Columbia matrix W151892. (Potatoes are cheaper—tomatoes are cheaper) Now's the time to fall in love / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra

TitleSource
(Potatoes are cheaper—tomatoes are cheaper) Now's the time to fall in love (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Ahora es la época de enamorarse (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Al Lewis (lyricist)
Al Sherman (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Ben Selvin and his Orchestra (Musical group)Listing for Selvin's Orchestra.
Selvin’s Orchestra (Musical group)
Ben Selvin (leader)
Art Barnett (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/27/1931 New York, New York 1 Master Columbia 2575-D 10-in.
11/27/1931 New York, New York 2 Master Columbia 2575-D 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W151892. (Potatoes are cheaper—tomatoes are cheaper) Now's the time to fall in love / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000041388/W151892-Potatoes_are_cheapertomatoes_are_cheaper_Nows_the_time_to_fall_in_love.

Columbia matrix W151892. (Potatoes are cheaper—tomatoes are cheaper) Now's the time to fall in love / 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/2000041388/W151892-Potatoes_are_cheapertomatoes_are_cheaper_Nows_the_time_to_fall_in_love.

"Columbia matrix W151892. (Potatoes are cheaper—tomatoes are cheaper) Now's the time to fall in love / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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