Victor matrix BVE-78572. Sittin' on a log (Pettin' my dog) / Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins

TitleSource
Sittin' on a log (Pettin' my dog) (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Byron Gay (songwriter)
Zez Confrey (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Sam Robbins (leader)
Hotel McAlpin Orchestra (Musical group)
Sam Robbins (instrumentalist : violin)
Sam Robbins (vocalist)
Eli E. Oberstein (director)
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 1 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 Hold Prefix listed as BS in Victor ledgers.
11/22/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Bluebird B-5268 10-in.

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Sittin' on a log (Pettin' my dog) / Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins - Bluebird B-5268 - Take 2 - 11/22/1933
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11/22/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Electradisk 2143 10-in.
11/22/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Sunrise S-3349 10-in.
11/22/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Montgomery Ward M-4409 10-in.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-78572. Sittin' on a log (Pettin' my dog) / Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043306/BVE-78572-Sittin_on_a_log_Pettin_my_dog.

Victor matrix BVE-78572. Sittin' on a log (Pettin' my dog) / 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/800043306/BVE-78572-Sittin_on_a_log_Pettin_my_dog.

"Victor matrix BVE-78572. Sittin' on a log (Pettin' my dog) / Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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