Columbia matrix W147145. If you want the rainbow / Selvin’s Orchestra

TitleSource
If you want the rainbow (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
If you want the rainbow (you must have the rain) (Alternate title)Brooks/Rust
Authors and ComposersNotes
Mort Dixon (lyricist)
Oscar Levant (composer)
Billy Rose (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Selvin’s Orchestra (Musical group)
Ben Selvin (leader)
Larry Murphy (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/29/1928 New York, New York 1 Unknown
10/29/1928 New York, New York 2 Unknown
10/29/1928 New York, New York 3 Master Columbia 1617-D 10-in.

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If you want the rainbow / Selvin’s Orchestra - Columbia 1617-D - Take 3 - 10/29/1928
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W147145. If you want the rainbow / Selvin’s Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000036806/W147145-If_you_want_the_rainbow.

Columbia matrix W147145. If you want the rainbow / Selvin’s Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000036806/W147145-If_you_want_the_rainbow.

"Columbia matrix W147145. If you want the rainbow / Selvin’s Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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