Bluebird B-8256 (10-in. double-faced)

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CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
Victor BS-041287 1 8/23/1939 Baptist World Alliance in Atlanta, Georgia / Rev. J. M. Gates Audio Available

Baptist World Alliance in Atlanta, Georgia / Rev. J. M. Gates

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Baptist World Alliance in Atlanta, Georgia / Rev. J. M. Gates - Bluebird B-8256 - Take 1 - 8/23/1939
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
℗ © 1939 Sony Music Entertainment.
Victor BS-041285 1 8/23/1939 Hell without fire / Rev. J. M. Gates Audio Available

Hell without fire / Rev. J. M. Gates

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Hell without fire / Rev. J. M. Gates - Bluebird B-8256 - Take 1 - 8/23/1939
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
℗ © 1939 Sony Music Entertainment.

Primary Performers:

Rev. J. M. Gates (speaker)

Other Information:

Release Date: 9/22/1939 Source: Victor blue history card
Delete (Cutout) Date: 1945 Source: Victor blue history card

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bluebird B-8256 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed January 13, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/64355/Bluebird_B-8256.

Bluebird B-8256 (10-in. double-faced). (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 13, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/64355/Bluebird_B-8256.

"Bluebird B-8256 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 13 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-8256 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-041285 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-041287 ǂb Bluebird
24500Hell without fire ; ǂb Baptist World Alliance in Atlanta, Georgia / ǂc [composer not identified].
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1939]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  spoken word ǂb spw 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-8256 (BS-041285 (matrix), BS-041287 (matrix)).
5208 Sermon, with female-male vocal duet and responses.
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/64355
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Rev. J. M. Gates.
7001 Gates, J. M., Rev., ǂc Rev., ǂe singer.
7001 Gates, J. M., Rev., ǂe speaker.
7001 Hornsby, Dan, ǂe session supervisor.
7001 Sholes, Stephen H., ǂe session supervisor.
7001 Walker, Frank, ǂe session supervisor.
74002Baptist World Alliance in Atlanta, Georgia.

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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-8256 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-041287 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-041285 ǂb Bluebird
24500Baptist World Alliance in Atlanta, Georgia ; ǂb Hell without fire / ǂc [composer not identified].
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1939]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  spoken word ǂb spw 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-8256 (BS-041287 (matrix), BS-041285 (matrix)).
5208 Sermon, with female-male vocal duet and responses.
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/64355
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Rev. J. M. Gates.
7001 Gates, J. M., Rev., ǂc Rev., ǂe singer.
7001 Gates, J. M., Rev., ǂe speaker.
7001 Hornsby, Dan, ǂe session supervisor.
7001 Sholes, Stephen H., ǂe session supervisor.
7001 Walker, Frank, ǂe session supervisor.
74002Hell without fire.