When You’ve Got a Little Springtime In Your Heart

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When You’ve Got a Little Springtime In Your Heart (Harry Woods) — copyright, 28 December 1933; introduced by Jessie Matthews in the 1934 musical film Evergreen, which was released in April 1934 in the UK, on 31 December 1934 in the US, and in 1935 in other countries

early recordings:

1934
- Jessie Matthews with Orchestra
- Bertini & The Tower Blackpool Dance Band, vocal: Maurice Elwin
- Ray Noble and his Orchestra, vocal: Al Bowlly
- Jack Payne and his Band, vocal: Jack Payne
- Joe Loss and his Band, vocal: Harry Case
- Roy Fox and his Band, vocal: Denny Dennis
1934-1936
- Geraldo and his Sweet Music, vocal: Cyril Grantham (part of an “Evergreen” medley) – issued c. 1934-1935
- Billy Merrin and his Commanders, vocal: unidentified – issued in 1934 or 1935
- Louis Levy and his Gaumont British Symphony, vocal: Janet Lind – part of a medley of movie music recorded on 10 September 1936

recent recording:

The Pasadena Roof Orchestra — 2013

lyric: International Lyrics Playground, Genius*

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Jessie Matthews with Orchestra — recorded on 4 May 1934; issued on the 78 rpm single (UK) Columbia DB 1404**, b/w “(a) Tinkle, Tinkle, Tinkle; (b) Over My Shoulder”

Bertini and The Tower Blackpool Dance Band, vocal: Maurice Elwin — recorded in London on 22 May 1934 (Crystalate matrix JW 1891-2); issued on the single (UK) Eclipse 750, b/w “Hot Punch” — “Bertini” was the stage name of the violin-playing British dance band leader Bertram Harry Gutsell.

audio file from the British Dance Band sound files at Mike Thomas’ website (mgthomas.co.uk):

Ray Noble and his Orchestra, vocal: Al Bowlly — recorded on 2 July 1934; issued in the UK on the 78 rpm single HMV B.6504, and in the US on the single Victor 24720, c/w “Over My Shoulder” (Harry Woods) in each case

Jack Payne and his Band, vocal: Jack Payne — recorded in April 1934 or July 1934; issued on the 78 rpm single (UK) Rex 8227, b/w “Over My Shoulder”

audio files from the 78rpm Collection (1920s 1930s Popular Music) MISC OLD 78s page at archive.org:

MP3 file

Ogg Vorbis file

Joe Loss and his Band, featuring Chick Henderson, vocal: Harry Case — recorded in London on 31 August 1934; issued on (UK) Regal Zonophone MR 1417, as the B-side of “Over My Shoulder” — available on various compilations including the 1982 two-disc LP Hits Of The Thirties, Decca ‎RFLD 25

recording presently unavailable

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Roy Fox and his Band, vocal: Denny Dennis — issued in 1934 in the US on the 78 rpm single Decca 275, as the B-side of “Over My Shoulder”

Geraldo and his Sweet Music, vocal: Cyril Grantham — part of an Evergreen medley issued c. 1934-1935 on the singles (UK) Columbia DB 1408, and (US) Columbia 3007-D

Billy Merrin and his Commanders, with unidentified vocalist — recording date unknown (British Homophone Company matrix S-3919); issued in 1934 or 1935 on the single (UK) Sterno 1474, c/w “Over My Shoulder” — also issued in 1934 or 1935 on the single (UK) Plaza P-305, under the pseudonym Al Gold and his Band. Credited to Billy Merrin & His Commanders, the recording is available on Amazon, here: 1, 2, 3.

audio files from the 78rpm Collection (1920s 1930s Popular Music) MISC OLD 78s page at archive.org:

MP3 file

Ogg Vorbis file

Louis Levy and his Gaumont British Symphony, vocal: Janet Lind — part of a medley of movie music recorded on 10 September 1936; issued on the single (UK) Columbia FB 1545 on side 1: “Music From The Movies–Medley, Part 1,” b/w “Music From The Movies–Medley, Part 2”

The Pasadena Roof Orchestra — from the 2013 album Ladies and Gentleman, (Germany) Herzog Records 901038 HER

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sources:

Mike Thomas’ website (http://mgthomas.co.uk)

r2ok ! – a website dedicated to British pre-pop popular music (http://www.r2ok.co.uk/) – source of some of the photos of bandleaders and vocalists

78 rpm Collectors’ Community (https://www.78rpmcommunity.com)

Henry König’s Musiktiteldatenbank (http://musiktiteldb.de)

The Online Discographical Project, created by Steven Abrams and Tyrone Settlemier (http://www.78discography.com)

Discogs.com

45worlds.com

Movie Ramble: British Cinema – Jessie Matthews page (http://brianmatthews60.blogspot.com/p/british-cinema-jessie-matthews.html)

Getty Images — photos of Jessie Matthews in the 1934 film Evergreen

YouTube

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* The line in the Jessie Matthews Columbia recording that goes “And the buttercups come peeping through the snow,” is sung as “And buttercups come peeping through the snow” in all other recordings included in this page.

** (UK) Columbia DB 1404 credit details, disagreement:

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- Jessie Matthews – vocals
- Carroll Gibbons – piano
- Harry Jacobson – piano
- Savoy Hotel Orpheans – backing band
keepingscore.x10.mx — “Jessie Matthews with Carroll Gibbons and His Orchestra”
45Worlds.com — “Notes” at the 45Worlds page indicate that both sides were “Recorded 4 May 1934 With Orchestra – conductor, Bretton Byrd (uncredited).” The credit of Bretton Byrd, at 45Worlds.com, as conductor for the two sides of Columbia DB 1404 may be an error. He is credited at IMDb as conductor of “The Gaumont British Studio Orchestra” for music in the soundtrack of the 1934 musical film Evergreen, in which Jessie Matthews introduced the song. However,the film was released in the UK in April 1934, the month preceding the one in which these two sides were, according to 45Worlds.com, recorded. The description “from “Evergreen”” on each side of the single should not be taken to suggest that these recordings are the same ones used in the soundtrack of the film.