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78 RPM Record

Artist: Bessie Smith Label:   Columbia Country: USA Catalogue: A3844 Date: May 1923 Format: 10" Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  9 Own Price Guide: $40 » Search on eBay This is an affiliate link for which we may be compensated.

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A	Bessie Smith	Down Hearted Blues	Austin, Hunter	Rate
B	Bessie Smith	Gulf Coast Blues	Williams	Rate

Notes

Bessie Smith, Comedienne
Clarence Williams at the Piano

A side (mx. 80863-5) recorded New York, NY, February 15, 1923,
B side (mx. 80864-3) recorded New York, NY, February 16, 1923,
(DAHR)

The Talking Machine World, May 15, 1923, p. 174 ("for June")

This record sold 780,000 copies in the first six months after its release and helped save Columbia from imminent bankruptcy.

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