Victor matrix BVE-49261. I'd rather be blue / Fanny Brice
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I'd rather be blue (Primary title) | Disc label |
| My man (Work title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Fred Fisher (composer) | |
| Billy Rose (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Fanny Brice (vocalist : soprano vocal) | |
| Leonard W. Joy (director) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Female vocal solo, with orchestra
- Instrumentation: Takes 1-3: 3 violins, viola, cello, 2 clarinets, cornet, trombone, tuba, piano, and traps
Takes 4-6: 3 violins, cello, 3 saxophones, cornet, trombone, tuba, piano, and traps - Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Rust/Debus; Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/14/1928 New York, New York | 1 | Hold | ||||
| 12/14/1928 New York, New York | 2 | Hold | ||||
| 12/14/1928 New York, New York | 3 | Master | Victor 21815 | |||
| 12/14/1928 New York, New York | 3 | Master | Gramophone B-2975 | |||
| 12/14/1928 New York, New York | 3 | Master | X LVA-1006 | |||
| 12/14/1928 New York, New York | 3 | Master | Vik LX-997 | |||
| 12/14/1928 New York, New York | 3 | Master | RCA Victor LPV-561 | |||
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| 12/14/1928 New York, New York | 3 | Master | RCA Victor LSA-3076 | |||
| 12/17/1928 New York, New York | 4 | Hold | ||||
| 12/17/1928 New York, New York | 5 | Destroy | ||||
| 12/17/1928 New York, New York | 6 | Destroy | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-49261. I'd rather be blue / Fanny Brice," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023041/BVE-49261-Id_rather_be_blue.
Victor matrix BVE-49261. I'd rather be blue / Fanny Brice. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023041/BVE-49261-Id_rather_be_blue.
"Victor matrix BVE-49261. I'd rather be blue / Fanny Brice." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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