Selvin

AThat certain Party
BCross my Heart Mother I love you

Label: Imperial
Catalogue number: 1612
Genre: Dance
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #19918

Ben Selvin was an American arranger, bandleader and prolific recording artist of the 1920s-1930s, known for numerous dance-band recordings. 'That certain Party' and 'Cross my Heart Mother I love you' are typical of his popular output. This Imperial pressing represents the budget-label reissue of what was likely originally recorded for a major American label.

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1. AAfter the Storm
2. B(Ambassadors)Rememb'ring
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1. AAm I blue?
2. BMy Song of the Nile
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1. ABend down Sister
2. B(Lombardo)I wouldn't change you for the World
Selvin's orchestra recorded 'Bend down Sister' and 'I Wouldn't Change You for the World' (with Guy Lombardo credited on the flip) for Columbia Records, catalogue CB406. Selvin was a prolific session bandleader; Lombardo was the dominant sweet-jazz leader of the era.AI summary

Columbia CB406 Dance
Selvin
1. ABetty
2. BValencia
Ben Selvin was a prolific American bandleader and recording artist of the 1920s and early 1930s; this Brunswick disc of 'Betty' and 'Valencia' is typical dance-band fare from his vast catalogue.AI summary

Brunswick 3172 Dance
Selvin
1. ABye bye Pretty Baby
2. B(Piccadilly Revels) Charmaine
Selvin (likely Ben Selvin, a prolific conductor and violinist) recorded 'Bye Bye Pretty Baby' and 'Charmaine' for Columbia 4559, likely mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4559 Dance
Selvin
1. ACharming
2. BThe Shepherd's Serenade
Ben Selvin and his orchestra, a prolific and popular dance band of the 1920s, perform light instrumental selections on Columbia CB21 — an early small-label pressing, catalogue number suggesting 1920s origin.AI summary

Columbia CB21 Dance
Selvin
1. ACollegiate
2. B(Gresh) Row row Rosie
Selvin performing 'Collegiate' and 'Row row Rosie' (credited to Gresh) on Columbia 3743, likely from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary

Columbia 3743 Dance
Selvin
1. ADaisy Days
2. B(Sherbo)Avalon
Selvin with Daisy Days and, credited Sherbo, Avalon on Vocalion M1005.AI summary

Vocalion M1005 Dance
Selvin
1. ADardanella
2. B(J Smith)Yellow Dog Blues
Ben Selvin's dance orchestra, recorded for His Master's Voice, coupling two popular standards of the early 1920s: 'Dardanella' and the J. Smith composition 'Yellow Dog Blues'. Selvin was one of the most prolific dance bandleaders of the acoustic era.AI summary

His Master's Voice B1089 Dance
Selvin
1. ADew dewy Day
2. BOh Doris where do you live
Selvin performing 'Dew Dewy Day' and 'Oh Doris Where Do You Live' on Brunswick 3610, from the early 1930s.AI summary

Brunswick 3610 Dance
Selvin
1. AHi ho the Merrio
2. B(Ash) Precious
Ben Selvin's orchestra on Columbia 4132 with dance and novelty material from the 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4132 Dance
Selvin
1. AHolding my Honey's Hand
2. BSing a new Song
Selvin on Columbia CB495, a 1920s dance band side; Ben Selvin was a prolific dance-band leader and recording artist of the era, and this Columbia issue would have been mass-pressed.AI summary

Columbia CB495 Dance
Selvin
1. AHow am I to know
2. B(Lombardo)My Fate is in your Hands
Ben Selvin led one of the most recorded dance orchestras of the 1920s–30s, prolific and commercially successful; this Columbia side pairs his jazz-dance idiom with popular standards of the era.AI summary

Columbia 5727 Dance
Selvin
1. AI can't give you anything but love
2. B(Reser)Too busy
Ben Selvin's orchestra, a prolific American dance band of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'I Can't Give You Anything but Love' (Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields, 1928) on Columbia 5072; a standard popular dance number of the era.AI summary

Columbia 5072 Dance
Selvin
1. AI cried for you
2. B(BarHarbor)When June comes along
Selvin for Vocalion, a minor American label, performing 'I Cried for You' and 'When June Comes Along'. Selvin is unrecognised. UK copies of American Vocalion pressings are scarce.AI summary

Vocalion M1173 Dance
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1. AI only have Eyes for you
2. B(J Green) A New Moon over my Shoulder
Ben Selvin, a prolific American bandleader, leading his orchestra on 'I Only Have Eyes for You' and 'A New Moon Over My Shoulder' (J Green) on Columbia CB809.AI summary

Columbia CB809 Dance
Selvin
1. AI'm just a Vagabond Lover
2. B(Clines)Sing a little Love Song
Selvin, performing two popular ballads on Columbia: 'I'm just a Vagabond Lover' and 'Sing a little Love Song'.AI summary

Columbia 5609 Dance
Selvin
1. AI'm walking between the Raindrops
2. B(Somers)Mississippi Melody
Ben Selvin and his orchestra on Columbia 5121, a dance band recording from the late 1920s. Selvin was a prolific American bandleader widely recorded in the US and for export.AI summary

Columbia 5121 Dance
Selvin
1. AIf you want the Rainbow you must have the Rain
2. B(E Benson)My Beautiful Rose
Ben Selvin, a prolific American orchestra leader and recording director, recorded two sentimental standards for Columbia in the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 5306 Dance
Selvin
1. AIt's the darndest Thing
2. BEveryone in Town loves Little Mary Brown
Selvin with It's the Darndest Thing and Everyone in Town Loves Little Mary Brown on Clarion 5394.AI summary

Clarion 5394 Dance
Selvin
1. AJune Moon
2. B(Band)Yoo Hoo
Selvin (likely Ben Selvin, an American conductor and orchestra leader) recorded 'June Moon' and 'Yoo Hoo' for Act, an obscure British label. The Act label is not well documented.AI summary

Actuelle 10254 Dance
Selvin
1. AJust a Girl that men Forget
2. BHoot Mon
Selvin with Just a Girl That Men Forget and Hoot Mon on Vocalion 14664.AI summary

Vocalion 14664 Dance
Selvin
1. AJust another Day wasted away
2. B(Somers)Where oh where do I live
Ben Selvin and orchestra perform two popular dance numbers on Columbia British 4599 from the late 1920s or early 1930s. Selvin was a prominent American orchestra leader and prolific recording artist.AI summary

Columbia 4599 Dance
Selvin
1. AKa-lu-a
2. B(Bar Harbor)Say it while Dancing
Selvin with Ka-lu-a and, by the Bar Harbor band, Say It While Dancing on Vocalion X9279.AI summary

Vocalion X9279 Dance

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