Bluebird B-5878 (10-in. double-faced)
The following matrix(es) were released with this catalog number:
| Company | Matrix No. | Take Number | Date | Title/Artist | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-85525 | 1 | 2/26/1935 | Mean old tom cat blues / Tampa Red |  |
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Mean old tom cat blues / Tampa Red0:00
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| Victor | BS-85528 | 1 | 2/26/1935 | Shake it up a little / Tampa Red | |
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Shake it up a little / Tampa Red0:00
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Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
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Other Information:
| Release Date: 3/27/1935 | Source: Victor blue history card |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bluebird B-5878 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/61971/Bluebird_B-5878.
Bluebird B-5878 (10-in. double-faced). (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/61971/Bluebird_B-5878.
"Bluebird B-5878 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 5 January 2026.
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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
02800B-5878 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-85525 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-85528 ǂb Bluebird
24500Mean old tom cat blues ; ǂb Shake it up a little / ǂc Tampa Red.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1935]
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 Bluebird: B-5878 (BS-85525 (matrix), BS-85528 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with piano and 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/61971
500 Title from disc label.
5110 Tampa Red.
7001 Black Bob, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Oberstein, Eli E., ǂe session supervisor.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe composer.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe singer.
74002Shake it up a little.
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
02800B-5878 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-85528 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-85525 ǂb Bluebird
24500Shake it up a little ; ǂb Mean old tom cat blues / ǂc Tampa Red.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1935]
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 Bluebird: B-5878 (BS-85528 (matrix), BS-85525 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with piano and 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/61971
500 Title from disc label.
5110 Tampa Red.
7001 Black Bob, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Oberstein, Eli E., ǂe session supervisor.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe composer.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe singer.
74002Mean old tom cat blues.