Plaza matrix 7763. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Irving Kaufman ; Markel's Society Favorites

TitleSource
If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) (Primary title)Plaza/ARC
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Plaza/ARC
Unverified composer information: Donaldson
Composer information source: Plaza/ARC.
PersonnelNotes
Irving Kaufman (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Markel's Society Favorites (Musical group)
Mike Markel (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
No take number visible on Broadway 1148.
Data originally compiled by the Record Research Associates through inspection of issued discs. Verified as indicated in sources. Data provided by Mainspring Press.
Source(s): Inspection by Bryant/Record Research Group (General source data); Aural evidence (Performers); Company file (Recording date source).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/2/1928 New York, New York [1] Unknown
2/2/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Broadway 1148 10-in. Assigned NYRL control number 996.
2/2/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Banner 7036 10-in. Assigned Plaza/ARC control number 1384.
2/2/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Domino 4104 10-in.
2/2/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Oriole 1160 10-in. Assigned Plaza/ARC control number 1384.
2/2/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Regal 8498 10-in.

If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Irving Kaufman ; Markel's Society Favorites

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If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Irving Kaufman ; Markel's Society Favorites - Regal 8498 - Take 2 - 2/2/1928
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
2/2/1928 New York, New York 2 Master 14955 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Plaza matrix 7763. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Irving Kaufman ; Markel's Society Favorites," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000490826/7763-If_I_cant_have_you_I_want_to_be_lonesomeI_want_to_be_blue.

Plaza matrix 7763. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Irving Kaufman ; Markel's Society Favorites. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000490826/7763-If_I_cant_have_you_I_want_to_be_lonesomeI_want_to_be_blue.

"Plaza matrix 7763. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Irving Kaufman ; Markel's Society Favorites." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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