Victor matrix D9VB-0685. Morpheus / City Slickers ; Sir Frederick Gas ; Spike Jones ; Freddy Morgan
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Morpheus (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Eddie Maxwell (composer) | Disc label: "Original words and music by Eddie Maxwell." |
| Eddie Maxwell (lyricist) | |
| Jacques Offenbach (composer) | |
| Spike Jones (arranger) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC). | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Spike Jones (leader) | |
| Sir Frederick Gas (performer : sound effects) | Disc label: "Sneezes: Sir Frederick Gas." |
| City Slickers (Musical group) | |
| Freddy Morgan (vocalist) | |
| Walter S. Heebner (A & R representative) | |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with sound effects and instrumental ensemble
- Instrumentation: 5 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, 2 banjos, piano, string bass, harp, and 2 drums
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: BHC indicates the original title 'Orpheus overture' was changed from "per letter to Csida from artist."
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used." |
| Instrumentation is from ledgers and is not intended to imply that every instrument listed is played on every master recorded at the session. Ledgers indicate that some musicians and performers were dismissed during the course of the session, while others arrived to replace them. |
| Ledgers indicate that this recording session took place overnight from 6:00 pm on 7/31/1949 to 4:15 am on 8/1/1949. |
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| between 7/31/1949 and 8/1/1949 Hollywood, California | 1 | Master | Victor 20-3620 | |
| between 7/31/1949 and 8/1/1949 Hollywood, California | 1 | Master | RCA Victor 47-3126 | |
| between 7/31/1949 and 8/1/1949 Hollywood, California | 1A | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D9VB-0685. Morpheus / City Slickers ; Sir Frederick Gas ; Spike Jones ; Freddy Morgan," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013174/D9VB-0685-Morpheus.
Victor matrix D9VB-0685. Morpheus / City Slickers ; Sir Frederick Gas ; Spike Jones ; Freddy Morgan. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013174/D9VB-0685-Morpheus.
"Victor matrix D9VB-0685. Morpheus / City Slickers ; Sir Frederick Gas ; Spike Jones ; Freddy Morgan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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