Victor matrix D4RB-0524. Please don't say no / Lauritz Melchior ; Strasfogel Orchestra

TitleSource
Please don't say no (Primary title)Disc label
Thrill of a romance [Motion picture] (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ralph Freed (lyricist)
Sammy Fain (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Lauritz Melchior (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Strasfogel Orchestra (Musical group)
Russell Banzer (instrumentalist : saxophone)
Charlotte Bieg (vocalist)
Chas. Butterfield (instrumentalist : trombone)
Samuel Carmell (instrumentalist : violin)
Les Clay (vocalist)
Fred Dornbach (instrumentalist : saxophone)
Louis Edlin (instrumentalist : violin)
F. Farrar (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Leon Frengut (instrumentalist : viola)
Susan Friel (vocalist)
Lillian Fuchs (instrumentalist : viola)
H. Furmansky (instrumentalist : viola)
Jacques Gasselin (instrumentalist : violin)
Morris Gedzelman (vocalist)
Richard Gilbert (session supervisor)
Michael Gusikoff (instrumentalist : violin)
Sterling Hunkins (instrumentalist : cello)
Charles Jaffe (instrumentalist : violin)
Ivor Karman (instrumentalist : violin)
Karyl Kingley (vocalist)
Alfred Knopf (vocalist)
Milton Kraus (instrumentalist : piano)
Carl Kress (instrumentalist : guitar)
Wm. Kroll (instrumentalist : violin)
Lionel Marcoux (vocalist)
Chauncey Morehouse (instrumentalist : traps)
M. Muscanto (instrumentalist : violin)
Laura Newell (instrumentalist : harp)
Jack Paddock (vocalist)
John Panter (vocalist)
Ross Park (vocalist)
Helen Planner (vocalist)
Antero Querze (instrumentalist : saxophone)
Samuel Rand (instrumentalist : violin)
Paul Ricci (instrumentalist : saxophone)
G. B. Rudy (instrumentalist : flute)
Jack Satterfield (instrumentalist : trombone)
Clyde Sechler (vocalist)
Herman Shertzer (instrumentalist : saxophone)
Rudolph Sims (instrumentalist : cello)Given name spelled "Rodulph" in Victor ledgers.
A. Statter (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Majorie Stomet (vocalist)
I. Strasfogel (director)
Sam Suzowsky (instrumentalist : string bass)
Wm. Trone (instrumentalist : trombone)
E. Weinstock (instrumentalist : trumpet)
William Van Woert (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Tenor vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 9 violins, 3 violas, 2 cellos, flute, 5 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, guitar, piano, string bass, harp, and traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Disc label: "As sung in the MGM film, 'Thrill of a romance.'"
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Mr. Richard Gilbert, present."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
12/30/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Not processed
12/30/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1A Not processed
12/30/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 2 Not processed
12/30/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 2A Not processed
12/30/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Not processed
12/30/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 3A Not processed
12/30/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 4 Master Victor 10-1149 10-in.
12/30/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 4 Master Victor M-990 10-in. Album set
12/30/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 4A Hold

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D4RB-0524. Please don't say no / Lauritz Melchior ; Strasfogel Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300001847/D4RB-0524-Please_dont_say_no.

Victor matrix D4RB-0524. Please don't say no / Lauritz Melchior ; Strasfogel Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300001847/D4RB-0524-Please_dont_say_no.

"Victor matrix D4RB-0524. Please don't say no / Lauritz Melchior ; Strasfogel Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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