Happy Lena polka / Albert Benzler. Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9397 [1906] | Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project

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Title:

Happy Lena polka

Performer(s):

Albert Benzler.

Issue Number/Label:

9397: Edison Gold Moulded Record

Year of Release:

[1906]

Audio:

Stream cylinder 7784: Download: MP3 file (2-4 MB) (Usage info)

Note:

Year of release from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.4 (1906/1907).

Note:

Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9397.

Note:

Xylophone solo with orchestra accompaniment.

Personal Name:

Benzler, Albert.

Subject:

Xylophone music.

Subject:

Popular music--1901-1910.

Original Item Location:

Special Coll., Performing Arts - Cylinder 7784

An initiative of the UC Santa Barbara Library • (805) 893-5444 • Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010. [Envelope]

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