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Title:

Clancy's prize waltz contest

Performer(s):

Len Spencer.

Issue Number/Label:

8604: Edison Gold Moulded Record

Year of Release:

[1904]

Audio:

Stream cylinder 4186: Download: MP3 file (2-4 MB) (Usage info)

Note:

Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8526.

Note:

Year of release from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.1 (1903/1904).

Note:

Bowery dance hall scene, with various typical characters and orchestra.

Collection Information:

Todd collection.

Personal Name:

Spencer, Len, 1867-1914.

Subject:

Vaudeville.

Original Item Location:

Special Coll., Performing Arts - Cylinder 4186

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

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The Dixie rube - Edison Military Band. (Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9241), [1906].

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