Bluebird B-8291 (10-in. double-faced)
The following matrix(es) were released with this catalog number:
| Company | Matrix No. | Take Number | Date | Title/Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-034783 | 1 | 5/15/1939 | Bessemer blues / Tampa Red | |
| Victor | BS-034785 | 1 | 5/15/1939 | Sad letter blues / Tampa Red |
Primary Performers:
| Tampa Red (vocalist) |
Other Information:
| Release Date: 11/10/1939 | Source: Victor blue history card |
| Delete (Cutout) Date: 2/1947 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bluebird B-8291 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed May 6, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/64389/Bluebird_B-8291.
Bluebird B-8291 (10-in. double-faced). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 6, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/64389/Bluebird_B-8291.
"Bluebird B-8291 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 May 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
02800B-8291 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-034783 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-034785 ǂb Bluebird
24500Bessemer blues ; ǂb Sad letter blues / ǂc Tampa Red.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1939]
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-8291 (BS-034783 (matrix), BS-034785 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string 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/64389
500 Title from disc label.
5110 Tampa Red.
7001 Davis, Blind John, ǂd 1913-1985, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Knowling, Ransom, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe composer.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe singer.
74002Sad letter 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
02800B-8291 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-034785 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-034783 ǂb Bluebird
24500Sad letter blues ; ǂb Bessemer blues / ǂc Tampa Red.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1939]
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-8291 (BS-034785 (matrix), BS-034783 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string 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/64389
500 Title from disc label.
5110 Tampa Red.
7001 Davis, Blind John, ǂd 1913-1985, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Knowling, Ransom, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe composer.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Tampa Red, ǂd 1904-1981, ǂe singer.
74002Bessemer blues.