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LESTER LANIN 33s
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa
7” LPs
7” Epic 5-26016, Dancing Theatre Party
7” Epic 5-6046, The Lester Lanin Dance Album
7” Epic SR-1 – see under “Various Artists”
7” Johnson for Pres, LBJ for the USA + H for LBJ / Hello L + Happy . . . Are We
10” LPs
10” Fontana (E) TFR 6001, Dance to the music of Lester Lanin
10” Fontana (Holland) 662 108 TR, Dance to the music of Lester Lanin
10” Fontana (Holland) 662 112 TR, dance to the happy sound of lester lanin
10” Fontana (Holland) 662 115 TR, let’s dance with Lester Lanin
10” Fontana (Holland) 662 117 TR, have band, will travel: L Lanin And His Orch
10” Fontana (Holland) DR 99218 – see under “Various Artists”
12” LPs
51 West Q 16256, The Best Of Lester Lanin & His Orchestra
Ambassador S 98055, Lester Lanin: cheek to cheek for listening and dancing
Audio Fidelity AFLP-2180, Lester Lanin: Thoroughly Modern, Mar 1968
Audio Fidelity AFSD-6180, Lester Lanin: Thoroughly Modern, Mar 1968
Audiofidelity (Chile) DFS-7102, Big Orchestra Sound: Totalmente Moderno, 1972
Col (E) 33SX 1470, More Twistin’ in High Society
Col Spec Prod CSP 129 – see under “Various Artists”
Col Spec Prod CSP 138 – see under “Various Artists”
Col Spec Prod CSP 168 – see under “Various Artists”
Col Spec Prod CSP 215 – see under “Various Artists”
Col Spec Prod CSP 315~316 – see under “Various Artists”
Col Spec Prod XTV 82095 – see under “Various Artists”
CBS Spec Prod (Neth) LSP 15474 – see under “Various Artists”
Col House 3P 6306 – see under “Various Artists”
Col House 6P 6469 – see under “Various Artists”
Col House 1P 6470 – see under “Various Artists”
Col Spec Prod BN 505, Lester Lanin At the Tiffany Ball: LL and His Orch
Col Spec Prod CSP 129 – see under “Various Artists”
Col (Brazil) LPCB 42015, Lester Lanin e sua Orquestra
Col (Brazil) LPCB 42019, Lester Lanin e sua orquestra
Col (Brazil) LPCB 42020, LL: At The Tiffany Ball: Lester Lanin E Sua Orquestra
Coronet (Aus) KLLS 1725, Twistin’ in High Society
Coronet (Aus) KLLS 1732, Lester Lanin Plays Latin
Coronet (Aus) KLLS 1733, Happy-go-Lanin
Discos CBS (Brazil) 268.071, Best Of Big Bands: Lester Lanin
Discoton (G) 75 991 – see under “Various Artists”
Epic BN 1 – see under “Various Artists”
Epic BN 501, Lester Lanin Goes to College: LL And His Orchestra, Jun 1958
Epic BN 505, Lester Lanin At The Tiffany Ball: LL And His Orch, Dec 1957
Epic BN 516, Lester Lanin And His Trio: Vol 6: Cocktail Dancing, Mar 1959
Epic BN 517, Lester Lanin: “Have Band, Will Travel,” Dec 1958
Epic BN 520, L Lanin And His O: Vol 7: Dancing At The Mardi Gras, Apr 1959
Epic BN 533, Dancing On the Continent: Lester Lanin: Vol 8, Sep 1959
Epic BN 547, LL and his orchestra: Christmas Dance Party: Vol 9, 1959
Epic BN 556, Dance To The Lester Lanin Beat: Vol 10: The LL Trio, Mar 1960
Epic BN 570, Dance To The Music Of LL And His Orch, Oct 1960
Epic BN 592, Lester Lanin Plays Latin: Vol 12, Mar 1961
Epic BN 603, LL and His Orch Play The Madison Avenue Beat, Oct 1961
Epic BN 616, “Happy-go-Lanin”: Music That Makes You Want . . . , Mar 1962
Epic BN 620, Lester Lanin and his orchestra: TwiSTin’ in High Society!, Jan 1962
Epic BN 625, More Twistin’ in High Society, May 1962
Epic BN 628e, This Is Society Dance Music . . . LL and His Orchestra, Sep 1962
Epic BN 633, High Society: Dance To The Music Of LL And His Orch, 1962
Epic BN 26016, Dancing Theatre Party: . . . Feat The Dancing Pianos, Sep 1962
Epic BN 26025, Irving Berlin’s Mr. President: LL And His Orchestra, Nov 1962
Epic BN 26042, Lester Lanin: High Society-Country Style, Mar 1963
Epic BN 26105, For Dancing: LL . . . play 23 Richard Rodgers hits, Oct 1964
Epic BN 26317, Cole Porter’s Greatest Hits Played By LL And His O, Oct 1967
Epic BSN 146, The Lester Lanin Dance Album: LL and his Orch, Mar 1964
Epic LN 3242, Lester Lanin and His Orchestra, 1956 text: “When we read . . . “
Epic LN 3340, Dance to the Music of Lester Lanin, 1957
Epic LN 3410, Lester Lanin At The Tiffany Ball: LL And His Orch, Dec 1957
Epic LN 3474, Lester Lanin Goes to College: LL And His Orchestra, Jun 1958
Epic LN 3520, Lester Lanin: “Have Band, Will Travel,” Dec 1958
Epic LN 3531, Lester Lanin And His Trio: Vol 6: Cocktail Dancing, Mar 1959
Epic LN 3531, Lester Lanin and His Trio: Cocktail Dancing [ no “Vol 6” ]
Epic LN 3547, L Lanin And His O: Vol 7: Dancing At The Mardi Gras, Apr 1959
Epic LN 3578, Dancing On The Continent: Lester Lanin: Vol 8, Sep 1959
Epic LN 3617, LL and his orchestra: Christmas Dance Party: Vol 9, 1959
Epic LN 3656, Dance To The Lester Lanin Beat: Vol 10: The LL Trio, Mar 1960
Epic LN 3699, High Society: Dance To The Music Of LL And His Orch, Oct 1960
Epic LN 3761, Lester Lanin Plays Latin: Vol 12, Mar 1961
Epic LN 3796, LL And His O Play The Madison Ave Beat, Oct 1961 orange
Epic LN 3796, LL And His O Play The Madison Ave Beat color with brands
Epic LN 3821, “Happy-go-Lanin”: Music That Makes You Want . . . , Mar 1962
Epic LN 3825, L Lanin and his orchestra: TwiSTin’ in High Society!, Jan 1962
Epic LN 3836, More Twistin’ in High Society, May 1962
Epic LN 24016, Dancing Theatre Party: . . . Feat The Dancing Pianos, Sep 1962
Epic LN 24025, Irving Berlin’s Mr. President: LL And His Orchestra, Nov 1962
Epic LN 24042, Lester Lanin: High Society-Country Style, Mar 1963
Epic LN 24105, For Dancing: LL . . . play 23 Richard Rodgers hits, Oct 1964
Epic LN 24317, Cole Porter’s Greatest Hits Played By L Lanin And His O, 1967
Epic SN 6046, The Lester Lanin Dance Album: LL and his Orch, Mar 1964
Epic (Aus) ELP 3504, Lester Lanin: High Society Country Style
Epic (Aus) ELP 3511, Dancing Theatre Party
Epic (Aus) ELP 3513, Lester Lanin Dance Album Vol 1
Epic (Aus) ELP 3514, Lester Lanin Dance Album Vol 2
Epic (Aus) ELP 3523, For Dancing
Epic (Aus) ELPS 3504, High Society Country Style
Epic (Aus) ELPS 3511, Dancing Theatre Party
Epic (Aus) ELPS 3513, Lester Lanin Dance Album Vol 1
Epic (Aus) ELPS 3514, Lester Lanin Dance Album Vol 2
Epic (Aus) ELPS 3523, For Dancing
Epic (Can) BN 603, LL and His Orch Play The Madison Avenue Beat diff cover
Epic (Chile) LN 3520, LL: “Have B, Will Travel”: Tenemos Orquesta, Viajaremos
Epic (Holland) MBN S-26317, Cole Porter’s Greatest Hits Played by L Lanin
Festival (Aus) SFL 933,487, Narrowing the Generation Gap
Fontana (E) TFL 5128, L Lanin And His Orchestra: Dancing At The Mardi Gras
Fontana (Eur) STFL 553, Lester Lanin: Dancing at the Mardi Gras
Fontana (Holland) 462 210, Lester Lanin Goes Latin
Fontana (Neth) 858 065, Lester Lanin: At the Country Club, 1966
Harmony HS 11262, Lester Lanin And His Orch: Everybody Dance, May 1968
Harmony (Aus) HA 034, Happy-go-Lanin
Harmony (Aus) HA 106, Twistin’ in High Society
Harmony (Aus) HAS 034, Happy-go-Lanin
Harmony (Aus) HAS 106, Twistin’ in High Society
Hindsight HSR-210, The Uncollected LL And His Orchestra: 1960, 1962, 1984
Merc (Aus) RS 108, That’s a party, 1968
Merc (Fr) Gravure Universelle 222 009, Super Stereo Sound: Hits party!: L L
Merc (Fr) SML 30015, Super Stereo Sound: That’s a party: Lester Lanin, 1966
Metromedia MD-1006, Narrowing The Generation Gap: LL And His O, Oct 1969
Nines N-1009, Lester Lanin and his Orchestra: Invitation to the Dance, 1976?
Pacific (Aus) PACS 023, Everybody Dance
Philips PHM 200-132, Lester Lanin Plays for dancing, Sep 1964
Philips PHM 200-145, Lester Lanin: Dancing At The Discotheque, Sep 1964
Philips PHM 200-165, LL Plays . . . I had A ball, Mar 1965
Philips PHM 200-181, Lester Lanin Plays The Hits: For Dancing, Jul 1965
Philips PHM 200-192, LL At the Country Club: dancing at your fingertips, 1966
Philips PHM 200-211, 40 Beatles Hits: Played By LL And His Go-Getters, 1966
Philips PHS 600-132, Lester Lanin Plays for dancing, Sep 1964
Philips PHS 600-145, Lester Lanin: Dancing At The Discotheque, Sep 1964
Philips PHS 600-165, LL Plays . . . I had A ball, Mar 1965
Philips PHS 600-181, Lester Lanin Plays The Hits: For Dancing, Jul 1965
Philips PHS 600-192, LL At the Country Club: dancing at your fingertips, 1966
Philips PHS 600-211, 40 Beatles Hits: Played By LL And His Go-Getters, 1966
Philips (Arg) P-662.108-L, Fiesta En Manhattan
Philips (Arg) T-682.123-L, Juventud De Fiesta: Lester Lanin y su Orquesta
Philips (Arg) P-682.147-L, Fiesta En El Colegio
Philips (Arg) P-682.156-L, hasta las 4 de la manana: con LL y su orquesta
Philips (Arg), lester lanin en estereo
Philips (Aus) 462 139 BE, Dance to the Music of Lester Lanin Vol 1
Philips (Aus) 682 123 BL, Juventud De Fiesta, Jul 1958
Philips (Aus) 682 147 BL, Lester Lanin goes to College, Dec 1958
Philips (Aus) 682 156 BL, Have Band, Will Travel: LL and his Orchestra, Jul 1959
Philips (Aus) 682 162 BL, Dancing at the Mardi Gras, Aug 1959
Philips (Aus) 682 166 BL, Cocktail Dancing, Sep 1959
Philips (Aus) 682 173 BL, Lester Lanin Christmas Party, Dec 1959
Philips (Aus) 682 174 BL, House Party, Dec 1959
Philips (Aus) 682 187 BL, Dance to the Lester Lanin Beat, May 1960
Philips (Aus) 682 204 BL, Lanin Goes Latin, 1961
Philips (Aus) PDS 17, Dancing at the Mardi Gras
Philips (Aus) PD 154, Dancing in High Society, 1964
Philips (Aus) PDS 186, Lester Lanin Plays the Hits for Dancing, 1965
Philips (Aus) PDS 214, Lester Lanin at the Society Ball, 1966
Philips (Aus) PDS 240, 40 Hits for Your Go-Go Party, 1966
Philips (Brazil) SLP-9030, Black-Tie Party: Lester Lanin e sua orquestra
Philips (E) B 07416 L, Society Dances, Feb 1957
Philips (E) B 07448 L, Dance to the Music of Lester Lanin, Jan 1959
Phillips (G) 6640 005, Lester Lanin Plays for Dancing 2-LPs
Philips (Holland) 852 056, Lester Lanin Plays for dancing
Philips (Holland) 852 082 BY, LL At the Country Club: dancing at your fingertips
Philips (Neth) PHS 600-132, Lester Lanin Plays for Dancing
Pickwick SPC-3119, LL & His Society Orchestra: Cheek To Cheek
Wing SRW 16342, Lester Lanin Plays for dancing
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