Sing Me To Sleep / Oh, Promise Me

Repress of 1912 reissue on early 1914 to mid-1916 Victor Batwing label with price notice "75c. in U. S. A." and with the word VICTOR on the side of Nipper’s gramophone. B: From "Robin Hood" The B label credits [a=Harry B. Smith] in error. Smith wrote the lyrics for the 1891 comic opera "Robin Hood' but not for its hit song, "Oh, Promise Me", which De Koven had written years earlier with [a=Clement Scott]. A side (matrix B-11503, take 2) recorded Camden, NJ, January 25, 1912. B side (matrix B-6685, take 2) recorded Camden, NJ [unconfirmed], January 28, 1909. This coupling was first released May 1909, but featured [a3251382] singing "Sing Me To Sleep." This reissue with new A-side singer came out in 1912 on a Patents label; this early Batwing label design was in production circa 1914 and is therefore a repressing of that reissue. Still later, in 1920 and 1922, new versions of the B-side track were recorded by [a2567602] and [a1533311], respectively. This coupling was eventually deleted from the catalog in 1927.