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Title:

I wish they'd do it now

Performer(s):

Len Spencer.

Year of Release:

[between 1890 and 1902]

Audio:

Stream cylinder 5218: Download: MP3 file (2-4 MB) (Usage info)

Note:

Brown wax cylinder.

Note:

Title and performer from announcement.

Note:

Same performer recorded this title as "Columbia 7339." Possible pirate issue or independent recording company release.

Collection Information:

Todd collection.

Personal Name:

Spencer, Len, 1867-1914.

Subject:

Popular music--To 1901.

Original Item Location:

Special Coll., Performing Arts - Cylinder 5218

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

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Lead kindly light - Knickerbocker Quartette. (Edison Amberol: 341), [1909].

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Some instruments recorded better than others with the acoustic recording process. Typically loud instruments like brass recorded well, while softer instruments like violins didn't.