Victor matrix LCS-80522. Libby, McNeill & Libby marionette show / Charles B. Johnson & Son ; Libby, McNeill & Libby ; Opera Radio Company

  • Description: Vocal ensemble, with instrumental ensemble and dubbed recording
  • Instrumentation: 3 violins, cello, bass, clarinet, piano, harp, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental and vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm)
Notes
Source(s): Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers: "Charles B. Johnson & Son"; "306 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, Ill."; "To be played at A Century of Progress Exposition 1934" [Chicago World's Fair].
Ledgers: "The following gentlemen present: Mr. Chas. B. Johnson (contractor), Andy Selkirk (director of show), Mr. Stemm (of The Opera Radio Co.), Mr. F. F. Slivon (of Libby McNeill Libby), [and] "Mr. Young [of] RCA Victor."
The extent to which the performance is spoken or sung is not known. Ledgers note that Victor SE-24 used for this matrix.
Ledgers: "This record made according to specifications from The Opera Radio Co., on whose equipment it will be played at the Fair"; "All music and words manuscript, property of Libby."
Ledgers: "Special records," indicating that the master recording was made on commission or not intended for release.
Victor "Program Transcription" master.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
5/11/1934 Chicago, Illinois 1 Unknown
5/11/1934 Chicago, Illinois 2 Hold
5/11/1934 Chicago, Illinois 3 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix LCS-80522. Libby, McNeill & Libby marionette show / Charles B. Johnson & Son ; Libby, McNeill & Libby ; Opera Radio Company," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200015471/LCS-80522-Libby_McNeill_Libby_marionette_show_.

Victor matrix LCS-80522. Libby, McNeill & Libby marionette show / Charles B. Johnson & Son ; Libby, McNeill & Libby ; Opera Radio Company. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200015471/LCS-80522-Libby_McNeill_Libby_marionette_show_.

"Victor matrix LCS-80522. Libby, McNeill & Libby marionette show / Charles B. Johnson & Son ; Libby, McNeill & Libby ; Opera Radio Company." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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