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 enlarge | Authors: Robert Thompson, Tim Wiles, Andy Strasberg
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 302940
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 222
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 142343188X
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.594
EAN: 9781423431886
ASIN: 142343188X
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Baseball's Greatest Hit: The Story of Take Me Out to the Ball Game April 5, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
When I first saw the title, I thought, how could there be a whole book about one song? I Read the editorial review and since I'm really into music and collecting stuff, decided to take the chance (also getting it way under retail helped too).
I have looked over it couple times now, I am still in awe about all the events, products and people that have been involved in ONE song. The sheet music, toys, videos, cards, performances and of course records.
Afer reading about the first recorded version, it made me want to go out and buy a music cylinder that plays on those 100 year old Thomas Edison players to hear it. But wait, my dream came true, I didn't have to pay 500.00 to do that, a CD that comes with it and has that first recorded version! Plus a bunch of other versions, that dont seem to be the same song, but are, as they are so diverse in sound.
Not to bore, my favorite piece in the book is how one of the authors (Andy Strasburg) solicited the USPS to get a stamp done for the 100 year anniversary of the song, which comes out June this year. I Googled to find out when it was coming out and the USPS stamp images say 41 cents, while in the book it is 42 cents. Looks like the book has newer images/information than the post office itself. Also a Frank Sinatra (he is in this book and sang the song) stamp comes out in May, I will be using his stamps til I get a couple sheets of Take Me Out to the Ball Game stamps to keep and use.
And oh yeah, the book is in color.
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