Decca matrix L 5416. God bless the child / Billie Holiday

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Notes
Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated.
Ruppli session personnel note: Billie Holiday (vocals), with Dick "Dent" Eckles (flute, tenor saxophone), Charles LaVere (piano), Bob Bain (guitar), Lou Butterman (bass), Nick Fatool (drums), David Friscina, Joseph Quadri (violin), Maurice Perlmutter (viola), Kurt Reher (cello), and The Gordon Jenkins Singers, Gordon Jenkins (arranger, director).
Ruppli additional catalog number(s): Official (Denmark) 3048-2, CD MCA-GRP 2601-2/2.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master Decca 24972 10-in.
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master MCA MCA-60003 45-rpm
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master Decca ED-2031 45-rpm
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master Brunswick (U.K.) OE 9251 45-rpm
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master Decca DL7-5040 LP
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master Decca DL-8215 LP
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master Decca DL-8930 LP
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master Decca DL7-8930 LP
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master MCA MCA-275 LP
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master MCA MCA2-4006 LP
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master Coral CP-93 LP
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master MCA (England) MCL-1776 LP
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master MCA (France) 510021 LP
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master Brunswick (France, Germany) 87516 LP
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master MCA MCAD-31321 Compact disc
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master MCA-GRP 2601 Compact disc
3/8/1950 Los Angeles, California [A] Master Official (Denmark) 83048-2 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix L 5416. God bless the child / Billie Holiday," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000271839/L_5416-God_bless_the_child.

Decca matrix L 5416. God bless the child / Billie Holiday. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000271839/L_5416-God_bless_the_child.

"Decca matrix L 5416. God bless the child / Billie Holiday." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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