Columbia matrix W148196. My sin / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra

TitleSource
My sin (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Mi pecado (Parallel (translated) title)Label copy sheet
Authors and ComposersNotes
B. G. De Sylva (songwriter)
Lew Brown (songwriter)
Ray Henderson (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label; sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Ben Selvin and his Orchestra (Musical group)Listing on Columbia 1800-D for Selvin’s Orchestra.
Selvin’s Orchestra (Musical group)
Ben Selvin (leader)
Larry Murphy (vocalist)Takes 1 & 2.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Marketing Genre: Spanish
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Brooks/Rust notes that take 3 of this master was recorded without vocals, "for export only"; Johnson and Shirley note that the non-vocal take (take 3) has "no issue numbers shown on the file cards, but [was] intended for issue in Spanish speaking countries . . ."
Source(s): Johnson and Shirley (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/9/1929 New York, New York 1 Master Columbia 1800-D 10-in.
4/9/1929 New York, New York 2 Master Columbia 1800-D 10-in.

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My sin / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra - Columbia 1800-D - Take 2 - 4/9/1929
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
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4/9/1929 New York, New York 2 Master Columbia (U.K.) 5521 10-in.
4/9/1929 New York, New York 2 Master Columbia (Australia) 01525 10-in.
4/9/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Columbia 1800-D 10-in.
4/9/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Columbia 3516-X 10-in. Issued for the Spanish market.
4/9/1929 New York, New York Unknown Master Columbia (U.K.) 5521 10-in.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W148196. My sin / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000037757/W148196-My_sin.

Columbia matrix W148196. My sin / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000037757/W148196-My_sin.

"Columbia matrix W148196. My sin / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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