Victor matrix BVE-53615. Mean to me / Napoleon's Emperors
| Title | Source |
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| Mean to me (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Fred Ahlert (composer) | |
| Roy Turk (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Napoleon's Emperors (Musical group) | |
| Phil Napoleon (instrumentalist : cornet) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: Violin, bass, saxophone, cornet, trombone, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
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| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
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| 5/14/1929 New York, New York | 1 | Hold | ||||
| 5/14/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Hold | ||||
| 5/14/1929 New York, New York | 3 | Master | Victor V-38057 | |||
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| 5/14/1929 New York, New York | 3 | Master | X LVA-3036 | |||
| 5/14/1929 New York, New York | [3]1R | Master | Bluebird B-6574 | From dub made 9/23/1936. | ||
| 5/14/1929 New York, New York | [3]1R | Master | Bluebird B-7101 | From dub made 9/23/1936. | ||
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-53615. Mean to me / Napoleon's Emperors," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800025467/BVE-53615-Mean_to_me.
Victor matrix BVE-53615. Mean to me / Napoleon's Emperors. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800025467/BVE-53615-Mean_to_me.
"Victor matrix BVE-53615. Mean to me / Napoleon's Emperors." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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