Von Dexter was a Hollywood film score composer who lived from 1912 to
1996.  I recently ran across his theme for the old time radio show The
Saint, the one starring Vincent Price.  It made me interested in
tracking down more of his stuff.  I found a citation for a 1961 LP
called Like Yesterday but not much else.  Can any of you find out
whether he or his orchestra released any other records, with the
titles and year of release?  Thanks.

Dear statman,

Being an avid music collector myself, I know only too well that
discographic information is often hard to find. In this case, the
result of my research is that Von Dexter obviously released only two
records, both of them longplayers, one of them being the LP "Like
Yesterday" you mentioned. Here is information about those two records:


"Music Of Ralph Edwards", 1958
Von Dexter & His Orchestra
Imperial LP 9051 (mono)
Imperial LP 12004 (stereo)
Tracks:
- Makin' Whoopee
- Dinah
- That's My Desire
- Champagne Waltz
- Pennies From Heaven
- This Is Your Life
- Who Will Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot
- Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
- Hawaiian War Chant
- Rose Room
- Cheerful Little Earful
- Danny Boy


"Like Yesterday", 1961
Von Dexter Orchestra
Imperial LP 9124 (mono)
Imperial LP 12061 (stereo)
Tracks: Identical with "Music Of Ralph Edwards"


I found no whatsoever references to other records released under Von
Dexter's name. I hope that this is not too disappointing.

Regards,
Scriptor



Sources:

Both Sides Now: Imperial Album Discography, Part 3 (1958-1961)
http://www.bsnpubs.com/imperial/imperiald.html

Both Sides Now: Imperial Album Discography, Part 8 (Stereo/Mono Cross-Reference)
http://www.bsnpubs.com/imperial/imperiali.html

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Very fast and thorough.  Recommended researcher