Gramophone matrix Cc9467. The Mikado / George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham ; Leo Sheffield

TitleSource
The Mikado (Primary title)Disc label
Number 6 (Title part)Disc label
Young man, despair likewise to go ; And have I journey'd (Part name)Disc label
Mikado (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
W. S. Gilbert (librettist)
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Leo Sheffield (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Derek Oldham (vocalist : tenor vocal)
George Baker (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Harry Norris (conductor)
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (Vocal group)
The Light Opera Orchestra (Musical group)Listing for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
Rupert D’Oyly Carte (session supervisor)
  • Description: Male vocal trio and duet, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Disc labels indicate "Young man, despair likewise and go" is a trio by Sheffield, Oldham, and Baker; "And have I journey'd" is a duet by Oldham and Sheffield.
Victor catalogs listing the recording state, "Recorded in Europe under the supervision of Rupert D'Oyly Carte."
A detailed chronicle of the recordings which comprise the recording of the operetta are found in the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography.
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Source(s): John Bolig files; Alan Kelly/John Milmo files (Gram. Co. issues; date; place); gasdisc website; Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
11/19/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 1 Unknown
12/6/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 2 Unknown
12/6/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 3 Master Gramophone 2-04587 (Not issued) 12-in. Face number; no issue under this number.
12/6/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 3 Master Gramophone D-1174 12-in.
12/6/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 3 Master Gramophone D-7702 12-in.
12/6/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 3 Master Victor 35862 12-in.
12/6/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 3 Master Victor 36116 12-in.
12/6/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 4 Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gramophone matrix Cc9467. The Mikado / George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham ; Leo Sheffield," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000005718/Cc9467-The_Mikado.

Gramophone matrix Cc9467. The Mikado / George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham ; Leo Sheffield. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000005718/Cc9467-The_Mikado.

"Gramophone matrix Cc9467. The Mikado / George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham ; Leo Sheffield." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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