Plaza matrix 8431. I'd rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) / Scrappy Lambert ; Lou Gold Orchestra

TitleSource
I'd rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) (Primary title)Plaza/ARC
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Plaza/ARC
I'd rather be blue over you (Oriole 1457) (Alternate title)Plaza/ARC
Unverified composer information: Rose; Fisher
Composer information source: Plaza/ARC.
PersonnelNotes
Lou Gold Orchestra (Musical group)
Scrappy Lambert (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
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 Record Research Group and Bryant/Record Research Group (General source data); Disc label; Company file; Aural evidence (Performers); Company file (Recording date source).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/2/1929 New York, New York [1] Unknown
1/2/1929 New York, New York [2] Unknown
1/2/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Banner 6259 10-in. Assigned Plaza/ARC control number 1992.
1/2/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Domino 4260 10-in.
1/2/1929 New York, New York. Independent Recording Laboratories [16th St.] 3 Master Oriole 1457 10-in. Assigned Plaza/ARC control number 1992.

I'd rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) / Scrappy Lambert ; Lou Gold Orchestra

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I'd rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) / Scrappy Lambert ; Lou Gold Orchestra - Oriole 1457 - Take 3 - 1/2/1929
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
1/2/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Regal 8708 10-in.
1/2/1929 New York, New York Unknown Master Broadway 1244 10-in. Assigned NYRL control number 1161.
1/2/1929 New York, New York Unknown Master Conqueror 7238 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Plaza matrix 8431. I'd rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) / Scrappy Lambert ; Lou Gold Orchestra," accessed January 10, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000491493/8431-Id_rather_be_blue_over_you_Than_be_happy_with_somebody_else.

Plaza matrix 8431. I'd rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) / Scrappy Lambert ; Lou Gold Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 10, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000491493/8431-Id_rather_be_blue_over_you_Than_be_happy_with_somebody_else.

"Plaza matrix 8431. I'd rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) / Scrappy Lambert ; Lou Gold Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 10 January 2026.

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