Victor matrix BVE-78571. The old spinning wheel / Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins

TitleSource
The old spinning wheel (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Billy Hill (composer)
Billy Hill (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Sam Robbins (leader)
Hotel McAlpin Orchestra (Musical group)
Eli E. Oberstein (director)
Sam Robbins (instrumentalist : violin)
Sydney Schiff (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Violin, 3 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Made for Bluebird."
Ledgers note take 2 with the "BS" prefix. The "S" indicates that an RCA electrical recording system was used. (The "VE" in the "BVE" prefix indicates that a Western Electric system was used.)
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/22/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master Bluebird B-5268 10-in.

The old spinning wheel / Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins

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The old spinning wheel / Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins - Bluebird B-5268 - Take 1 - 11/22/1933
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
11/22/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master Electradisk 2142 10-in.
11/22/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master Sunrise S-3348 10-in.
11/22/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master Montgomery Ward M-4409 10-in.
11/22/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Hold Prefix listed as BS in ledgers.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-78571. The old spinning wheel / Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043303/BVE-78571-The_old_spinning_wheel.

Victor matrix BVE-78571. The old spinning wheel / Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043303/BVE-78571-The_old_spinning_wheel.

"Victor matrix BVE-78571. The old spinning wheel / Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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