OKeh matrix W404206. Can I help it? (If I'm in love with you) / Selvin’s Orchestra

TitleSource
Can I help it? (If I'm in love with you) (Primary title)Laird/Rust
Authors and ComposersNotes
Cliff Friend (lyricist)
James V. Monaco (composer)
Composer information source: U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Selvin’s Orchestra (Musical group)Not confirmed.
Scrappy Lambert (vocalist)
Sam Nash and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Par PNY 34098 for Ray Seeley Orchestra.
Will Perry's Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Par E 6349 for Ray Seeley Orchestra.
Ray Seeley and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Odeon issues.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Johnson and Shirley note the performer as Selvin's Orchestra, using the pseudonym Ray Seeley and his Orchestra (and other listings); Rust Dance bands notes that Seeley "was a real person" and makes no reference to the Selvin organization for this master.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/6/1930 New York, New York A Master Parlophone (U.K.) E 6349 10-in.
6/6/1930 New York, New York A Master Parlophone PNY 34098 10-in.
6/6/1930 New York, New York A Master Odeon (Japan) U135 10-in.
6/6/1930 New York, New York A Master Odeon ONY 36107 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W404206. Can I help it? (If I'm in love with you) / Selvin’s Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000213143/W404206-Can_I_help_it_If_Im_in_love_with_you.

OKeh matrix W404206. Can I help it? (If I'm in love with you) / Selvin’s Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000213143/W404206-Can_I_help_it_If_Im_in_love_with_you.

"OKeh matrix W404206. Can I help it? (If I'm in love with you) / Selvin’s Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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