Victor matrix D4AB-0437. Someday / Elton Britt ; Skytoppers

TitleSource
Someday (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Someday you'll want me to want you (Alternate title)Victor blue history card
Authors and ComposersNotes
Jimmie Hodges (composer)
Jimmie Hodges (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Skytoppers (Musical group)
Elton Britt (vocalist)
Mac Ceppos (instrumentalist : violin)
Elton Britt (instrumentalist : guitar)
Tony Mottola (instrumentalist : guitar)
A. William Graham (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Justin Gordon (instrumentalist : clarinet)
Bob Miller (session supervisor)
Frank Walker (session supervisor)
Mac Ceppos (director)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: Violin, clarinet, trumpet, 2 guitars, and string bass
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Bob Miller, Frank Walker present."
The Victor blue history card and Bluebird catalogs list this master as being issued with "Alone at a table for two" on Bluebird B-6252. An extant disc label also pairs this selection with "Mama don't allow it" on Bluebird B-6251.
Some disc label do not include the Skytoppers in the performance credits.
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/22/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studios 2 and 6 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master Bluebird 33-0521 10-in.
11/22/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studios 2 and 6 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master Victor 20-1864 10-in.
11/22/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studios 2 and 6 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master Victor 20-3090 10-in.
11/22/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studios 2 and 6 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master Victor P-221 10-in. Album set
11/22/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studios 2 and 6 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master Victor 420-0532 10-in.
11/22/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studios 2 and 6 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master RCA Victor 447-0592 45-rpm
11/22/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studios 2 and 6 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master RCA Victor LPM-2669 LP
11/22/1944 New York, New York. Victor Studios 2 and 6 [155 E. 24th St.] 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D4AB-0437. Someday / Elton Britt ; Skytoppers," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300001764/D4AB-0437-Someday.

Victor matrix D4AB-0437. Someday / Elton Britt ; Skytoppers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300001764/D4AB-0437-Someday.

"Victor matrix D4AB-0437. Someday / Elton Britt ; Skytoppers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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