Columbia matrix [W]147976. Mean to me / Gay Ellis and her Orchestra

TitleSource
Mean to me (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Roy Turk (lyricist)
Fred Ahlert (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Gay Ellis and her Orchestra (Musical group)Pseudonym on Harmony 859-H for Annette Hanshaw and Selvin's Orchestra.
Gay Ellis (vocalist)Pseudonym on Harmony 859-H for Annette Hanshaw.
Selvin’s Orchestra (Musical group)
Annette Hanshaw (vocalist)
Ben Selvin (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Columbia matrix card indicates that the Western Electric system was used on this master, but W does not appear in the wax.
Source(s): Gibbs (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/20/1929 New York, New York 1 Master Harmony 859-H 10-in.
2/20/1929 New York, New York 2 Unknown
2/20/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Harmony 859-H 10-in.

Mean to me / Gay Ellis and her Orchestra

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Mean to me / Gay Ellis and her Orchestra - Harmony 859-H - Take 3 - 2/20/1929
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
2/20/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Velvet Tone 1859-V 10-in.
2/20/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Diva 2859-G 10-in.
2/20/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Puritone 1077-S 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix [W]147976. Mean to me / Gay Ellis and her Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000037538/W147976-Mean_to_me.

Columbia matrix [W]147976. Mean to me / Gay Ellis and her Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000037538/W147976-Mean_to_me.

"Columbia matrix [W]147976. Mean to me / Gay Ellis and her Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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