Object Details
recording artist
Bessie Smith and her Blue Boys
manufacturer
British Rhythm Society
Description (Brief)
Bessie Smith and her Blue Boys. side 1: There'll Be a Hot Time in Old Town Tonight; side 2: Alexander's Ragtime Band (British Rhythm Society BRS 1012).
78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1927 and released on Columbia 14219-D.
British Rhythm Society was a 78-rpm record bootleg label founded by American jazz enthusiast and record label manager Dante S. Bollettino in New York, in 1950. Most of the BRS pressings were on non-breakable vinyl. British Rhythm Society was fictional and most likely created as a “club label” akin to legitimate re-issue record labels Hot Record Society and United Hot Clubs of America. Bollettino was also responsible for Jolly Roger Records bootleg label.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
recording date
1927
ID Number
1978.0670.058
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
BRS 1012
catalog number
1978.0670.058
Object Name
sound recording
Physical Description
vinylite (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York
Related Publication
Rust, Brian. Jazz Records 1897-1942, Vol. 2
Johns, Adrian. Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_666403