OKeh 8640 (10-in. double-faced)

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

CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
OKeh W401334 A 11/16/1928 Penitentiary moan blues / Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson
OKeh W401334 B 11/16/1928 Penitentiary moan blues / Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson
OKeh W401335 A 11/16/1928 Blue devil blues / Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson
OKeh W401335 B 11/16/1928 Blue devil blues / Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson

Primary Performers:

Texas Alexander (vocalist)
Lonnie Johnson (instrumentalist : guitar)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh 8640 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/255188/OKeh_8640.

OKeh 8640 (10-in. double-faced). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/255188/OKeh_8640.

"OKeh 8640 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.

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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
028008640 ǂb OKeh
02810W401334 ǂb OKeh
02810W401335 ǂb OKeh
24500Penitentiary moan blues ; ǂb Blue devil blues / ǂc Irene Spain ; Texas Alexander.
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1928]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm 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  OKeh: 8640 (W401334 (matrix), W401335 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with guitar.
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/255188
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson.
7001 Alexander, Texas, ǂd 1900-1954, ǂe lyricist.
7001 Alexander, Texas, ǂd 1900-1954, ǂe singer.
7001 Johnson, Lonnie, ǂd 1899-1970, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Spain, Irene, ǂe composer.
74002Blue devil blues.

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
028008640 ǂb OKeh
02810W401335 ǂb OKeh
02810W401334 ǂb OKeh
24500Blue devil blues ; ǂb Penitentiary moan blues / ǂc Irene Spain ; Texas Alexander.
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1928]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm 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  OKeh: 8640 (W401335 (matrix), W401334 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with guitar.
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/255188
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson.
7001 Alexander, Texas, ǂd 1900-1954, ǂe lyricist.
7001 Alexander, Texas, ǂd 1900-1954, ǂe singer.
7001 Johnson, Lonnie, ǂd 1899-1970, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Spain, Irene, ǂe composer.
74002Penitentiary moan blues.