Victor matrix D9AB-2278. Tell me why / Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra
Additional Information
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 5 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, string bass, and drums
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "A & R reps: Messrs. J. Csida H. Rene." |
| Victor blue history card: "Used for Arthur Murray Dance Studio Mar. 1950." |
| It is not known whether take 1 or 1A is the issued take. |
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/4/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Bluebird 30-0006 | |
| 10/4/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | RCA Victor 54-0001 | |
| 10/4/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1A | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D9AB-2278. Tell me why / Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300014394/D9AB-2278-Tell_me_why.
Victor matrix D9AB-2278. Tell me why / Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300014394/D9AB-2278-Tell_me_why.
"Victor matrix D9AB-2278. Tell me why / Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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