Victor matrix PCVE-68534. Give me liberty or give me love / Claudette Colbert

TitleSource
Give me liberty or give me love (Primary title)Brooks
Torch singer [Motion picture] (Work title)Sheet music
Authors and ComposersNotes
Leo Robin (lyricist)
Ralph Rainger (composer)
Composer information source: Sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Claudette Colbert (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Promotional record : Female vocal solo, with orchestra and announcer
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Audition reveals that the selection begins and ends with a Paramount Pictures fanfare. An announcer introduces Claudette Colbert and the song, "Give me liberty or give me love" from the film, Torch singer. After the song, the announcer names other actors who perform in the film.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
approximately August 1933 Hollywood, California [unconfirmed] [1] Unknown
approximately August 1933 Hollywood, California [unconfirmed] 2 Master Victor [PCVE-68534] 12-in. Custom pressing.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix PCVE-68534. Give me liberty or give me love / Claudette Colbert," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000687773/PCVE-68534-Give_me_liberty_or_give_me_love.

Victor matrix PCVE-68534. Give me liberty or give me love / Claudette Colbert. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000687773/PCVE-68534-Give_me_liberty_or_give_me_love.

"Victor matrix PCVE-68534. Give me liberty or give me love / Claudette Colbert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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