Bluebird B-8887 (10-in. double-faced)
The following matrix(es) were released with this catalog number:
| Company | Matrix No. | Take Number | Date | Title/Artist | ||
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| Victor | BS-071019 | 1 | 9/29/1941 | The precious jewel / Wade Mainer ; Sons of the Mountaineers |  |
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| Victor | BS-071017 | 1 | 9/29/1941 | He gave his life / Wade Mainer ; Sons of the Mountaineers | |
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Primary Performers:
| Wade Mainer (vocalist) |
| Sons of the Mountaineers (Musical group) |
Other Information:
| Release Date: 12/26/1941 | Source: Victor blue history card |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bluebird B-8887 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed December 29, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/64964/Bluebird_B-8887.
Bluebird B-8887 (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/64964/Bluebird_B-8887.
"Bluebird B-8887 (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-8887 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-071019 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-071017 ǂb Bluebird
24500The precious jewel / ǂc Roy Acuff. He gave his life / Wade Mainer.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1941]
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-8887 (BS-071019 (matrix), BS-071017 (matrix)).
5208 String band, with vocal.
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/64964
500 Title from disc label.
5110 Wade Mainer ; Sons of the Mountaineers.
7001 Acuff, Roy, ǂe composer.
7001 Mainer, Wade, ǂd 1907-, ǂe singer.
7001 Mainer, Wade, ǂd 1907-2011, ǂe composer.
7001 Mainer, Wade, ǂe performer.
7102 Sons of the Mountaineers, ǂe instrumentalist.
74002He gave his life.
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-8887 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-071017 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-071019 ǂb Bluebird
24500He gave his life / ǂc Wade Mainer. The precious jewel / Roy Acuff.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1941]
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-8887 (BS-071017 (matrix), BS-071019 (matrix)).
5208 String band, with vocal.
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/64964
500 Title from disc label.
5110 Wade Mainer ; Sons of the Mountaineers.
7001 Acuff, Roy, ǂe composer.
7001 Mainer, Wade, ǂd 1907-, ǂe singer.
7001 Mainer, Wade, ǂd 1907-2011, ǂe composer.
7001 Mainer, Wade, ǂe performer.
7102 Sons of the Mountaineers, ǂe instrumentalist.
74002The precious jewel.