RARE PRIVATE LABEL PRESSING not available to the general public. Limited hand-numbered edition with only 500 copies made! A must have for any Bing Crosby fan!
Issued in a plain white gatefold cover ands record have solid white labels (as that of a test pressing) with the sides and catalog numbers handwritten. Sticker inside the gatefold reads: "This is a privately issued recording and is not available to the general public. It must not be performed publicly. 500 numbered copies have been pressed, of which this is copy #73." "Recorded for the Armed Forces Radio Service Command Performance, February 15, 1945" printed at the bottom right corner of the insert sheet/slick.

Vinyl (2) ranges from VG+ to VG++ with numerous faint paper sleeve scuffs/hazing just holding grade back, nothing I can feel. Side 2 label has a couple light spindle marks and side 3 label has a small manufacturing "crack." Gatefold cover has heavy cornerwear, dinged/creased corners, a small seam split top right corner of front pocket, a 1-inch seam split right side of bottom edge of back pocket, faint ringwear/hazing, writing/sticker residue/ink stamp top left corner of back cover and the bottom edge of the insert/slick pasted inside the gatefold is ripped (pictured).

Material recorded between 1926 and 1946.
Disc 1 is a selection of individual songs, sketches and other collectors items. (Featuring appearances by Judy Garland, The Andrews Sisters, Ken Carpenter, Bob Hope, Frances Langford, Frank Sinatra, Meredith Willson, Dick Haymes, Dennis Day, Andy Russell and Phil Harris and His Orchestra).
Disc 2 is “The Celebrated All-Star Musical Parody of Dick Tracy” - Dick Tracy in B-Flat or For Goodness Sake, Isn’t He Ever Going To Marry Tess Trueheart. (Featuring Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Harry Van Zell, Jerry Colonna, Bob Hope, Frank Morgan, Jimmy Durante, Judy Garland, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and Casa Daley)." />