Gooseberry Pie; Two Little Girls in Blue: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Bradley Kincaid. side1: Gooseberry Pie; side 2: Two Little Girls in Blue (Melotone M 12291). 78 rpm.

Melotone Records was an American budget record label founded by Warner/Brunswick Records, in 1930. Melotone originally featured jazz and popular dance music of the period, most often using pseudonyms for New York area studio musicians on the recordings. In 1932, Melotone was acquired by the American Record Corporation (ARC). The label ceased production in 1938.

Materials, dates and provenance

• recording date: 1931
• recording artist: Kincaid, Bradley
• manufacturer: Melotone
• Object Name: sound recording
• Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
• place made: United States
• ID Number: 2000.3053.1737
• catalog number: 2000.3053.1737
• nonaccession number: 2000.3053
• label number: M 12291
• Credit Line: The Sam DeVincent Collection of American Sheet Music
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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