Beyond the Clouds; This Life Is Hard To Understand: Museum Object and Cultural History
Beyond the Clouds; This Life Is Hard To Understand: recording date: 1941. recording artist: Light Crust Doughboys. manufacturer: Conqueror.
The object in the museum catalogue
Light Crust Doughboys. side 1: Beyond the Clouds; side 2: This Life Is Hard To Understand (Conqueror 9886). 78 rpm. Both tracks were recoded in 1941. Side 2 was initially released on Okeh 06560.
Conqueror Records was a budget record label sold by the Sears-Roebuck Company in their stores and through mail-order. Most of the recordings originated from the Plaza Music Company and later the American Record Corporation (ARC) and Vocalion/Okeh, with some only appearing on Conqueror. The label was active from 1928 to 1942.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1941
- recording artist: Light Crust Doughboys
- manufacturer: Conqueror
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.19672
- label number: 9886
- catalog number: 1996.0320.19672
- accession number: 1996.0320
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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