Bluebird B-5996 (10-in. double-faced)

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

CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
Victor BS-85490 1 2/25/1935 49 Highway blues / Big Joe Williams
Victor BS-85492 1 2/25/1935 Stepfather blues / Big Joe Williams

Primary Performers:

Big Joe Williams (vocalist)

Other Information:

Release Date: 7/3/1935 Source: Victor blue history card

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bluebird B-5996 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/62101/Bluebird_B-5996.

Bluebird B-5996 (10-in. double-faced). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/62101/Bluebird_B-5996.

"Bluebird B-5996 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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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
02800B-5996 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-85490 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-85492 ǂb Bluebird
2450049 Highway blues ; ǂb Stepfather blues / ǂc Big Joe Williams ; Big Joe Williams.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1935]
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  Bluebird: B-5996 (BS-85490 (matrix), BS-85492 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars.
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/62101
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Big Joe Williams.
7001 Williams, Big Joe, ǂd 1903-1982, ǂe composer.
7001 Williams, Big Joe, ǂd 1903-1982, ǂe lyricist.
7001 Williams, Big Joe, ǂd 1903-1982, ǂe singer.
74002Stepfather 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
02800B-5996 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-85492 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-85490 ǂb Bluebird
24500Stepfather blues ; ǂb 49 Highway blues / ǂc Big Joe Williams ; Big Joe Williams.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1935]
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  Bluebird: B-5996 (BS-85492 (matrix), BS-85490 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars.
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/62101
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Big Joe Williams.
7001 Williams, Big Joe, ǂd 1903-1982, ǂe composer.
7001 Williams, Big Joe, ǂd 1903-1982, ǂe lyricist.
7001 Williams, Big Joe, ǂd 1903-1982, ǂe singer.
7400249 Highway blues.