Victor matrix D5VB-0697. Long ago (and far away) / Al Goodman Orchestra ; Earl Wrightson

TitleSource
Long ago (and far away) (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Cover girl [Motion picture] (Work title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ira Gershwin (lyricist)
Jerome Kern (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Earl Wrightson (vocalist)
Al Goodman Orchestra (Musical group)
Stephen H. Sholes (session supervisor)
Russ Case (session supervisor)Take 1.
Al Goodman (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: 16 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 basses, 5 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, guitar, piano, harp, and traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Messers: S. Sholes & Russ Case, present" (take 1); "Mr. S. H. Sholes, present" (take 2.)
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/22/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1L Unknown
10/22/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1 Master/hold
10/22/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Destroy
10/22/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1B Destroy Dub of take 1 made 10/30/1945.
10/22/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1C Destroy Dub of take 1 made 10/30/1945.
12/18/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2L Unknown
12/18/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2 Hold/master Victor 20-1851 10-in.
12/18/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2 Hold/master Victor P-157 10-in. Album set
12/18/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2 Hold/master RCA Victor 47-3151 45-rpm
12/18/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2A Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D5VB-0697. Long ago (and far away) / Al Goodman Orchestra ; Earl Wrightson," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300002575/D5VB-0697-Long_ago_and_far_away.

Victor matrix D5VB-0697. Long ago (and far away) / Al Goodman Orchestra ; Earl Wrightson. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300002575/D5VB-0697-Long_ago_and_far_away.

"Victor matrix D5VB-0697. Long ago (and far away) / Al Goodman Orchestra ; Earl Wrightson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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