The subway glide: Historical Recording and Credits

The subway glide: Catalogue date: 1912-05-03. Original format: Sound recording. Genre: Popular music.

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Catalogue description

Male vocal solo, with orchestra

Victor 17112. Matrix/Take: B-11981/1.

Recording and performance details

Catalogue date: 1912-05-03
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: 17112
Matrix number: B-11981 (Matrix ID)
Take number: 1
Disc size: 10-inch
Performance type: Vocal
Catalogue subjects: Vocal; Victor; Popular music
Named contributors: Van Brunt, Walter — Vocalist -- Tenor Vocal; Norman, Theodore — Composer; Gillespie, Arthur — Lyricist

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