West Point Songs

Alma MaterAlma Mater Army BlueArmy Blue
Benny Havens, Oh!Benny Havens, Oh! The CorpsThe Corps
On, Brave Old Army TeamOn, Brave Old Army Team The Official West Point MarchThe Official West Point March
One Hundred Days 'Till JuneOne Hundred Days 'Till June Gridiron GrenadiersGridiron Grenadiers
Slum and GravySlum and Gravy PetitionPetition

Other Songs

The Ballad of Rodger YoungThe Ballad of Rodger Young Blood on the RisersBlood on the Risers

What's NewWHAT'S NEW:What's New
USMA Band Bicentennial Recording Project
Leaders for Our Nation, performed by the Fairfax Jubil-Aires, written by Alan Salisbury '58, Introduction
West Point Music, courtesy Virtual West Point
The Knight Caps (a Cadet Glee Club a capella group)
Midi sound files have been added. Click here
Consolidated web page has been added, that automatically plays the songs (requires RealPlayer). Click here
Download web page has been updated.

SOURCES:
The West Point Records 33 1/3 mono (1948) (courtesy Donald "Doc" Wuerz 'x55)
The West Point Glee Club 33 1/3 mono 10 inch (1950)
West Point Music 33 1/3 mono 10 inch (circa 1955) (courtesy Lew Higinbotham '62)
Airborne Salute 33 1/3 mono 10 inch and 12 inch (1958)

The Cadet Chapel Organ 33 1/3 mono Vox Records DL 210 (1957)
The Cadet Glee Club 33 1/3 mono (1957)
The Cadet Chapel Choir 33 1/3 mono (1958)
The Army Way 33 1/3 mono (1958) (courtesy Judi van der Kaay)
At Ease 33 1/3 mono (1958)
Cadet Chapel Organ 33 1/3 stereo (1958)
Army Blue 33 1/3 stereo (1959)
Cadet Chapel Organ 33 1/3 stereo Vox Records VX 25-960 (1959)
Church Anthems 33 1/3 stereo (1959)

The Voices of Westpoint 33 1/3 stereo (1957-59)
The Cadet Glee Club, West Point Salutes The Long Gray Line 33 1/3 stereo (1960)
The United States Military Academy Band and Cadet Glee Club West Point 33 1/3 stereo (1966)
Cadet Glee Club 33 1/3 stereo Special Issue WPS 8001 (1980)
Merry Christmas from West Point 33 1/3 stereo (1983)

The United States Military Academy Band and West Point Cadet Glee Club compact disc (circa 1995)
West Point on the March compact disc (1998)
Voice of the Corps compact disc (2003)
Stand Ye Steady compact disc and DVD (2005)

TO LISTEN:
When you view the individual song or album web pages, click on the desired playback method: RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, or MP3 Player application, such as WinAmp.

TO DOWNLOAD:
This is the current download list. Click on a song link to download the audio file.

CD-R DISK:
Due to a hard disk failure, the master wav files are unavailable to burn to CD-R at this time.

TECHNICAL RECORDING NOTES:
The master audio format was the Windows Waveform sound (wav) and encoded at the standard rate (PCM 44.100 kHz, 16 Bit, Stereo). The RealPlayer (rm) and Windows Media Audio (wma) formats were encoded at a 20kb bitrate and Moving Picture Expert Group (mp3) format was encoded at a 32kb bitrate to reduce file size, speed streaming playback time, and retain sound fidelity.

FEEDBACK:
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FUTURE PROJECTS:
Record a 1928 Brunswick 78 rpm record album of "The Official West Point March" and "Football Songs."
Record a 1928 RCA 78 rpm record album of "Alma Mater" and "Football Songs."
Record a 1948 Columbia 78 rpm record album titled "West Point Records, Official Series II."
Request a recording of the '70 Glee Club 7" reel-to-reel tapes.
Request a recording of some custom 33 1/3 record albums done during '54-'58 and '64-'67 by Alan Salisbury '58.
Request a recording of a Wurlitzer 165 band organ playing "The Official West Point March."
Transcribe song book and sheet music notation into MIDI files and record as audio files.

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