Recordings made Thursday, May 21, 1931
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| Company | Matrix Number | Size | First Take Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-69327 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Shake it, Ida, shake it | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | |
| Victor | BVE-69328 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Roll it down | Allen Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and talk | |
| Victor | BVE-69329 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Mother-in-law blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | |
| Victor | BVE-69330 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Unlucky man | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | |
| Victor | BVE-69331 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Laughin' and cryin' | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet, with speech | |
| Victor | BVE-69332 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Monkey blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | |
| Victor | BVE-69333 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | If you'll be mine | Hawaiian Pals | Vocal duet, with 2 guitars (Hawaiian) | |
| Victor | BVE-69334 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | It's awful what whiskey will do | Hawaiian Pals | Vocal duet, with 2 guitars (Hawaiian) | |
| Victor | BRC-69634 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Estes Manasco ; Memphis Ramblers ; Snooks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | |
| Victor | BRC-69635 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Can I rely on you? | Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | |
| Victor | BRC-69636 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Dip your brush in sunshine (And keep on painting away) | Wally Ashby ; Memphis Ramblers ; Snooks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | |
| Victor | BRC-69637 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Let a little pleasure interfere with business | Walter Ashby ; Memphis Ramblers ; Snooks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | |
| Victor | BVC-69638 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | In the mill | Victor String Ensemble | String orchestra | |
| Victor | BVE-69640 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Bolero in D minor, op. 12, no. 5 | Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | |
| Victor | BVE-69641 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Spanish dance in G minor, op. 12, no. 2 | Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | |
| Columbia | W151563 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Get on board | Dunham Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | |
| Columbia | W151564 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | The old account was settled long ago | Dunham Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | |
| Columbia | W151565 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Angel child | Dunham Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | |
| Columbia | W151566 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Wide wide world | Dunham Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | |
| Columbia | W151567 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | See how they did my Lord | Dunham Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | |
| Columbia | W151568 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Light of the world | Dunham Jubilee Singers | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | |
| Columbia | W351025 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | One more time | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | |
| Brunswick | E36768 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | On the beach with you | Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | |
| Brunswick | E36769 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Maybe it’s the moon | Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | |
| Brunswick | E36770 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Little girl | Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | |
| Brunswick | E36718 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | There must be a bright tomorrow (For each yesterday of tears) | Phil Luther Crow ; Frank Luther | Male vocal duet, with clarinet and steel guitar | |
| Brunswick | E36719 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Don’t lay me on my back (In my last sleep) | Phil Luther Crow ; Frank Luther | Male vocal duet, with bass clarinet, banjo, and accordion | |
| Brunswick | E36720 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Lonesome railroad | Phil Luther Crow ; Frank Luther | Male vocal duet, with bass clarinet and guitar | |
| Brunswick | E36721 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Come to me | Gloria Swanson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra. | |
| Brunswick | E36722 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Come to me | Gloria Swanson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra. | |
| Brunswick | E36723 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | If you haven’t got love | Gloria Swanson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra. | |
| Gramophone | 0W179 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | The road to paradise | Bezos' Hawaiian Orchestra | Instrumental sextet, with vocal (Hawaiian) | |
| Gramophone | 0W178 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | White birds | Bezos' Hawaiian Orchestra | Instrumental sextet, with vocal (Hawaiian) | |
| Columbia | W351026 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Love is like that (What can you do?) | Chester Leighton and his Sophomores [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | |
| Columbia | W351027 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Two little, blue little eyes | Chester Leighton and his Sophomores [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL3101 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | J'aime pas ça! | Pierre Chagnon ; Orchestre de Jazz ; André Randall | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL3103 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Ça n'arrive jamais! | Pierre Chagnon ; Orchestre de Jazz ; André Randall | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | |
| Victor | LBRC-69643 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 5/21/1931 | Salon suite no. 1 | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra | |
| Victor | LBRC-69642 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 5/21/1931 | Salon suite no. 1 | Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra | |
| Victor | CVE-69639 | 12-in. | 5/21/1931 | Marche militaire francaise | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | |
| Gramophone | 2B533 | 12-in. | 5/21/1931 | Siegfried | Robert Heger ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Lauritz Melchior ; Heinrich Tessmer | Vocal duet (2 tenors), with orchestra | |
| Gramophone | 2B534 | 12-in. | 5/21/1931 | Siegfried | Robert Heger ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Lauritz Melchior ; Heinrich Tessmer | Vocal duet (2 tenors), with orchestra | |
| Gramophone | 2W184 | 12-in. | 5/21/1931 | St oneiro mou se eida (Στ ονειρο μου σε ειδα) | Athēnaika Chorōdia (Αθηναικα Χορωδια) | Vocal chorus | |
| Gramophone | 2W185 | 12-in. | 5/21/1931 | Chrysos stauros (Χροσος σταυρος) | Athēnaika Chorōdia (Αθηναικα Χορωδια) | Vocal chorus | |
| Gramophone | 2W176 | 12-in. | 5/21/1931 | Aspra poulia (Ασπρα πουλια) | S. Vlasis (Σ, Βλασης) | Vocal and instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | |
| Gramophone | 2W177 | 12-in. | 5/21/1931 | O dromos tou paradeizou (Ο δρομος του παραδειζου) | S. Vlasis (Σ, Βλασης) | Vocal and instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | |
| Gramophone | 2W175 | 12-in. | 5/21/1931 | Touto to Kalokerarki | A. Kostis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and bass | |
| Victor | MVE-69555 | 16-in. | 5/21/1931 | The royalty racket | Fred Erdman | Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings | |
| Victor | MVE-69552 | 16-in. | 5/21/1931 | The spy | Fox Film Corporation | Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer | |
| Victor | MVE-69553 | 16-in. | 5/21/1931 | The spy | Fox Film Corporation | Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer | |
| Victor | MVE-69554 | 16-in. | 5/21/1931 | The spy | Fox Film Corporation | Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer | |
| Victor | MVE-69556 | 16-in. | 5/21/1931 | Fox Movietone news. Vol. 4, no. 70 | Fox Film Corporation | Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer | |
| Victor | MVE-69557 | 16-in. | 5/21/1931 | Hearst Metrotone news. 1931-32 series, no. 268 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer | |
| Brunswick | YE36767 | 16-in. | 5/21/1931 | California Fruit Growers Exchange program | Unidentified performer(s) (Brunswick Records) | Radio transcription disc | |
| Brunswick | IC7817 | 17-in. | 5/21/1931 | Plough's Inc. : Peggy Martin, program A | Unidentified performer(s) (Brunswick Records) | Radio transcription disc | |
| Brunswick | IC7820 | 17-in. | 5/21/1931 | Plough : Peggy Martin, program F | Unidentified performer(s) (Brunswick Records) | Radio transcription disc | |
| Victor | FVE-69555 | 35mm film | 5/21/1931 | The royalty racket | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Motion picture soundtrack |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Recordings made on Thursday, May 21, 1931," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1931-05-21.
Recordings made on Thursday, May 21, 1931. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1931-05-21.
Recordings made on Thursday, May 21, 1931." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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