Bluebird B-8903 (10-in. double-faced)

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

CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
Victor BS-059497 1 4/1/1941 Old Taylor / Memphis Slim
Victor BS-059498 1 4/1/1941 I believe I'll settle down / Memphis Slim

Primary Performers:

Memphis Slim (vocalist)

Other Information:

Release Date: 1/9/1942 Source: Victor blue history card

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bluebird B-8903 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/64980/Bluebird_B-8903.

Bluebird B-8903 (10-in. double-faced). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/64980/Bluebird_B-8903.

"Bluebird B-8903 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 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-8903 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-059497 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-059498 ǂb Bluebird
24500Old Taylor ; ǂb I believe I'll settle down / ǂc Memphis Slim.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1942]
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-8903 (BS-059497 (matrix), BS-059498 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with piano, bass cano, and extra male vocal (side A) ; Male vocal solo, with piano and bass cano (side B).
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/64980
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Memphis Slim.
7001 Broonzy, Big Bill, ǂd 1893-1958, ǂe singer.
7001 Memphis Slim, ǂe composer.
7001 Memphis Slim, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Memphis Slim, ǂe singer.
74002I believe I'll settle down.

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-8903 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-059498 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-059497 ǂb Bluebird
24500I believe I'll settle down ; ǂb Old Taylor / ǂc Memphis Slim.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1942]
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-8903 (BS-059498 (matrix), BS-059497 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with piano and bass cano (side A) ; Male vocal solo, with piano, bass cano, and extra male vocal (side B).
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/64980
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Memphis Slim.
7001 Broonzy, Big Bill, ǂd 1893-1958, ǂe singer.
7001 Memphis Slim, ǂe composer.
7001 Memphis Slim, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Memphis Slim, ǂe singer.
74002Old Taylor.