Bing Crosby's Treasury – The Songs I Love (1968 version)
Bing Crosby's Treasury – The Songs I Love is an LP set by Bing Crosby, issued in both mono and stereo formats by a mail-order firm, The Longines Symphonette Society, which was an educational service from the Longines-Wittnauer Watch Company.Very similar to the 1966 set, this was a six-LP album comprising seventy-one tunes chosen by Bing Crosby.The director of the Society, Mishel Piastro, described as "Dean of American conductors, famed violin virtuoso and leader of the sessions" seemed, implicitly, to be the conductor of the orchestra and such was assumed until several years later when the popular British conductor and arranger Geoff Love revealed that he had made the arrangements and orchestral recordings in England.Crosby over-dubbed his voice later at Coast Recorders, San Francisco.Crosby appears perfectly at home on these oldies – 'standards' if you like – because they occupy a firm niche in any catalogue.