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Series 8: Sound
recordings
(continued) |
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Subseries 1: Artists,
bands, and interviews
(continued) |
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Count Basie, July 7, 1978
(continued) |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR677 |
Count Basie, July 7, 1978
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Rack number: RXH 5554 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR678 |
Count Basie
Orchestra Live, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5555 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR648 |
Andrew and Jim
Baxter, Richard "Rabbit" Brown, Luke Jordan, Leroy Johnson,
undated
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Rack number: RXH 5525 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR179 |
Harold Beatty, circa 1973
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Rack number: RXH 4062 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester, 00:14:00) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7
in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 102. |
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Content
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Harold Beatty (HB) performs his first piece with
backup singers and accompaniment, titled "Someone
Has Taken Your Place" |
| 00:02:56 |
The second song with HB titled "Backup
Man" |
| 00:06:59 |
The next selection by HB and accompaniment titled
"Two Steps from Your Doorstep" |
| 00:11:01 |
HB and backup singers perform their next
selection; the title is unknown |
| 00:13:55 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR657 |
Ed Bell / Mary
Johnson / Henry Townsend, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5534 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR338 |
Bill Berry
"interview," undated
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Rack number: RXH 4223 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel (Side
1: 00:7:08, Side 2: 00:00:23) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, mono ; 4 1/2
in. |
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Archivist's note: Bill Berry, interviewed by Pete Welding (who seems
to have provided questions, perhaps in writing, as he cannot be
heard on the recording).
Vendor's digitization note: The programs are distorted at times, and
there is significant hum from the tape. |
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Side 1
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
Early life with father in music, music
aspirations, early jazz influences, early music
studies |
| 00:01:31 |
Berklee School of Music and bands in which he
played |
| 00:03:23 |
Returning to Cincinnati and playing in
bands |
| 00:04:29 |
Playing with Duke Ellington |
| 00:05:29 |
Recap |
| 00:06:56 |
Piano playing in background |
| 00:07:08 |
End |
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Side 2
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Time
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Content
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| Start |
Soundscapes, side chatter |
| 00:00:15 |
Voices realize recording and cut off |
| 00:00:23 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR143 |
Eubie Blake - Earl
Hines concert, May
1972
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Rack number: RXH 3692 |
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Extent: on one side of 1 sound
tape reel (polyester, 00:30:10) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track,
stereo ; 7 in. |
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Archivist's note: Recorded at Dwinelle Hall, University of
California-Berkeley. Also includes a spoken word segment ("Talk with
E.B., E.H., and Phil Elwood"). |
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Time
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applause, EB speaking |
| 00:01:58 |
"Charleston Rag" |
| 00:05:07 |
EB speaking |
| 00:06:55 |
"Melodic Rag" |
| 00:09:53 |
applause, EB speaking about the two James P.
Johnsons |
| 00:12:35 |
medley of three songs (at least two by James P.
Johnson) |
| 00:16:30 |
applause, EB and EH talking. EH talks about
watching EB play piano and at the same time direct
the band. |
| 00:20:30 |
applause, piano jazz tune |
| 00:30:10 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR327 |
Bobby Bland Live at
The Whiskey, November 7, 1973
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Rack number: RXH 4212 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:48:56) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 7 in. |
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Vendor's digitization note: The program is distorted at times, and
speed fluctuations at the start of the tape.
Logger's note: Bobby Bland recorded live at the Whiskey A Go-Go,
Hollywood, California. |
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Content
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test tone |
| 00:00:35 |
Short intro |
| 00:01:12 |
"Loving you, Baby" |
| 00:03:35 |
"I'll Take Care of You" |
| 00:07:48 |
"I Don't Want to Cry No More" |
| 00:10:36 |
"Don't Let Them Turn You Against Me" |
| 00:14:06 |
"I Pity The Fool" |
| 00:16:30 |
Brief talk |
| 00:17:10 |
"This Time I'm Gone For Good" |
| 00:25:30 |
"That's The Way Love Is" |
| 00:29:15 |
"The Feeling Is Gone" |
| 00:33:00 |
"Stormy Monday" |
| 00:37:40 |
Applause (segue) |
| 00:42:58 |
"I'm so Lonely" |
| 00:47:30 |
Closing |
| 00:48:56 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR731 |
Blue B.,
undated
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Rack number: RXH 5608 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog, 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. |
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Possibly a recording by Bobby "Blue" Bland. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR146 |
The Blue Sky Boys,
#1, October 17,
1964
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Rack number: RXH 3695 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(acetate, 00:31:19) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Recorded at Lincoln Hall, at the University of Illinois. Collector's
original number: 259. |
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The Blue Sky Boys (BSB) start with a duet titled
"Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky" |
| 00:03:55 |
Earl sings a solo hymn titled "Only One Step
More" |
| 00:07:09 |
BSB sing "The Fox" |
| 00:10:27 |
BSB sing "'Twas Midnight on the Stormy
Deep" |
| 00:14:47 |
BSB perform a hymn titled "Whispering
Hope" |
| 00:18:41 |
BSB sing "Kentucky" |
| 00:22:55 |
BSB sing "The Sweetest Gift, A Mother's Smile," a
piece where the tenor takes the lead instead of
following |
| 00:26:33 |
BSB perform "Sweetheart, Mountain Road" |
| 00:28:45 |
BSB sing the hymn "Beautiful" from their album
"Precious Moments" |
| 00:31:19 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR147 |
The Blue Sky Boys,
#2, October 17,
1964
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Rack number: RXH 3696 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(acetate, 00:32:23) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Recorded at Lincoln Hall, at the University of Illinois. Collector's
original number: 258. |
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Time
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Content
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Bill from The Blue Sky Boys (BSB) sings "After
the Ball" |
| 00:05:45 |
BSB sing "Behind These Prison Walls of
Love" |
| 00:09:51 |
BSB sing "Don't Trade" |
| 00:13:09 |
BSB perform "Little Bessie" |
| 00:22:56 |
BSB shows the audience their albums and explains
why they chose specific songs for each album
(monologue, a little history, and a sales
pitch) |
| 00:32:22 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR148 |
The Blue Sky Boys,
#3, October 17,
1964
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Rack number: RXH 3697 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(acetate, 00:10:31) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono ; 7
in. |
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Recorded at Lincoln Hall, at the University of Illinois. Collector's
original number: 235. |
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Time
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Content
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Earl explains what it was like to record using
equipment in the early days |
| 00:01:24 |
BSB sing "The Butcher's Boy" |
| 00:05:00 |
BSB perform another selection titled "Are You
from Dixie" (a short and long version) |
| 00:10:31 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR750 |
Blues Is Killing Me, Side 1, 1978
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Rack number: RAA 59288 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:21:23) : analog, 15 ips, half track, stereo ; 10 in. |
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Archivist's note: Released as Juke Joint 1501, this is a compilation
of songs by various artists. It's unclear if this is a master or dub
tape.
Vendor's digitization note: The program has distortion, hiss, and
flutter from the source tape. Test tones are on the tape: the audio
begins before the test tones. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR751 |
Blues Is Killing Me, Side 2, 1978
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Rack number: RAA 59289 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(00:20:06) : analog, 15 ips, half track, stereo ; 10 in. |
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See the notes for SR750.
Vendor's digitization note: The program has distortion and hiss from
the source tape. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR772 |
Blues With A Feeling
#1, May 25,
1976
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Rack number: RAA 59310 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 8. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR773 |
Blues With A Feeling
#2, May 25,
1976
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Rack number: RAA 59311 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 9. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR774 |
Blues With A Feeling
#3, May 25,
1976
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Rack number: RAA 59312 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 10. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR775 |
Blues With A Feeling
#4, May 25,
1976
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Rack number: RAA 59313 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 10 in. |
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Collector's original ID number: 7. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR606 |
Blues With A
Feeling, #1, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5467 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR607 |
Blues With A
Feeling, #2, undated
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Rack number: RXH 5468 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR608 |
Blues With A
Feeling, #3 (Fred McDowell), undated
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Rack number: RXH 5469 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel :
analog ; 7 in. |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR094 |
Ted Bogan interview,
January 14,
1966
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Rack number: RXH 3232 |
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Extent: on one side of 1 sound
tape reel (polyester; 00:41:40) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track,
mono ; 7 in. |
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In response to PW's question, TB says he was born
in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1910. He started
playing guitar when he was 16 years old and left at
age 18 to earn his living playing music. He first
started to play piano, then moved to guitar. He had
3 brothers and 5 sisters. During his growing up
years, his family sang mostly religious
music. |
| 00:03:52 |
He says, as a kid, he heard lots of blues: Bessie
smith, Lonnie Johnson, and Tampa Red (among others).
He heard their records. His family had mostly
records of sacred music. He was attracted the blues
when he was around 12 years old. |
| 00:06:37 |
TB talks at length about why he was attracted to
the blues. |
| 00:08:45 |
TB talks about switching from piano to guitar. He
talks about Pink Anderson and Blind Simmie Dooley
who he heard in Spartanburg. He talks about a fiddle
player named Blind Roland Martin. |
| 00:12:41 |
PW asks TB how he learned to play guitar. He
answers that he is basically self-taught. The first
song he learned to play through was "John
Henry." |
| 00:14:30 |
TB says he went to Chicago in 1933. He heard Big
Bill Broonzy and Tampa Red. Prior to moving he
worked as a barber. He went on the road in 1928.
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| 00:16:40 |
PW asks about the period from 1928 to 1933. TB
answers. He says he worked on a medicine show and
talks about it. |
| 00:19:30 |
TB says that after he left the medicine show he
went to Knoxville. Where he met Carl Martin, Howard
Armstrong and Bill Ballanger. They travelled and did
radio broadcasts. TB talks, at length, about this
group. They played mostly in Taverns and private
homes. |
| 00:23:58 |
PW asks what happened when the band got to
Chicago in 1933. TB answers. They were booked into
theaters, mostly doing variety shows. He mentions
some of the other musicians playing around Chicago
at this time. |
| 00:28:40 |
TB talks about making records with Louie Blue
[Hill Louis] in 1934. They cut 4 numbers. TB talks
about other records he made. |
| 00:33:50 |
TB talks about playing around Chicago. Then he
went into the Army. When he got out, after WWII, he
worked in plants in Detroit. They talk about Howard
Armstrong. |
| 00:36:56 |
TB talks about some songs he has written. He
talks about Joe McCoy. They made some records
together. |
| 00:40:10 |
TB talks about touring with several other
musicians in 1951. He lived in Dayton, Ohio, then
returned to Chicago in 1953. |
| 00:41:40 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR149 |
Luiz Bonfá, April 10, 1968 or
before
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Rack number: RXH 3698 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel
(polyester, 00:12:15) : analog, 15 ips, half track, mono ; 7
in. |
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All but one of the works are instrumentals. |
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Time
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"Melancolia" |
| 00:02:54 |
"Samba de Orfeu" |
| 00:05:24 |
"Bahia Soul" |
| 00:08:32 |
"Manha de Carnaval," with Maria Toledo as a guest
vocalist |
| 00:12:15 |
End |
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Item-ID: AFC 2011/053: SR575 |
Bossa nova
recordings: Vera Brasil / Nara Leão, 1964-1965
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Rack number: RXH 5436 |
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Extent: 1 sound tape reel (Side
1: 00:32:21, Side 2: 00:31:44) : analog ; 7 in. |
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Dubs of commercial recordings. Vera Brasil: Tema Do Boneco De Palha (Farroupilha LPFA-400), released 1964. Nara Leão: O Canto Livre de Nara (Phillips P 632.748 L), released 1965. |
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Side 1
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| Start |
"Tema do Bonecco do Palha" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:03:03 |
"Samba bom" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:05:42 |
"Era uma vez" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:08:08 |
"Rimas de ninguém" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:10:22 |
"Minha fé, meu amor" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:13:25 |
"Prá você que nao vem" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:15:40 |
"Menino Desce O Morro" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:17:34 |
"Quase Ilusão" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:19:20 |
"O azul do céu" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:21:40 |
"Nao é por falar" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:24:22 |
"Depois da chuva" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:26:00 |
"Tema para recordacao" by Vera Brasil |
| 00:28:56 |
"Carcara" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:30:50 |
The above song ends. Blank. |
| 00:31:38 |
An unidentified song [incomplete] |
| 00:32:21 |
End |
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Side 2
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"Corisco" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:02:34 |
"Samba Da Legalidade" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:05:02 |
"Não Me Diga Adeus" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:06:42 |
"Uricuri" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:11:05 |
"Canto Livre" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:15:22 |
"Suite Dos Pescadores" by L. Nara Leão |
| 00:17:41 |
"Malvadeza Durão |
| 00:20:20 |
"Aleluia |
| 00:23:00 |
"Nêga Dina |
| 00:25:26 |
"A Minha Namorada |
| 00:30:19 |
"Incelença |
| 00:31:44 |
End |
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