Break the news to Mother: Historical Recording and Credits

Catalogue description

Male vocal quartet, with orchestra

Victor 18358. Matrix/Take: B-20462/2.

Recording and performance details

• Catalogue date: 1917-07-31
• Original format: Sound recording
• Genre: Popular music
• Language: English
• Location as catalogued: Camden, New Jersey
• Collection: National Jukebox
• Repository: Recorded Sound Section, Library Of Congress
• Record label: Victor
• Catalogue number: 18358
• Matrix number: B-20462 (Matrix ID)
• Take number: 2
• Disc size: 10-inch
• Performance type: Vocal
• Catalogue subjects: Vocal; Victor; Popular music
• Named contributors: Hart, Charles — Vocalist -- Tenor Vocal; Glenn, Wilfred — Vocalist -- Bass Vocal; Pasternack, Josef — Conductor; Harris, Chas. K. — Composer; Harris, Chas. K. — Lyricist; Shaw, Elliott — Vocalist -- Baritone Vocal; Hindermyer, Harvey — Vocalist -- Tenor Vocal; Shannon Four — Vocal Group

Sources and reuse

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