Victor matrix B-804. The chimes of Normandy : Selection / Arthur Pryor's Band

TitleSource
The chimes of Normandy : Selection (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
The chimes of Normandy (Work title)
Cloches de Corneville. Selections (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Robert Planquette (composer)
F. Godfrey (composer)
PersonnelNotes
Arthur Pryor's Band (Musical group)
Additional Information
  • Description: Band
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
It is not known whether 1 or 2 was the issued take.
EDVR vol. 2 list takes 4 and 5 as recorded 9/18/1908, and take 5 as issued; ledgers erroneously give additional takes 4 and 5 on 2/10/1909, and note take 4 as issued, and take 5 as destroyed.
Also recorded as C-12008.
Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
12/10/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 Master Victor 2606 10-in.
12/10/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Unknown
4/26/1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Master Victor 2606 10-in. EDVR vol. II notes: No chimes heard; record ends with cadenza/coda.

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9/18/1908 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 4 Destroy

The chimes of Normandy : Selection / Arthur Pryor's Band

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The chimes of Normandy : Selection / Arthur Pryor's Band - Take 4 - 9/18/1908
Audio of this recording from the Johnson Victrola Museum.
9/18/1908 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 5 Destroy
2/10/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 4[sic] Master Victor 16385 10-in.
2/10/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 4[sic] Master Victor 62462 10-in.
2/10/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 5[sic] Destroy
4/11/1912 Camden, New Jersey 6 Destroy
4/11/1912 Camden, New Jersey 7 Destroy
4/11/1912 Camden, New Jersey 8 Hold
9/5/1912 Camden, New Jersey 9 Master Victor 16385 10-in. EDVR vol. II notes: Loud chimes opening third tune; record ends with four chords in brass.

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9/5/1912 Camden, New Jersey 9 Master Victor 62462 10-in.
9/5/1912 Camden, New Jersey 10 Hold/destroy
between 1903 and 1912 Camden, New Jersey, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania unknown Master Victor 2606 10-in.

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-804. The chimes of Normandy : Selection / Arthur Pryor's Band," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200001426/B-804-The_chimes_of_Normandy_Selection.

Victor matrix B-804. The chimes of Normandy : Selection / Arthur Pryor's Band. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200001426/B-804-The_chimes_of_Normandy_Selection.

"Victor matrix B-804. The chimes of Normandy : Selection / Arthur Pryor's Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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