Victor Blue-Label Records 1910-1926
The Blue Label was launched in 1910 as ten and twelve-inch double-sided discs. It was another level between the common Black Label and exclusive Red Seal lines. Early releases included lots of imported opera but over the years Vaudeville and domestic Classical artists became well represented too. When the Purple Label was phased out, many of its old selections were doubled-up and reissued on the Blue. Imports then made another big appearance right before the line quit featuring new releases in 1926. It was then absorbed into the Red Seals in new numbering blocks.
Encoded Speed: 192 Kbps

La Boh�me - Sono andati (Atto 4�)	La Boh�me - O Mimi tu pi� non torni (Atto 4�)
Maria Bronzoni - Franco de Gregorio	Leopoldo Da Gradi - Ernesto Badini
Victor 45013-A	Victor 45013-B
(Gramophone) Matrix# 185ah, Take 1	(Gramophone) Matrix# 148ah, Take 1
April 23, 1910	April 13, 1910
Milan, Italy	Milan, Italy
Note: Quiet & loud passages. Stressed loud passages.	Note: Stressed loud passages.

Venetian Love Song	Minuet (Op. 14, No. 1)
Victor Herbert's Orchestra	Victor Herbert's Orchestra
Victor 45054-A	Victor 45054-B
Matrix# B-10573, Take 4	Matrix# B-13366, Take 2
May 28, 1913	May 28, 1913
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

Narcissus	Serenade
Charles Kellogg	Charles Kellogg
Victor 45085-A	Victor 45085-B
Matrix# B-17170, Take 1	Matrix# B-17157, Take 2
February 16, 1916	February 15, 1916
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Note: Several hairline cracks from center, not audible.

My Castle in the Air	My Old Rose
George MacFarlane	George MacFarlane
Victor 45110-A	Victor 45110-B
Matrix# B-19039, Take 3	Matrix# B-19040, Take 2
January 12, 1917	January 12, 1917
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Worn. Small label due to long playing time.	Note: Worn. Small label due to long playing time.

Battle Hymn of the Republic	Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
Reinald Werrenrath	Lambert Murphy and Orpheus Quartet
Victor 45121-A	Victor 45121-B
Matrix# B-19377, Take 1	Matrix# B-19635, Take 2
March 15, 1917	April 30, 1917
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

Laddie Boy	Over There
Nora Bayes	Nora Bayes
Victor 45130-A	Victor 45130-B
Matrix# B-20336, Take 2	Matrix# B-20335, Take 2
July 13, 1917	July 13, 1917
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Note: played at 80 RPM

Memories	I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home
Paul Reimers	Paul Reimers
Victor 45134-A	Victor 45134-B
Matrix# B-20493, Take 2	Matrix# B-20492, Take 2
August 3, 1917	August 3, 1917
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

Holy Night	Silent Night, Holy Night
Lucy Isabelle Marsh	Trinity Choir
Victor 45145-A	Victor 45145-B
Matrix# B-20828, Take 2	Matrix# B-21477, Take 1
October 3, 1917	March 1, 1918
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

Smiles	The Radiance in Your Eyes
Lambert Murphy	Reinald Werrenrath
Victor 45155-A	Victor 45155-B
Matrix# B-22228, Take 4	Matrix# B-21615, Take 3
September 9, 1918	March 19, 1918
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

Smilin' Through	Think Love of Me
Reinald Werrenrath	Reinald Werrenrath
Victor 45166-A	Victor 45166-B
Matrix# B-22688, Take 3	Matrix# B-21966, Take 7
April 15, 1919	May 19, 1919
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Note: Talking before start of song, ..."Take 3"... In-studio bump @ 1:16.	Note: Talking before start of song.

Venetian Boat Song	Canoe Song (Ciribiribin)
Laura Littlefield-Elsie Baker	Laura Littlefield-Elsie Baker
Victor 45172-A	Victor 45172-B
Matrix# B-21637, Take 8	Matrix# B-22891, Take 6
September 18, 1919	September 18, 1919
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

Stop Your Tickling, Jock!	She Is My Rosie
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 45197-A	Victor 45197-B
Matrix# B-8446, Take 1	Matrix# B-16789, Take 2
December 12, 1909	November 20, 1915
Camden, New Jersey	New York, New York
same as Victor 60002	same as Victor 60142

Trixie from Dixie	She's the Lass for Me
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 45210-A	Victor 45210-B
Matrix# B-12809, Take 1	Matrix# B-12810, Take 1
January 18, 1913	January 18, 1913
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
same as Victor 60110	same as Victor 60107

I Cannot Sing the Old Songs	I Have a Dream
Merle Alcock	Merle Alcock
Victor 45216-A	Victor 45216-B
Matrix# B-24355, Take 5	Matrix# B-24624, Take 4
October 14, 1920	October 14, 1920
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

Mary of Argyle	Auld Scotch Sangs
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 45256-A	Victor 45256-B
Matrix# B-17191, Take 1	Matrix# B-21671, Take 1
February 18, 1916	April 11, 1918
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

Song of Love	Serenade (from the play "Blossom Time")
Lucy Isabelle Marsh - Royal Dadmun	Lambert Murphy and Orpheus Quartet
Victor 45304-A	Victor 45304-B
Matrix# B-25949, Take 8	Matrix# B-26105, Take 4
February 1, 1922	February 1, 1922
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Note: Bad shellac.

A New Slant on War	Timely Topics
Will Rogers	Will Rogers
Victor 45347-A	Victor 45347-B
Matrix# B-27457, Take 2	Matrix# B-27458, Take 2
February 6, 1923	February 6, 1923
New York, New York	New York, New York

Will Rogers Nominates Henry Ford for President	Will Rogers Tells Traffic Chiefs How to Direct Traffic
Will Rogers	Will Rogers
Victor 45369-A	Victor 45369-B
Matrix# B-28045, Take 3	Matrix# B-28049, Take 2
May 31, 1923	June 2, 1923
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Worn.	Note: Worn.

Will Rogers Talks to the Bankers	Will Rogers' First Political Speech
Will Rogers	Will Rogers
Victor 45374-A	Victor 45374-B
Matrix# B-28043, Take 1	Matrix# B-28044, Take 2
May 31, 1923	May 31, 1923
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Worn.	Note: Dub (S/8). Worn.

Holy Night	Silent Night
Lucy Isabelle Marsh with Trinity Choir	Trinity Choir
Victor 45519-A	Victor 45519-B
Matrix# BVE-33469, Take 7	Matrix# BVE-21477, Take 12
October 28, 1925	October 28, 1925
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Note: Electrical hum on master, reduced by filtering. Also notice how many takes it took while the engineers were still getting used to the new electric microphone.

Tristan and Isolde - Isolde's Liebestod	Tr�ume
Victor Herbert's Orchestra	Victor Herbert's Orchestra
Victor 55041-A	Victor 55041-B
Matrix# C-13360, Take 3	Matrix# C-13340, Take 1
May 26, 1913	May 21, 1913
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Note: Hairline crack about one minute in, audible.

Aida, Celeste Aida (Heavenly Aida) (Act 1)	St�ndchen (Serenade)
Paul Althouse	Paul Reimers
Victor 55045-A	Victor 55045-B
Matrix# C-14786, Take 1	Matrix# C-14617, Take 3
May 1, 1914	March 26, 1914
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

Messiah - I Know that My Redeemer Liveth	Oh, for the Wings of a Dove
Lucy Isabelle Marsh	Lucy Isabelle Marsh
Victor 55053-A	Victor 55053-B
Matrix# C-11593, Take 2	Matrix# C-12593, Take 2
February 14, 1912	November 7, 1912
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Same as Victor 70071.	Same as Victor 70083.

Lucia Sextette - Chi mi frena	Rigoletto Quartet - Bella figlia dell' amore
Victor Opera Sextette	Victor Opera Quartet
Victor 55066-A	Victor 55066-B
Matrix# C-10101, Take 3	Matrix# C-10720, Take 14
December 8, 1915	March 29, 1912
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Note: Take 1 on Victor 70036.	same as Victor 70073.

Die Meistersinger - Prize Song	Ave Maria (Op. 52, No. 4)
Beatrice Harrison	Beatrice Harrison
Victor 55067-A	Victor 55067-B
Matrix# C-16936, Take 1	Matrix# C-16937, Take 1
December 27, 1915	December 27, 1915
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Note: Hairline cracks near center, slightly audible from 2:26 to end.

A Dream of Love	Madame Butterfly - Fantasie
Victor Herbert's Orchestra	Victor Herbert's Orchestra
Victor 55094-A	Victor 55094-B
Matrix# C-10574, Take 7	Matrix# C-10570, Take 13
May 23, 1918	May 22, 1918
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

It's Nice to Get Up in the Mornin' but It's Nicer to Lie in Bed!	Doughie the Baker
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 55115-A	Victor 55115-B
Matrix# C-14327, Take 1	Matrix# C-16798, Take 1
January 15, 1914	November 20, 1915
Camden, New Jersey	New York, New York
same as Victor 70107	same as Victor 70112

A Wee Deoch an' Doris	Bonnie Maggie Tamson
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 55120-A	Victor 55120-B
Matrix# C-11125, Take 1	Matrix# C-17180, Take 1
October 18, 1911	February 18, 1916
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
same as Victor 70062	same as Victor 70116

There is Somebody Waiting for Me	The Bounding Bounder or "On the Bounding Sea"
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 55121-A	Victor 55121-B
Matrix# C-21046, Take 2	Matrix# C-8448, Take 1
November 2, 1917	December 12, 1909
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
same as Victor 70119	same as Victor 70010

I Think I'll Get Wed in the Summer	Ta Ta, My Bonnie Maggie Darling
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 55124-A	Victor 55124-B
Matrix# C-23746, Take 1	Matrix# C-14328, Take 1
February 20, 1920	January 15, 1914
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
same as Victor 70125	same as Victor 70108

Roamin' in the Gloamin'	The Wee Hoose 'Mang the Heather
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 55129-A	Victor 55129-B
Matrix# C-11122, Take 2	Matrix# C-12813, Take 1
October 18, 1911	January 18, 1913
New York, New York	Camden, New Jersey
same as Victor 70061	same as Victor 70076

I'm Going to Marry 'Arry on the 5th of January	O'er the Hill to Ardenteny
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 55138-A	Victor 55138-B
Matrix# C-21043, Take 1	Matrix# C-23743, Take 1
November 2, 1917	February 20, 1920
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
same as Victor 70124 Note: Big scratch in center.	no previous release Note: Worn.

Waggle o' the Kilt	Bella McGraw
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 55153-A	Victor 55153-B
Matrix# C-21044, Take 2	Matrix# C-22456, Take 2
November 2, 1917	December 10, 1918
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

Bella the Belle o' Dunoon	The Sunshine of a Bonnie Lassie's Smile
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 55179-A	Victor 55179-B
Matrix# C-27041, Take 2	Matrix# C-27040, Take 2
October 19, 1922	October 19, 1922
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
	Note: Worn.

It's a Fine Thing to Sing	Saturday Night
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 55180-A	Victor 55180-B
Matrix# C-27042, Take 2	Matrix# C-27039, Take 2
October 19, 1922	October 19, 1922
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey

Festival Overture - Part 1	Festival Overture - Part 2
Rudolph Ganz and The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra	Rudolph Ganz and The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Victor 55202-A	Victor 55202-B
Matrix# C-28857, Take 4	Matrix# C-28858, Take 6
October 30, 1923	October 31, 1923
St. Louis, Missouri	St. Louis, Missouri
Instrumentation: 7 first violins, 5 second violins, 4 violas, 2 cellos, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 3 flutes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 4 horns, 4 string basses, 2 tubas, harp and 2 traps.
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Ohio	Dixie Girls are Good Enough for Me
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 55221-A	Victor 55221-B
Matrix# C-23744, Take 3	Matrix# C-29466, Take 1
February 12, 1924	February 12, 1924
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Note: Several little digs and scratches.

Love Makes the World a Merry-Go-Round	I Like My Old Home Town
Sir Harry Lauder	Sir Harry Lauder
Victor 55222-A	Victor 55222-B
Matrix# C-29462, Take 2	Matrix# C-29463, Take 2
February 12, 1924	February 12, 1924
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Note: Off-center swishing.

Rhapsody in Blue - Part 1	Rhapsody in Blue - Part 2
Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra (George Gershwin at piano)	Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra (George Gershwin at piano)
Victor 55225-A	Victor 55225-B
Matrix# C-30174, Take 1	Matrix# C-30173, Take 2
June 10, 1924	June 10, 1924
New York, New York	New York, New York
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A Suite of Serenades - Part 1 No. 1 - Spanish No. 2 - Chinese	A Suite of Serenades - Part 2 No. 3 - Cuban No. 4 - Oriental
Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra	Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
Victor 55226-A	Victor 55226-B
Matrix# C-30181, Take 1	Matrix# C-30180, Take 3
June 12, 1924	June 12, 1924
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Worn at start. Talking between first and second track?	Note: Worn at start.
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