Frankly Drinking With Friends: The Swell Frank Sinatra and Bourbon Podcast
Sep 24, 2026 · 59 min · 12 segments
Send us Fan Mail On a virtual journey to the Pacific Northwest, Chris and Luke check out three uptempo classics from Sinatra's 1961 Capitol LP "Come…
So 1966, that was 60 years ago, Sinatra's first live LP was released, Sinatra at the Sands with Count Basie, and Quincy Jones, though his name is not in the title.
[laughs] So Capitol Records, UME, and Frank Sinatra Enterprises are taking this opportunity of the 60th anniversary, putting out a two-LP vinyl reissue, a five-CD archival set, and they're doing something with Dolby Atmos.
I have no idea what that is.
Anyway, this comes out October 23rd of 2026.
The vinyl file edition is pressed on 180-gram black vinyl.
I'm guessing that's really something.
It includes five complete shows from the time that Sinatra was recording for Sinatra at the Sands.
This was in '66, earlier in the year, a residency, and he was there from January 26th to February 1st, and they are just putting out, you know, these five shows that they've gone back into the archives, back in the vaults, pulled these out.
You know, that's seven nights that he was there, but Sinatra would do two shows a night, so they had quite a bit to choose from.
On release, Sinatra at the Sands went all the way to number nine on the album chart, and it went gold.
Sinatra said working with Basie and Quincy was, quote, "Probably the most exciting engagement I've ever done in my life." And really, I mean, this album is an absolute classic.
It is enduring and endearing after all these many years.
I think it's, it's one of those things like, yeah, it went to number nine on the album chart, but look at all the other albums that were out there.
Maybe the ones that were ahead of it on the chart back then.
In '66, I haven't looked it up, but I doubt they're getting the kind of plays that Sinatra at the Sands continues to get.
I mean, I think this is the quintessential kind of peak Sinatra moment.
This album has it all, the songs, the swagger, you know, the chatter, um, on stage, the jokes, and it's just genius.
So stay tuned.
When this comes out, I'm gonna be digging through those new shows that are being put out unearthed from the vault and see what we can turn up to share on a future-
Yeah
... episode of Frankly Drinking with Friends.
And also, if you're wondering, you will not have to go out and buy the CDs.
They're gonna put these on streaming.
It's not just gonna be tough luck, you know, we're just putting them on CDs.
So 1966, that was 60 years ago, Sinatra's first live LP was released, Sinatra at the Sands with Count Basie, and Quincy Jones, though his name is not in the title.
[laughs] So Capitol Records, UME, and Frank Sinatra Enterprises are taking this opportunity of the 60th anniversary, putting out a two-LP vinyl reissue, a five-CD archival set, and they're doing something with Dolby Atmos.
I have no idea what that is.
Anyway, this comes out October 23rd of 2026.
The vinyl file edition is pressed on 180-gram black vinyl.
I'm guessing that's really something.
It includes five complete shows from the time that Sinatra was recording for Sinatra at the Sands.
This was in '66, earlier in the year, a residency, and he was there from January 26th to February 1st, and they are just putting out, you know, these five shows that they've gone back into the archives, back in the vaults, pulled these out.
You know, that's seven nights that he was there, but Sinatra would do two shows a night, so they had quite a bit to choose from.
On release, Sinatra at the Sands went all the way to number nine on the album chart, and it went gold.
Sinatra said working with Basie and Quincy was, quote, "Probably the most exciting engagement I've ever done in my life." And really, I mean, this album is an absolute classic.
It is enduring and endearing after all these many years.
I think it's, it's one of those things like, yeah, it went to number nine on the album chart, but look at all the other albums that were out there.
Maybe the ones that were ahead of it on the chart back then.
In '66, I haven't looked it up, but I doubt they're getting the kind of plays that Sinatra at the Sands continues to get.
I mean, I think this is the quintessential kind of peak Sinatra moment.
This album has it all, the songs, the swagger, you know, the chatter, um, on stage, the jokes, and it's just genius.
So stay tuned.
When this comes out, I'm gonna be digging through those new shows that are being put out unearthed from the vault and see what we can turn up to share on a future-
Yeah
... episode of Frankly Drinking with Friends.
And also, if you're wondering, you will not have to go out and buy the CDs.
They're gonna put these on streaming.
It's not just gonna be tough luck, you know, we're just putting them on CDs.
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