Edison matrix 8258. Day is dying in the west / Metropolitan Quartet

TitleSource
Day is dying in the west (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Mary A. Lathbury (lyricist)
William F. Sherwin (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Metropolitan Quartet (Vocal group)
John Young (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Mrs. Why (vocalist)
Betsy Lane Shepherd (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Frederick J. Wheeler (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/19/1921 New York, New York A Unknown
10/19/1921 New York, New York B Master Test pressing exists at TENHP.
10/19/1921 New York, New York C Unknown
12/16/1921 New York, New York F Master Edison 80772 10-in.
12/16/1921 New York, New York G Master Edison 80772 10-in.

Day is dying in the west / Metropolitan Quartet

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Day is dying in the west / Metropolitan Quartet - Edison 80772 - Take G - 12/16/1921
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
12/16/1921 New York, New York H Master Edison 5212 Cylinder

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edison matrix 8258. Day is dying in the west / Metropolitan Quartet," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000155256/8258-Day_is_dying_in_the_west.

Edison matrix 8258. Day is dying in the west / Metropolitan Quartet. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000155256/8258-Day_is_dying_in_the_west.

"Edison matrix 8258. Day is dying in the west / Metropolitan Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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