Victor matrix BS-067997. The wave on the sea / Carter Family

TitleSource
Waves on the sea (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
The wave on the sea (Primary title)Disc label
The mermaid (Alternate title)Meade
Authors and ComposersNotes
A. P. Carter (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Carter Family (Vocal group)
Maybelle Carter (instrumentalist : guitar)
Maybelle Carter (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Sara Carter (instrumentalist : autoharp)
Sara Carter (vocalist : alto vocal)
R. Gilmore (session supervisor)
A. P. Carter (vocalist : bass vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: The selection was first released under the title, "The wave on the sea." The Victor blue history card documents instructions, dated 6/10/1944, to change the title to "Waves on the sea" for future issues. The BHC verso presents a disc label with the altered title.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "R. Gilmore, present."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/14/1941 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 1 Master Bluebird 33-0512 10-in.
10/14/1941 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 1 Master Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15865 Compact disc
10/14/1941 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-067997. The wave on the sea / Carter Family," accessed January 21, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200052271/BS-067997-The_wave_on_the_sea.

Victor matrix BS-067997. The wave on the sea / Carter Family. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200052271/BS-067997-The_wave_on_the_sea.

"Victor matrix BS-067997. The wave on the sea / Carter Family." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 21 January 2026.

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