Liberty Bell March (John Philip Sousa) - The Municipal Military Band (1901) [Gramophone G.C.-211]

Stamper III (pressed ca. 1903/1904)
This disc is worn, sorry.
Matrix given as "1477" under label but conflicts with Olly Oakley's recording (used for G.C.-6353) (clerical error)
Catalogue number: G.C.-211
Reverse side: single-sided (with angel)
Matrix number: 1277 b [1477-]
Recording date: 1901.12.
Diameter: 25 cm
Recorder: Fred W. Gaisberg
Recording place: London, UK
Speed: 74.7 rpm [452 Hz band - F major]
Transfert method: 4.0 mil CT stylus - USB Phono plus (RIAA suppressor used with audacity) - Declick, decrack, low-pass filter 5 kHz [48 dB]
Copyright Notice: The present digital file is my own remastering of a 78rpm disc recording which is over 70 years old and this work was published before 1929 in USA thus in the Public Domain according to the laws in USA. Copyright in the remastering remains with the uploader.

[@jonathandemiguel1458]

Surprising sound quality for such an early record

[@gedichten2826]

No bell at the beginning! 😊 And played a lot, I guess.. Nice to hear a different version than the Souza band versions from that period.

[@pascalduboc3779]

c'est agréable à écouter