Tracklist

A	Empty Bed Blues - Part 1
B	Empty Bed Blues - Part 2

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc.

Credits

• Piano [Uncredited] – Porter Grainger
• Trombone [Uncredited] – Charlie Green
• Vocals – Bessie Smith
• Written-By – Johnson*

Notes

Recorded March 20, 1928, New York.
Label variant with smaller label diameter (2 ⁷/₈" vs 3 ¹/₄"), NO pressing ring, no patent dates in data on lower portion of label,
and only "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." beneath Columbia logo instead of 3 lines of patent data.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A-side label):
• Matrix / Runout (A-side runout stamped): Ⓦ145785 3-C-21
• Matrix / Runout (B-side label):
• Matrix / Runout (B-side runout stamped): Ⓦ145786 1-C-16

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
14312-D	Bessie Smith	Empty Bed Blues ‎(Shellac, 10")	Columbia	14312-D	US	1928
D.B. 2796	Bessie Smith	Empty Bed Blues ‎(Shellac, 10")	Columbia	D.B. 2796	Netherlands	Unknown
AE7 1006	Bessie Smith	Empty Bed Blues (Part 1) / Empty Bed Blues (Part 2) ‎(7", Single, Promo)	Columbia	AE7 1006	US	Unknown
35675	Bessie Smith	Empty Bed Blues ‎(Shellac, 10", RE)	Columbia	35675	US	Unknown
D.B. 2796	Bessie Smith	Empty Bed Blues ‎(Shellac, 10")	Columbia	D.B. 2796	UK	Unknown