OKeh 8640 (10-in. double-faced)
The following matrix(es) were released with this catalog number:
| Company | Matrix No. | Take Number | Date | Title/Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | W401334 | A | 11/16/1928 | Penitentiary moan blues / Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson | |
| OKeh | W401334 | B | 11/16/1928 | Penitentiary moan blues / Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson | |
| OKeh | W401335 | A | 11/16/1928 | Blue devil blues / Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson | |
| OKeh | W401335 | B | 11/16/1928 | Blue devil blues / Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson |
Primary Performers:
| Texas Alexander (vocalist) |
| Lonnie Johnson (instrumentalist : guitar) |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh 8640 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/255188/OKeh_8640.
OKeh 8640 (10-in. double-faced). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/255188/OKeh_8640.
"OKeh 8640 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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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
028008640 ǂb OKeh
02810W401334 ǂb OKeh
02810W401335 ǂb OKeh
24500Penitentiary moan blues ; ǂb Blue devil blues / ǂc Irene Spain ; Texas Alexander.
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1928]
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: 8640 (W401334 (matrix), W401335 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with guitar.
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/255188
500 Title from disc label.
5110 Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson.
7001 Alexander, Texas, ǂd 1900-1954, ǂe lyricist.
7001 Alexander, Texas, ǂd 1900-1954, ǂe singer.
7001 Johnson, Lonnie, ǂd 1899-1970, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Spain, Irene, ǂe composer.
74002Blue devil 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
028008640 ǂb OKeh
02810W401335 ǂb OKeh
02810W401334 ǂb OKeh
24500Blue devil blues ; ǂb Penitentiary moan blues / ǂc Irene Spain ; Texas Alexander.
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1928]
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: 8640 (W401335 (matrix), W401334 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with guitar.
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/255188
500 Title from disc label.
5110 Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson.
7001 Alexander, Texas, ǂd 1900-1954, ǂe lyricist.
7001 Alexander, Texas, ǂd 1900-1954, ǂe singer.
7001 Johnson, Lonnie, ǂd 1899-1970, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Spain, Irene, ǂe composer.
74002Penitentiary moan blues.