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OCLC number
1033850182
Performer heading
Murray, Billy, 1877-1954.
Murray, Billy, 1877-1954.
Performer
Billy Murray, with orchestra.
Title
I'm afraid to come home in the dark / [Harry] Williams, lyrics ; [Egbert] van Alstyne, music.
Composer heading
Williams, Harry, 1879-1922.
Van Alstyne, Egbert, 1882-1951.
Van Alstyne, Egbert, 1882-1951.
Generic label
Berliner.
Transcribed label
Victor,
Manufacturer
Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co. of Canada.
Issue number
5355
Matrix number
[B4969]
Take number
[1].
Notes:Recorded
Recorded: [12 Dec 1907], Camden, NJ, Victor Talking Machine.
Notes
Comments:
Single sided disc; brown disc; sunken label; Victor Talking Machine Co. matrices, sales/use licence in Canada only, appears arcing as a double-line across top of label; HMV symbol on label; "His Master's Voice"; patented Feb. 24, 1897; "Awarded First Prize, Buffalo, St. Louis and Portland Expositions", appears arcing across bottom of label, patent sticker on reverse.
Discographical reference:
disc; The Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings, recording date, matrix number, take number; Popular Music Index, composer/lyricist; The Montreal Daily Star, release date, release year.
Distributor:
Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co. of Canada.
Issue type:
primary label.
Other number:
2.
Released:
[ca. 01 May 1908].
Comments:
Single sided disc; brown disc; sunken label; Victor Talking Machine Co. matrices, sales/use licence in Canada only, appears arcing as a double-line across top of label; HMV symbol on label; "His Master's Voice"; patented Feb. 24, 1897; "Awarded First Prize, Buffalo, St. Louis and Portland Expositions", appears arcing across bottom of label, patent sticker on reverse.
Discographical reference:
disc; The Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings, recording date, matrix number, take number; Popular Music Index, composer/lyricist; The Montreal Daily Star, release date, release year.
Distributor:
Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co. of Canada.
Issue type:
primary label.
Other number:
2.
Released:
[ca. 01 May 1908].
Physical description
1 audio disc : 78 rpm, mono ; 10 in.
Genre
Popular music
Humorous songs.
Humorous songs.
Chansons humoristiques.
Chansons humoristiques.
Popular music.
Date modified:
2022-09-27
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