Victor matrix BS-87394. Love's old sweet song / Richard Crooks ; Nathaniel Shilkret

TitleSource
Love's old sweet song (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
Clifton Bingham (lyricist)Listed in Victor ledgers as G. Clifton Bingham.
James L. Molloy (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)
Richard Crooks (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: Take 1: 4 violins, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, saxophone, trumpet, piano, harp, and traps
    Take 2: 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, flute, piano, and harp
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Ledgers (take 3) describe the accompaniment as "orchestra" without identifying individual instruments.
Ledgers (take 2): "Recorded over NBC line." Recorded at Victor's New York Studio 1.
Victor ledgers: "For Gramophone Company."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/17/1935 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Unknown
1/17/1935 New York, New York. Studio 1 1A Not processed
3/1/1935 New York, New York. NBC Radio Studios 2 Master Gramophone DA-1437 10-in.
3/1/1935 New York, New York. NBC Radio Studios 2 Master Gramophone (Ireland) IR-253 10-in.
3/1/1935 New York, New York. NBC Radio Studios 2 Master Delos DE5501 Compact disc
3/1/1935 New York, New York. NBC Radio Studios 2A Not processed
6/28/1935 New York, New York. Studio 2 3 Unknown
6/28/1935 New York, New York. Studio 2 3A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-87394. Love's old sweet song / Richard Crooks ; Nathaniel Shilkret," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200018846/BS-87394-Loves_old_sweet_song.

Victor matrix BS-87394. Love's old sweet song / Richard Crooks ; Nathaniel Shilkret. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200018846/BS-87394-Loves_old_sweet_song.

"Victor matrix BS-87394. Love's old sweet song / Richard Crooks ; Nathaniel Shilkret." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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