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      • [Brown wax home recording of man addressing Mister Graphophone at end of commercial recording of Annie Laurie, by the Greater New York Quartette].

[Brown wax home recording of man addressing Mister Graphophone at end of commercial recording of Annie Laurie, by the Greater New York Quartette].

Cylinder13281

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: 294-20, Originally acquired: The Musical Wonder House Collection, 2011).

Modified commercial brown wax cylinder.

Frank Lawrence Embree.

Description:

Male speech at end: "Hello, Mister Graphophone, how are you this morning? Are you feeling pretty well? I wonder if you will talk back to these people and tell them the things that I'm telling you," etc.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 126.7 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/f39s1qfd
Catalog System Number:
990041103460203776
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.