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      • [Brown wax home recording of man speaking in French and English and introducing Mrs. Glover to the graphophone].

[Brown wax home recording of man speaking in French and English and introducing Mrs. Glover to the graphophone].

Cylinder13269

Performer:
Embree, Frank Lawrence
Place of Publication:
[United States],
Issued Date:
1890
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Brown wax cylinder.

Frank Lawrence Embree.

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Frank Lawrence Embree Collection, Set Number: 294-08, Originally acquired: The Musical Wonder House Collection, 2011).

Description:

In first segment, man speaks to graphophone in French and in broken English with a mock French accent: "you do not make the noise what I like," "I do not you like very much," etc. In second segment, man introduces Mrs. Glover of Rockland to the graphophone, followed by a similar speech that has been partly recorded over.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : (part 1) 102.3 rpm (part 2) 136.2 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/f3rv0n4w
Catalog System Number:
990041103580203776
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.