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Any period ( WW I ) records of "When I get back to the USA"

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:52 am
by De Soto Frank
Song written by Irving Berlin ?


Would expect performances by the usual suspects - Billy Murray, etc ?

Re: Any period ( WW I ) records of "When I get back to the U

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:20 am
by barnettrp21122
Here are two Edison releases:
Blue Amberol 2845, with Billy Murray and chorus, dubbed from Diamond Disc 50337-B.
Recorded December 31, 1915
Bob

Re: Any period ( WW I ) records of "When I get back to the U

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:21 pm
by De Soto Frank
Thank you, Bob !

Re: Any period ( WW I ) records of "When I get back to the U

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:32 pm
by De Soto Frank
You-tube transcription from the DD (clearer lyrics)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI7vmRlypKM


Blue Amberol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rcLJZDQIow


This an example of Berlin's "double-song" technique, where he would introduce one melody, then after the first time through, add a countermelody sung by another vocalist or chorus... in this case, the chorus sings "My Country 'tis of thee", re-cast in 4/4 time against Murray's solo.

Re: Any period ( WW I ) records of "When I get back to the U

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:37 pm
by De Soto Frank
And on Victor:

https://archive.org/details/WhenIGetBac ... illyMurray



More info:

Victor records # 17930 - Billy Murray

Camden, NJ: Tuesday, December 14, 1915
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO.

Billy Murray and Victor Mixed Chorus: Olive Kline, soprano; Lucy Isabelle Marsh, soprano; Elizabeth Wheeler, soprano; Marguerite Dunlap, contralto; Harry Macdonough, tenor; Lambert Murphy, tenor; Reinald Werrenrath, baritone; and Wilfred Glenn, bass. Orch. acc. Walter B. Rogers, dir.
When I Get Back to the U. S. A. (from Stop! Look! Listen!)

Re: Any period ( WW I ) records of "When I get back to the U

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:37 pm
by Victor A
Thanks for the Victor info Frank! I have this record, and I couldn't quite decipher all of the voices.

Re: Any period ( WW I ) records of "When I get back to the U

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:35 pm
by De Soto Frank
Funny, I tried a title search on You-tube last night, and couldn't find it at all, until I searched today on the title / record numbers Bob provided !

:coffee:

Re: Any period ( WW I ) records of "When I get back to the U

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 12:05 pm
by PeterF
I might have a copy of the cylinder version, and will go try to hunt it down for you if you want it.