Brunswick matrix C650-C651. Nightmare / Elgar's Creole Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Nightmare (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Len Riley (songwriter) | |
| Billy Meyers (songwriter) | |
| Al Handler (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Elgar's Creole Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Charles Elgar (leader) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Category: Instrumental
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Orchestra: 10 men. |
| Masters renumbered for Vocalion use as E3836-E3837. |
| Masters renumbered by Brunswick as E20979-E20980. New Brunswick numbers assigned on December 16, 1926. Laird notes that "at least some pressings of Brunswick 3404 use the Vocalion masters." |
| Br 3404 disc label: "For dancing." |
| Documentation of Brunswick Records derives primarily from Ross Laird's "Brunswick Records: A discography of recordings, 1916-1931" (Greenwood Press, 2001). See the ADP Brunswick Records Resources page for more information. |
| Source(s): disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/17/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C650 | Unknown | ||
| 9/17/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C651 | Master | Vocalion 15478 | Renumbered for Vocalion as master E3837. |
| 9/17/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C651 | Master | Brunswick 3404 | Renumbered by Brunswick as master E20980. |
| 9/17/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C651 | Master | Brunswick (Australia) 3404 | Renumbered by Brunswick as master E20980. |
| 9/17/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C651 | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) 3404 | Renumbered by Brunswick as master E20980. |
| 9/17/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C651 | Master | Brunswick (Germany) A356 | Renumbered by Brunswick as master E20980. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix C650-C651. Nightmare / Elgar's Creole Orchestra," accessed December 13, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000235314/C650-C651-Nightmare.
Brunswick matrix C650-C651. Nightmare / Elgar's Creole Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 13, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000235314/C650-C651-Nightmare.
"Brunswick matrix C650-C651. Nightmare / Elgar's Creole Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 13 December 2025.
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