25 wonderful songs from Fred Astaire's greatest movies. Astaire was not merely the greatest dancer the screen has ever seen,...
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Cosmopolitan Life evokes the cool musical atmosphere of the past, featuring music legends such as Benny Carter, Nat King Cole, The Mills Brother,...
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This is a wonderful collection of lovingly restored songs from the remarkable George Formby, including all the big hits and many lesser known...
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Much of what we know of the personality of James Melvin Lunceford comes from the reminiscences of his musicians rather than from the man himself....
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1930s Music
The 1930s was a hugely significant era and the decade when popular music really took off! The big bands were booming and halls and ballrooms were packed with audiences wanting to let their hair down to the rhythm of jazz and swing.
Past Perfect has a comprehensive selection of classic recordings of popular 1930s music, expertly remastered for unbelievable sound quality. This fine collection of vintage music features nostalgic songs from the biggest artists of this golden era from both sides of the Atlantic.
Popular 1930s Music CDs
If you prefer something a little more sedate, the 30s was also a time when audiences got carried away with the seductive tones of romantic love songs from artists such as Marlene Dietrich, Al Bowlly and of course Glenn Miller’s Moonlight Serenade.
Love Songs of The 30s
Whatever your favourite style of music, this decade had it all and thanks to Past Perfect you can relive the colourful dance and song of the 1930s or discover these timeless classics for the very first time.