Victor matrix E0VB-5610. Marrying for love / Perry Como

TitleSource
Marrying for love (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Call me madam (Work title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Irving Berlin (composer)
Irving Berlin (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Perry Como (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Mitchell Ayres Orchestra (Musical group)
Charles R. Grean (A & R representative)
Mitchell Ayres (director)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: 8 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, guitar, piano, harp, string bass, and drums
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
It is not known whether take 1 or 1A is the issued take.
Instrumentation is from Victor ledgers and is not intended to imply that every instrument listed is played on every master recorded at the session. Ledgers indicate that the "brass [were] dismissed at 10:50."
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Contractor: Henry Ross."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
8/31/1950 New York, New York. Manhattan Center 1 Master Victor 20-3922 10-in.
8/31/1950 New York, New York. Manhattan Center 1 Master RCA Victor 47-3922 45-rpm
8/31/1950 New York, New York. Manhattan Center 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix E0VB-5610. Marrying for love / Perry Como," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300018474/E0VB-5610-Marrying_for_love.

Victor matrix E0VB-5610. Marrying for love / Perry Como. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300018474/E0VB-5610-Marrying_for_love.

"Victor matrix E0VB-5610. Marrying for love / Perry Como." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

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