Victor matrix BVE-58591. What is this thing called love? / Frank Luther

TitleSource
What is this thing called love? (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Wake up and dream! (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Cole Porter (composer)
Cole Porter (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Frank Luther (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Leonard W. Joy (director)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1-3: 3 violins, cello, bass, 2 saxophones, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, and traps
    Takes 4-6: 3 violins, cello, bass, oboe, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/20/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio [28 West 44th St.] 1 Destroy
2/20/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio [28 West 44th St.] 2 Hold
2/20/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio [28 West 44th St.] 3 Master Victor 22330 10-in.
3/4/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio [28 West 44th St.] 4 Destroy
3/4/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio [28 West 44th St.] 5 Destroy
3/4/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio [28 West 44th St.] 6 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-58591. What is this thing called love? / Frank Luther," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800029315/BVE-58591-What_is_this_thing_called_love.

Victor matrix BVE-58591. What is this thing called love? / Frank Luther. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800029315/BVE-58591-What_is_this_thing_called_love.

"Victor matrix BVE-58591. What is this thing called love? / Frank Luther." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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