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      • [Brown wax home recording of whistling over commercial recording of Sweetheart May, sung by Dan W. Quinn, with speech to Mister Graphophone at end].

[Brown wax home recording of whistling over commercial recording of Sweetheart May, sung by Dan W. Quinn, with speech to Mister Graphophone at end].

Cylinder13278

Performer:
Embree, Frank Lawrence
Place of Publication:
[United States],
Issued Date:
1898
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Frank Lawrence Embree Collection, Set Number: 294-17, Originally acquired: The Musical Wonder House Collection, 2011).

Frank Lawrence Embree.

Modified commercial brown wax cylinder.

Description:

Whistling recorded over end of commercial vocal solo recording. At end, man says: "Hello Mister Graphophone. Fire, fire, fire, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, oh, you give me a pain."

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 122.9 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/f3xg9qj8
Catalog System Number:
990041103490203776
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.