Victor matrix BS-74823. You'll wish you'd never been born / Louis Armstrong Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| You'll wish you'd never been born (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| You so and so (Subtitle) | Victor ledgers |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Bob Miller (composer) | |
| Bob Miller (lyricist) | |
| Louis Armstrong (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Louis Armstrong Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Louis Armstrong (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Louis Armstrong (vocalist) | |
| Louis Armstrong (leader) | |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with trumpet solo and male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: Violin, bass, 3 saxophones, 4 trumpets, trombone, tuba, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Victor ledgers attribute the composition of the song to Louis Armstrong; U.S. Copyright Office files credit words and music to Bob Miller.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. Oberstein, present." |
| The ledgers instrumentation list in the session header states "1 string bass or tuba," suggesting that either one or the other instrument is played in a selection, but not both. |
| Test pressing in Michael Brooks collection at UCSB. |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/8/1932 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 1 | Hold | Victor [BS-74823] | Test pressing. | ||
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| 12/8/1932 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 2 | Master | Victor 24204 | |||
| 12/8/1932 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 2 | Master | Victor [BS-74823] | Test pressing. | ||
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-74823. You'll wish you'd never been born / Louis Armstrong Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040117/BS-74823-Youll_wish_youd_never_been_born.
Victor matrix BS-74823. You'll wish you'd never been born / Louis Armstrong Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040117/BS-74823-Youll_wish_youd_never_been_born.
"Victor matrix BS-74823. You'll wish you'd never been born / Louis Armstrong Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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