New historic compact disc releases bringing total to 196 titles!

Is your favorite corps on CD yet? Check again before answering, because we’ve added another dozen discs to “The Beat Goes On” drum corps audio recording selections. These compact discs are the digital versions of the original recording work of Stetson D. Richmond and Alf Wateska, optimized for your listening pleasure. Treat yourself to recordings of your favorite corps or surprise someone you know with a holiday gift from our audio library.

Here's what's new in this release

More classic junior corps are available via Volume 3 of the 1954 American Legion Nationals (#5404). The four top Jersey junior units led the activity that year, sweeping the top four spots at American Legion Nationals; two of them are included on this disc. St. Joseph's Cadets are an essential part of any collection of this era. Their 1954 repertoire epitomized the classic arranging work that made Hy Dreitzer a drum corps sensation, delivered with spine-tingling urgency by a corps    whose roster reads like a hall-of-fame list.         

Meanwhile, 1954 was considered a rebuilding year for St. Vincent's Cadets. But at fourth place in the nation, perhaps they were already rebuilt by the time this show came along. Also on this CD, hear the Austin Grenadiers from Chicago blow the stadium apart on their way to leading the Midwest contenders that day. This disc is also your best opportunity to hear the

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