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'''''The Voice of Frank Sinatra''''' is the first album ever released by [[Frank Sinatra]], on [[Columbia Records]], Set C-112, [[March 4]], [[1946]]. It was first issued as a set of four 78 [[rpm]] records totallingtotaling eight songs, and went to #1 on the fledgling [[Billboard]] chart.

It also holds the distinction of being the first pop album ever released at 33⅓ rpm, when Columbia premiered long-playing vinyl records in [[1948]], ten-inch and twelve-inch format for classical music, ten-inch only for pop. ''The Voice'' was reissued as a [[10" LP]], catalogue number CL 6001 in 1948. It was also later issued as two 45 rpm [[Extended play|EP]]s in [[1952]], a [[12" LP]] with extra tracks in [[1955]], and a compact disc, also with extra tracks, in [[2003]].