Victor 16036 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)

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

CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
Victor B-4987 1 12/31/1907 I'd rather be a lobster than a wise guy / Billy Murray
Victor B-4987 Unknown 12/31/1907 I'd rather be a lobster than a wise guy / Billy Murray

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Victor B-5093 2 2/25/1908 At the village post office / Victor Vaudeville Company
Victor B-5093 3 2/25/1908 At the village post office / Victor Vaudeville Company
Victor B-5093 Unknown 2/25/1908 At the village post office / Victor Vaudeville Company

Primary Performers:

Billy Murray (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Victor Vaudeville Company (Vocal group)

Other Information:

Release Date: 11/1908 Source: Victor blue history card
Delete (Cutout) Date: 1/1923

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor 16036 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced)," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/9872/Victor_16036.

Victor 16036 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/9872/Victor_16036.

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Coupling 1

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
0280016036 ǂb Victor
02810B-4987 ǂb Victor
02810B-5093 ǂb Victor
24500I'd rather be a lobster than a wise guy / ǂc Theodore F. Morse ; Edward Madden. At the village post office / [composer not identified].
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1908]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent
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  Victor: 16036 (B-4987 (matrix), B-5093 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with orchestra (side A) ; Descriptive scene (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/9872
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Billy Murray, Victor Vaudeville Company.
7001 Harlan, Byron G., ǂe author.
7001 Madden, Edward, ǂd 1878-1952, ǂe lyricist.
7001 Morse, Theodore F., ǂd 1873-1924, ǂe composer.
7001 Murray, Billy, ǂe singer.
7001 Murray, Billy, ǂe speaker.
7001 Porter, Steve, ǂd 1864-1936, ǂe author.
7001 Porter, Steve, ǂd 1864-1936, ǂe speaker.
7102 Victor Vaudeville Company, ǂe performer.
74002At the village post office.

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
0280016036 ǂb Victor
02810B-5093 ǂb Victor
02810B-4987 ǂb Victor
24500At the village post office / ǂc [composer not identified]. I'd rather be a lobster than a wise guy / Theodore F. Morse ; Edward Madden.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1908]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent
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  Victor: 16036 (B-5093 (matrix), B-4987 (matrix)).
5208 Descriptive scene (side A) ; Male vocal solo, with orchestra (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/9872
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Billy Murray, Victor Vaudeville Company.
7001 Harlan, Byron G., ǂe author.
7001 Madden, Edward, ǂd 1878-1952, ǂe lyricist.
7001 Morse, Theodore F., ǂd 1873-1924, ǂe composer.
7001 Murray, Billy, ǂe singer.
7001 Murray, Billy, ǂe speaker.
7001 Porter, Steve, ǂd 1864-1936, ǂe author.
7001 Porter, Steve, ǂd 1864-1936, ǂe speaker.
7102 Victor Vaudeville Company, ǂe performer.
74002I'd rather be a lobster than a wise guy.