Victor matrix BVE-67409. You didn't have to tell me (I knew it all the time) / Paul Small ; The Troubadours

TitleSource
You didn't have to tell me (I knew it all the time) (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Walter Donaldson (composer)
Walter Donaldson (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
The Troubadours (Musical group)Pseudonym on Victor 22631 for Victor Orchestra.
Paul Small (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Victor Orchestra (Musical group)
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)Takes 3 & 4.
Jack Shilkret (director)Takes 1 & 2.
Jack Shilkret (instrumentalist : piano)Takes 1 & 2.
E. Seidel (instrumentalist : piano)Takes 1 & 2.
Andy Sanella (instrumentalist : saxophone)Takes 1 & 2.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: 2 violins, cello, 4 saxophones, 2 cornets, trombone, tuba, guitar, 2 pianos, and 2 traps (takes 1 and 2)
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Instrumentation for unissued takes is not listed and may differ in part from that for the issued take.
Victor ledgers (takes 1 and 2): "J. Shilkret director after 11 o'clock."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/22/1931 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Hold
1/22/1931 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Victor 22631 10-in.
2/11/1931 New York, New York. Studio 2 3 Hold
2/11/1931 New York, New York. Studio 2 4 Destroy

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-67409. You didn't have to tell me (I knew it all the time) / Paul Small ; The Troubadours," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800034635/BVE-67409-You_didnt_have_to_tell_me_I_knew_it_all_the_time.

Victor matrix BVE-67409. You didn't have to tell me (I knew it all the time) / Paul Small ; The Troubadours. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800034635/BVE-67409-You_didnt_have_to_tell_me_I_knew_it_all_the_time.

"Victor matrix BVE-67409. You didn't have to tell me (I knew it all the time) / Paul Small ; The Troubadours." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

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