Bluebird B-7896 (10-in. double-faced)

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

CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
Victor BS-020828 1 6/16/1938 Gamblin' man blues / St. Louis Red Mike
Victor BS-020829 1 6/16/1938 Just around the corner / St. Louis Red Mike

Primary Performers:

St. Louis Red Mike (vocalist)

Other Information:

Release Date: 10/26/1938 Source: Victor blue history card

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bluebird B-7896 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed December 29, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/64002/Bluebird_B-7896.

Bluebird B-7896 (10-in. double-faced). (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 29, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/64002/Bluebird_B-7896.

"Bluebird B-7896 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 29 December 2025.

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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-7896 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-020828 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-020829 ǂb Bluebird
24500Gamblin' man blues ; ǂb Just around the corner / ǂc Red Mike Bailey.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1938]
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-7896 (BS-020828 (matrix), BS-020829 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass.
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/64002
500  Title from disc label.
5110 St. Louis Red Mike.
7001 Bailey, Red Mike, ǂe composer.
7001 Bailey, Red Mike, ǂe singer.
7001 Davis, Blind John, ǂd 1913-1985, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 St. Louis Red Mike, ǂe singer.
74002Just around the corner.

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-7896 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-020829 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-020828 ǂb Bluebird
24500Just around the corner ; ǂb Gamblin' man blues / ǂc Red Mike Bailey.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1938]
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-7896 (BS-020829 (matrix), BS-020828 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass.
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/64002
500  Title from disc label.
5110 St. Louis Red Mike.
7001 Bailey, Red Mike, ǂe composer.
7001 Bailey, Red Mike, ǂe singer.
7001 Davis, Blind John, ǂd 1913-1985, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 St. Louis Red Mike, ǂe singer.
74002Gamblin' man blues.