Radio review: They Did It Their Way – the Story of Reprise Records

Frank Sinatra's own label had a wide variety of stars and this show made good use of its back catalogueThey Did It Their Way: the Story of Reprise Records (Radio 2) was an eye-opening chronological tour of the label set up and owned by Frank Sinatra. Paul Gambaccini's emotive narration matched the tone of the times, giving Sinatra's story the air of a frivolous film noir: "Fabulous Frank was unhappy. He hated the artistic limitations he thought were imposed on him. He wanted out."The interviews,...

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