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[Brown wax home recording of speech followed by people singing Sing again that sweet refrain].

Cylinder13071

Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1897
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Place of recording likely the United States.

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Smelling family recordings, Set Number: 243-02).

Brown wax cylinder.

Performers not given.

Description:

Brief spoken interactions and greetings, with recurring motif: "Whisht, oh, look over there, isn't that pretty!" (compare 243-1 and 243-3). Then male-female duet, "Sing Again That Sweet Refrain," ending abruptly (likely resumed on 243-4).

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 149.6 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
Format:
Audio musical
Collection(s):
Cylinder Audio Archive
Library Location:
Department of Special Research Collections
ARK:
ark:/48907/f35x28d3
Catalog System Number:
990041105560203776
Copyright Holder:
University of California (System). Regents
Restrictions:

MP3 files of the restored cylinders available for download are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California. They are licensed for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License. Acknowledgments for reuse of the transfers should read "University of California, Santa Barbara Library." The original wav files (either unedited or restored) can be provided upon request for commercial or non-commercial use such as CD reissues, film/tv synchronization, use on websites or in exhibits. The University of California makes no claims or warranties as to the copyright status of the original recordings and charges a use fee for the use of the transfers. Please contact the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Research Collections for information on licensing cylinder transfers.