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[Black wax home recording of a group of men singing drinking songs, August 15, 1915].

Cylinder13167

Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1915
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 361-01, Originally acquired: Bill Kocher, 2012).

Black wax cylinder.

Announcement at beginning: "Song, As You Like It, by the As You Like It Cast, [...], August twelfth, nineteen fifteen, As You Like It Record."

Place of recording likely the United States.

Performers not given.

Description:

Group of men sings comic drinking songs and cheers: "Oh, I had a little hen / and she had a wooden leg / and every morn / she laid a little egg. She's the finest little hen / that we had on the farm / and another little drink / won't do us any harm. When I am dead / don't you bury me at all / just pickle my bones / in alcohol," etc.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 160.4 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/f3kp81mg
Catalog System Number:
990041104600203776
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.