[78-L] Request from Vince Giordano

[David Lennick]

Between this list and Toast of New York, all 3 versions have now been mentioned.

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On 1/22/2011 2:31 PM, Craig Ventresco wrote:
> I have the Murray Vocalion about e-...Tell Vince he can get in touch w me if
> he likes....
>
> On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 2:05 PM, J. E. Knox<rojoknox at metroeast.org>  wrote:
>
>> Greetings from FixitLand!
>>
>> David Lennick wrote:
>>
>>> This should be fairly easy..anyone have any of these? Vince
>>> Giordano is looking
>>> for reference recordings of Irving Berlin's 1920 song
>>>
>>> "After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It".
>>>
>>> MP3 files or links to same are fine.
>>>
>>> 1. Billy Murray - Vocalion  14067
>>>
>>> 2. Billy Jones - Pathe  22378
>>>
>>> 3. Eddie Nelson (not Nelson Eddy) - Emerson  10233
>>>
>>> He has the Van&  Schenck recording (too bad, so do I). Were there
>>> any dance
>>> versions of it? Only originals from c. 1920, please, not Marilyn
>>> Monroe or
>>> Dolores Gray.
>>
>> I'm surprised to see no Victor record of this tune. The only listing
>> in EDVR online is an unissued version by Esther Walker, 12 May 1920
>> (mx B 24107; five takes, Take 3 chosen but ultimately destroyed), and
>> that's not a dance-band side. Didn't see the tune in the Brunswick
>> "Abrams file" either.
>>
>> Take care,
>>
>>
>> Joe