The Bum Song; The Prune Song: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Bum Song; The Prune Song: recording date: 1928. recording artist: Holmes, Dick. recording artist: Kaufman, Jack.
The object in the museum catalogue
Dick Holmes. side 1: The Bum Song; side 2: The Prune Song (Oriole 1324). 78 rpm. Both tracks were released on other Plaza Music Company labels.
Oriole Records was an American budget record label sold exclusively by McCrory Stores from 1921 to 1938.
The Plaza Music Company was formed in New York City with the Banner Record label, in 1922. The company acquired several smaller labels in the 1920s including Domino, Jewel, Oriole, and Regal. In 1929, the Plaza Music Company, Cameo Record Corporation, and Pathé Phonograph and Radio Corporation merged into the American Record Corporation (ARC). Plaza began a single matrix series for all of its labels in 1923, beginning with 5000. ARC would continue using this system after the merger.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1928
- recording artist: Holmes, Dick
- recording artist: Kaufman, Jack
- manufacturer: Oriole
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.17854
- catalog number: 1996.0320.17854
- label number: 1324
- accession number: 1996.0320
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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