Plaza matrix 8422. Happy days and lonely nights / Irving Kaufman ; Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra

TitleSource
Happy days and lonely nights (Primary title)Plaza/ARC
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Plaza/ARC
Unverified composer information: Rose; Fisher
Composer information source: Plaza/ARC.
PersonnelNotes
Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra (Musical group)
Irving Kaufman (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Sam Lanin (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Unknown-take issues from take 2 and/or take 3.
No take number visible (Broadway 1238).
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); Disc label; Company file; Disc label (Performers); Company file (Recording date source).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
12/26/1928 New York, New York [1] Unknown
12/26/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Banner 6261 10-in. Assigned Plaza/ARC control number 1967.
12/26/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Domino 4256 10-in.
12/26/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Regal 8701 10-in.
12/26/1928 New York, New York 3 Master Banner 6261 10-in. Assigned Plaza/ARC control number 1967.

Happy days and lonely nights / Irving Kaufman ; Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra

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Happy days and lonely nights / Irving Kaufman ; Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra - Banner 6261 - Take 3 - 12/26/1928
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
12/26/1928 New York, New York 3 Master Jewel 5487 10-in. Assigned Plaza/ARC control number 1967.
12/26/1928 New York, New York Unknown Master Broadway 1238 10-in. Assigned NYRL control number 1149.
12/26/1928 New York, New York Unknown Master Challenge 950 10-in.
12/26/1928 New York, New York Unknown Master Oriole 1449 10-in. Assigned Plaza/ARC control number 1967.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Plaza matrix 8422. Happy days and lonely nights / Irving Kaufman ; Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000491484/8422-Happy_days_and_lonely_nights.

Plaza matrix 8422. Happy days and lonely nights / Irving Kaufman ; Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000491484/8422-Happy_days_and_lonely_nights.

"Plaza matrix 8422. Happy days and lonely nights / Irving Kaufman ; Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.

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