Columbia (U.K.) matrix CL4219. Si j'étais blanche / Josephine Baker

TitleSource
Si j'étais blanche (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot chanté (Title descriptor)Disc label
If I were white (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label (Columbia DB-1175)
Casino du Paris revue (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Henri Varna (lyricist)
Lennart Falk (composer)
Unverified composer information: H. Varna et Bobby; L. Falk
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Josephine Baker (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Marketing Genre: French
  • Language: French
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Information on this recording derives from data compiled by Michael Gray, including the Columbia recording logs held by the archives of the former EMI France, and other sources as indicated.
Source(s): Gray (recording date); Copeland (recording location); RDI (issues); RDI (issues); disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/8/1933 Paris, France 1 Master Columbia (France) DF-1180 10-in.

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Si j'étais blanche / Josephine Baker - Columbia (France) DF-1180 - Take 1 - 3/8/1933
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3/8/1933 Paris, France 1 Master Columbia (U.K.) DB-1175 10-in.
3/8/1933 Paris, France 1 Master Columbia 4090-F 10-in. Issued from dub matrix CO45949 in 1951. Issued for the French market.

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Si j'étais blanche / Josephine Baker - Columbia 4090-F - Take 1 - 3/8/1933
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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia (U.K.) matrix CL4219. Si j'étais blanche / Josephine Baker," accessed December 13, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000388419/CL4219-Si_jtais_blanche.

Columbia (U.K.) matrix CL4219. Si j'étais blanche / Josephine Baker. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 13, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000388419/CL4219-Si_jtais_blanche.

"Columbia (U.K.) matrix CL4219. Si j'étais blanche / Josephine Baker." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 13 December 2025.

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