OKeh 8538 (10-in. double-faced)

The following matrix(es) were released with this catalog number:

CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
OKeh W82048 A 12/12/1927 Boa constrictor blues / Blue Belle
OKeh W82050 B 12/12/1927 Sneakin' lizard blues / Blue Belle

Primary Performers:

Blue Belle (vocalist : contralto)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh 8538 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/256748/OKeh_8538.

OKeh 8538 (10-in. double-faced). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/256748/OKeh_8538.

"OKeh 8538 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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Coupling 1

007  s ǂb d ǂd d ǂe m ǂf s ǂg d ǂh n ǂi n ǂj m ǂk s ǂl l ǂm n ǂn a
028008538 ǂb OKeh
02810W82048 ǂb OKeh
02810W82050 ǂb OKeh
24500Boa constrictor blues ; ǂb Sneakin' lizard blues / ǂc Bessie Mae Smith ; Bessie Mae Smith.
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1927]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent
337  audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia
338  audio disc ǂb sd ǂ2 rdacarrier
340  shellac ǂ2 rdamat
344  analog ǂ2 rdatr
344  ǂc 78 rpm
344  ǂd coarse groove ǂ2 rdagw
344  ǂg mono ǂ2 rdacpc
500  OKeh: 8538 (W82048 (matrix), W82050 (matrix)).
5208 Female vocal solo, with violin and piano (side A) ; Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano (side B).
546  Sung in English.
500  Data derived from the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
5103 Discography of American Historical Recordings ǂu http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/256748
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Blue Belle.
7001 Blue Belle, ǂe singer.
7001 Johnson, Lonnie, ǂd 1899-1970, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Searcy, Deloise, ǂd 1907-1954, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Smith, Bessie Mae, ǂe composer.
7001 Smith, Bessie Mae, ǂe lyricist.
74002Sneakin' lizard blues.

Reverse coupling

007  s ǂb d ǂd d ǂe m ǂf s ǂg d ǂh n ǂi n ǂj m ǂk s ǂl l ǂm n ǂn a
028008538 ǂb OKeh
02810W82050 ǂb OKeh
02810W82048 ǂb OKeh
24500Sneakin' lizard blues ; ǂb Boa constrictor blues / ǂc Bessie Mae Smith ; Bessie Mae Smith.
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1927]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent
337  audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia
338  audio disc ǂb sd ǂ2 rdacarrier
340  shellac ǂ2 rdamat
344  analog ǂ2 rdatr
344  ǂc 78 rpm
344  ǂd coarse groove ǂ2 rdagw
344  ǂg mono ǂ2 rdacpc
500  OKeh: 8538 (W82050 (matrix), W82048 (matrix)).
5208 Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano (side A) ; Female vocal solo, with violin and piano (side B).
546  Sung in English.
500  Data derived from the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
5103 Discography of American Historical Recordings ǂu http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/256748
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Blue Belle.
7001 Blue Belle, ǂe singer.
7001 Johnson, Lonnie, ǂd 1899-1970, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Searcy, Deloise, ǂd 1907-1954, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Smith, Bessie Mae, ǂe composer.
7001 Smith, Bessie Mae, ǂe lyricist.
74002Boa constrictor blues.