Columbia matrix W351162. What a life (Trying to live without you) / Paul Specht Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| What a life (Trying to live without you) (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Charlotte Kent (lyricist) | |
| Louis Alter (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Paul Specht Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Dick Robertson (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Robert Wood (vocalist) | Listing on OK 41563. |
| Paul Specht (leader) | |
| Buddy Campbell and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] (Musical group) | Listing on OK 41563 for Paul Specht Orchestra. |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Vocal chorus not confirmed on OK release. |
| Source(s): Johnson and Shirley (take date; personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21/1932 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | Harmony 1425-H | |
| 3/21/1932 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | Velvet Tone 2532-V | |
| 3/21/1932 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | Clarion 5472-C | |
| 3/21/1932 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | OKeh 41563 | Issued from OK dub W405186, made ca. Mar. 1932-Apr. 1933. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W351162. What a life (Trying to live without you) / Paul Specht Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000214293/W351162-What_a_life_Trying_to_live_without_you.
Columbia matrix W351162. What a life (Trying to live without you) / Paul Specht Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000214293/W351162-What_a_life_Trying_to_live_without_you.
"Columbia matrix W351162. What a life (Trying to live without you) / Paul Specht Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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