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      • [Brown wax home recording of man reciting Mary had a little lamb and music by ensemble including accordion].

[Brown wax home recording of man reciting Mary had a little lamb and music by ensemble including accordion].

Cylinder12935

Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1890
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Brown wax cylinder.

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 151-01, Originally acquired: John Levin, 2011).

Place of recording likely the United States.

Performers not given.

Description:

Man recites "Mary Had a Little Lamb" over palimpsest recording of unidentified waltz by ensemble including an accordion that becomes more clearly audible later in the recording.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 138.8 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/f3mc8zfm
Catalog System Number:
990041106920203776
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.