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| Frank, Dino and Sammy: Sinatrama Room |
| What a great collectors item. A man named Bill Rodstein created or acquired this recording and seems to have distributed it on the Latimer label and
called it the "Summit Meeting". The recording is of a live show
in Atlantic city with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr..
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are multiple disclaimers on the cover and the label stating that this is
a "Collectors Item" a Non Published Album and was not available
anywhere else. On the label you see the "not for resale"
A close look at the album will show that this cover was pasted over the
cover of another album, the glue is drying out. You can see the glue in
the photo of the cover at right with the blue album showing around the
edges.
This is a 4 am, show probably the last one of the night.
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The album starts, "Bill Rodstein bids you welcome to the Sinatrama
room in Philadelphia and presents a restricted collectors item from the
500 Club in Atlantic City. Recorded August 25th 1962 here is the 4 am Frank
Sinatra show with Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.. This record is offered
as a gift and not or sale or resale."
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Dean Martin kicks off the show with "Sit right down and write myself a letter" and then 'Volare"
The crowd goes wild when Frank comes out. He works the crowd like only
he can and then Sammy comes out.
Sammy's voice sounds like he has a terrible cold and that launches the
three of them into a comedy routine that includes imitations of Jimmy Cagney,
Marlon Brando and Edward G. Robinson among others.
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| Sammy volunteers to dance while Dean and Frank sing. All in all it is a wonderful look back at 3 great performers. The jokes about race remind us of the turbulent times our country was going through.
The research I have done seems to indicate that there were at least 2 album covers done for different occasions.
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