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Some Sweet Day; Don't Play Me Cheap: Museum Object and Cultural History

Some Sweet Day; Don't Play Me Cheap: recording date: 1933. recording artist: Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra. manufacturer: Bluebird.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra. side 1: Some Sweet Day; side 2: Don't Play Me Cheap (Bluebird B-10237). 78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1933 and released on Victor 24257. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1933 and released on Victor 24425.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1933
  • recording artist: Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
  • manufacturer: Bluebird
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States: New Jersey, Camden
  • ID Number: 1988.0698.0318
  • catalog number: 1988.0698.0318
  • accession number: 1988.0698
  • collector/donor number: A318
  • maker number: B-10237
  • Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
  • Data Source: National Museum of American History

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