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OCLC number
1007616937
Performer heading
Murray, Billy, 1877-1954.
Murray, Billy, 1877-1954.
Performer
Billy Murray, with orchestra.
Title
I was a hero, too / [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.
Larger work
Nearly a hero
Transcribed label
Victor :
Manufacturer
Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co. of Canada.
Issue number
05640
Matrix number
B6067
Side number
B.
Take number
3.
Notes:Recorded
Recorded: 31 May 1908?, Camden, NJ, Victor Talking Machine.
Notes
Comments: Paper label; brown disc; sales/use licence in Canada only, appears arcing across top of label; HMV symbol on label; trademark; "His Master's Voice"; patented 1897, 1908; Victor Talking Machine Co. matrices, sales/use licence in Canada only, appears arcing as a single-line across bottom of label; recording information etched on disc but obscured by label.
Discographical reference: disc; Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz 1900-1905, composer/lyricist.
Distributor: Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co. of Canada.
Issue type: primary label.
Other number: C; R; 16185B; 71.
Comments: Paper label; brown disc; sales/use licence in Canada only, appears arcing across top of label; HMV symbol on label; trademark; "His Master's Voice"; patented 1897, 1908; Victor Talking Machine Co. matrices, sales/use licence in Canada only, appears arcing as a single-line across bottom of label; recording information etched on disc but obscured by label.
Discographical reference: disc; Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz 1900-1905, composer/lyricist.
Distributor: Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co. of Canada.
Issue type: primary label.
Other number: C; R; 16185B; 71.
Physical description
1 audio disc : 78 rpm, mono ; 10 in.
Genre
Musical revues and comedies
Humorous songs.
Humorous songs.
Chansons humoristiques.
Chansons humoristiques.
Musical revues and comedies.
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