Decca matrix 80417. It's dark on Observatory Hill / Elliot Lawrence Orchestra

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Ruppli session personnel note: John Dee, Joe Techner, Gerry La Furn (trumpet), Ollie Wilson, Earl Swope, Robbie Swope (trombone), William Danziesen (French horn), Herbie Steward (alto saxophone), Stan Weiss, Mike Goldberg, Buddy Savitt (tenor saxophone), Merle Bredwell (baritone saxophone), Elliot Lawrence (piano), Mert Oliver (bass), Howard Mann (drums), Rosalind Patton (vocals).
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 note: All titles also issued on Decca DL-5353, DL-8338. 27610/11 (78 rpm) were also issued as 9-27610/11 (45 rpm) in album 9-264.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/22/1951 New York, New York A Master Decca 27610 10-in.
1/22/1951 New York, New York A Master Decca 9-27610 45-rpm
1/22/1951 New York, New York A Master Decca DL-5353 LP
1/22/1951 New York, New York A Master Decca DL-8338 LP

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 80417. It's dark on Observatory Hill / Elliot Lawrence Orchestra," accessed December 20, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000308634/80417-Its_dark_on_Observatory_Hill.

Decca matrix 80417. It's dark on Observatory Hill / Elliot Lawrence Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 20, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000308634/80417-Its_dark_on_Observatory_Hill.

"Decca matrix 80417. It's dark on Observatory Hill / Elliot Lawrence Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 20 December 2025.

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