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      • [Brown wax home recording of female vocal quartet (?) recorded over band recording of The star-spangled banner].

[Brown wax home recording of female vocal quartet (?) recorded over band recording of The star-spangled banner].

Cylinder13125

Performer:
Mrs. Marjorie Simmons's Quartette
Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1890
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Place of recording likely the United States.

Mrs. Marjorie (?) Simmons's Quartette.

Brown wax cylinder.

Announcement at beginning: "This record by Mrs. [Marjorie (?)] Simmons's Quartet."

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 273-01).

Description:

Female vocal quartet (?) recorded over faster-speed palimpsest band recording of "Star Spangled Banner."

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 126.5 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/f35b01x9
Catalog System Number:
990041105020203776
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.