Victor matrix [Pre-matrix B-]992. The phrenologist coon / Bert Williams

TitleSource
The phrenologist coon (Primary title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Will Accooe (composer)
Ernest Hogan (lyricist)
PersonnelNotes
Bert Williams (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Bert Williams (instrumentalist : piano)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
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Fagan/Moran vol. 1 lists two takes, with the release from the second; Victor ledgers show only one take.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/11/1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [unconfirmed] M-1 Master Victor 992 10-in. Victor ledgers: Ret. 11/21/1901; 180 copies.
10/11/1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [unconfirmed] M-1 Master Pearl GEMM CD 9051 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix [Pre-matrix B-]992. The phrenologist coon / Bert Williams," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000000448/Pre-matrix_B-992-The_phrenologist_coon.

Victor matrix [Pre-matrix B-]992. The phrenologist coon / Bert Williams. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000000448/Pre-matrix_B-992-The_phrenologist_coon.

"Victor matrix [Pre-matrix B-]992. The phrenologist coon / Bert Williams." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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