Decca matrix 72798. It's only a paper moon / Delta Rhythm Boys ; Ella Fitzgerald
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| It's only a paper moon (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Delta Rhythm Boys (Vocal group) | |
| Ella Fitzgerald (vocalist) | |
| Rene De Knight (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Haig Stephens (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| George Wettling (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Hy White (instrumentalist : guitar) |
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli session personnel note: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals), with Rene De Knight (piano), Hy White (guitar), Haig Stephens (bass), George Wettling (drums), and The Delta Rhythm Boys (vocals). |
| Ruppli additional catalog number(s): MCA-Coral (Germany) 2.22065. |
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | Decca 23425 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | Decca 29136 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | Decca ED-2014 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | Decca 9-29136 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) OE 9062 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | Brunswick (France, Germany) 10155 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | Decca DL-8477 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | Decca DL-8759 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | Decca DL7-8759 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | MCA MCA2-4047 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | Ace of Hearts (England) AH-16 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | Coral (England) CDL-8016 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | MCA (England) MCL-1611 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | MCA (England) MCM-5009 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | MCA (France) 510184 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | A | Master | MCA-GRP 2619-2/1 | |
| 3/27/1945 New York, New York | B | Master | MCA-GRP 2628-2/1 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 72798. It's only a paper moon / Delta Rhythm Boys ; Ella Fitzgerald," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301015/72798-Its_only_a_paper_moon.
Decca matrix 72798. It's only a paper moon / Delta Rhythm Boys ; Ella Fitzgerald. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301015/72798-Its_only_a_paper_moon.
"Decca matrix 72798. It's only a paper moon / Delta Rhythm Boys ; Ella Fitzgerald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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