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      • [Brown wax home recording of talking, harmonica, over commercial recording of Just as the sun went down, sung by J. J. Fisher].

[Brown wax home recording of talking, harmonica, over commercial recording of Just as the sun went down, sung by J. J. Fisher].

Cylinder13055

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

Modified commercial brown wax cylinder.

Performers not given.

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 233-01).

Description:

Snippets of conversation at beginning; then harmonica music over palimpsest commercial recording, including "Turkey in the Straw"; then whistling along with the commercial recording ("Just as the Sun Went Down"), with more harmonica at the end.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 138.4 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/f3416wjk
Catalog System Number:
990041105720203776
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.