Victor matrix BVE-58183. What is this thing called love? / Leo Reisman Orchestra

TitleSource
What is this thing called love? (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Qué es "amor"? (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label (RDI)
Wake up and dream! (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Cole Porter (composer)
Cole Porter (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Leo Reisman Orchestra (Musical group)
Bubber Miley (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Leo Reisman (director)
Lew Conrad (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1-3: 2 violins, cello, bass, flute, 4 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, banjo, piano, and traps
    Takes 4-6: 3 violins, cello, bass, oboe, 5 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, banjo, piano, and traps
    Takes 7-9: 3 violins, cello, bass, oboe, 5 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, banjo, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Miley credit from Vi LPV-565 notes.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/10/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Destroy
1/10/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Destroy
1/10/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Destroy
1/20/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 4 Destroy
1/20/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 5 Destroy Victor ledgers: "D. in M. P. [Destroyed in matrix plant]."
1/20/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 6 Destroy
1/20/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 7 Destroy
1/20/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 8 Master Victor 22282 10-in.

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What is this thing called love? / Leo Reisman Orchestra - Victor 22282 - Take 8 - 1/20/1930
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℗ © 1930 Sony Music Entertainment.
1/20/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 8 Master Victor 24862 10-in.
1/20/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 8 Master RCA Victor LPV-565 LP
1/20/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 9 Destroy

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-58183. What is this thing called love? / Leo Reisman Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800028954/BVE-58183-What_is_this_thing_called_love.

Victor matrix BVE-58183. What is this thing called love? / Leo Reisman Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800028954/BVE-58183-What_is_this_thing_called_love.

"Victor matrix BVE-58183. What is this thing called love? / Leo Reisman Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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