Victor matrix BVE-63646. The penalty of love / Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson

TitleSource
The penalty of love (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Hot rhythm (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Donald Heywood (composer)
Heba Jannath (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Mileage Makers (Musical group)
Edith Wilson (vocalist)
Bubber Miley (leader)
Loren L. Watson (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1-3: 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
    Takes 4 and 5: 2 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, tuba, banjo, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Watson, present."
Test pressing in Michael Brooks collection at UCSB.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/11/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Destroy
9/11/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 2 Destroy
9/17/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 1 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Destroy Victor [BVE-63646] 10-in. Test pressing.

The penalty of love / Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson

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The penalty of love / Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson - Victor [BVE-63646] - Take 3 - 9/17/1930
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
9/17/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 1 [155 E. 24th St.] 4 Hold
9/17/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 1 [155 E. 24th St.] 5 Master Victor 23010 10-in.

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The penalty of love / Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson - Victor 23010 - Take 5 - 9/17/1930
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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-63646. The penalty of love / Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032922/BVE-63646-The_penalty_of_love.

Victor matrix BVE-63646. The penalty of love / Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032922/BVE-63646-The_penalty_of_love.

"Victor matrix BVE-63646. The penalty of love / Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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