OKeh matrix W404467. It's a great life (If you don’t weaken) / Lanin’s Famous Players
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| It's a great life (If you don’t weaken) (Primary title) | Laird/Rust |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Columbia matrix card |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Leo Robin (lyricist) | |
| Richard A. Whiting (composer) | |
| Newell Chase (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Lanin’s Famous Players (Musical group) | |
| Sam Lanin (leader) | |
| The New York Syncopators [Lanin's Famous Players] (Musical group) | Listing on Od ONY3 6148 and U 175 for Lanin’s Famous Players. |
| The Deauville Syncopators [Lanin's Famous Players] (Musical group) | Listing on Par PNY 34142 for Lanin’s Famous Players. |
| Frank Auburn and his Orchestra [Lanin's Famous Players] (Musical group) | Listing on Harmony, Velvet Tone, Diva, and Regal issues for Lanin's Famous Players. |
| Charles Roberts (vocalist) | Listing for Smith Ballew. |
| Smith Ballew (vocalist) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Master renumbered for Columbia use as W100430. |
| Source(s): Johnson and Shirley (personnel); Columbia matrix card (Velvet Tone and Diva issues). |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10/1930 New York, New York | [A] | Unknown | |||
| 10/10/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Parlophone (U.K.) R 867 | 10-in. | |
| 10/10/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Parlophone PNY 34142 | 10-in. | |
| 10/10/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Odeon (Japan) U175 | 10-in. | |
| 10/10/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Odeon ONY 36148 | 10-in. | |
| 10/10/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Harmony 1234-H | 10-in. | From master renumbered as Col W100430. |
| 10/10/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Velvet Tone 2234-V | 10-in. | From master renumbered as Col W100430. |
| 10/10/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Diva 3234-G | 10-in. | From master renumbered as Col W100430. |
| 10/10/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Regal G20896 | 10-in. | From master renumbered as Col W100430. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W404467. It's a great life (If you don’t weaken) / Lanin’s Famous Players," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000213464/W404467-Its_a_great_life_If_you_dont_weaken.
OKeh matrix W404467. It's a great life (If you don’t weaken) / Lanin’s Famous Players. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000213464/W404467-Its_a_great_life_If_you_dont_weaken.
"OKeh matrix W404467. It's a great life (If you don’t weaken) / Lanin’s Famous Players." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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