The Red River Valley; A Picture From Life's Other Side: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Red River Valley; A Picture From Life's Other Side: recording date: 1931. recording artist: Kincaid, Bradley. manufacturer: Vocalion.
The object in the museum catalogue
Bradley Kincaid. side 1: The Red River Valley; side 2: A Picture From Life's Other Side (Vocalion 5476). 78 rpm. Both tracks were originally released on Melotone M12183.
Melotone Records was an American budget record label founded by Warner/Brunswick Records, in 1930. Melotone 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: Vocalion
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.19175
- label number: 5476
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.19175
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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