Lacquer disc of Billie Holiday master recordings

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An instantaneous transcription disc, the label notes the Client as Norman Granz, the Artist as Billie Holiday, and the Date as 7/28/52. The record contains the master recordings of the songs "My Man," "Lover Come Back to Me," "Stormy Weather," and "Yesterdays." Consists of: Instantaneous Transcription Disc (a) and Original Disc Sleeve (b). 2010.50.2a: Instantaneous transcription disc. The recording on side 1 begins with a man listing the take of the first recording, "C 839 take 6." The first song on the recording is "My Man." As a man lists the take for the next song, "C 840 take 4," Billie Holiday can be heard making a quick note before she begins to sing "Just press off because [Inaudible]" She then sings "Lover Come Back to Me." The recording on side 2 begins with a man listing the take "C 841 take 2.

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