Name/Title
"BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT/MY LUCKY STAR"Entry/Object ID
2002.160.1.1Description
Color: Black; Blue; Green; Yellow
A 78-rpm recording including "Button Up Your Overcoat" and "My Lucky Star," written by DeSylva, Henderson, and Brown and performed by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, issued by the Columbia label, 1736-D (147926 and 147950), February 1929. The label has four horizontal fields with green, black, and yellow colors and a semi-circular field at the bottom in blue. The company logo and trademark information, and phrases describing the recording process are at the top. Below this is the label name. At the center left is a caricature of Whiteman and his band's name. Below the name is the description "Fox Trot Vocal Refrain." Under the caricature and band name is the song title, the musical from which it came, its Spanish-language title, the songwriters' last names, and the identification numbers. At the bottom are patent dates and the name and city of business for the company. With some scratches on the record and grime and abrasions on the label, the artifact is in good condition.Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Phonograph records, Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc., Popular music--1921-1930Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Phonograph Records