Identitones demo [with Hermione Gingold's reading]

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Title

Identitones demo [with Hermione Gingold's reading]

Collection

Eric Siday collection of sound recordings

Names

Siday, Eric (Composer)
Gingold, Hermione, 1897-1987 (Narrator)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1972-08

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-10-A 4655

Subjects

Sounds
Synthesizer music
Electronic music

Genres

Radio Music
Music

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: by Eric Siday.
Content: Title derived from side of container; date from side of container.
Content: Reel has Steve Horenstein's catalog number 287 listed and described in "Eric Siday Archive : original tapes and soundfiles copies" and "Siday tape list (original by Alice Shields)" held by LPA.
Content: Streaming file transferred from original audio tape.
Performers: Hermione Gingold, reader.
Venue: Recorded for WVNJ New York 1972 August.
Acquisition: Gift; Eric & Edith Siday Charitable Foundation, 1998.
Content: Forms part of: Eric Siday collection, *L(Special) 98-17, 99-06.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 16 min.) : analog, unspecified speed, full track, mono ; 10 in.

Abstract

Sound effects, electronic tones, melodies to be used for audio commercials, and a reading of a humorous poem about a "Camel Sadie" by actress Gingold accompanied by synthesizer music.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 953457868
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21010568
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 542f3c20-2a11-0136-a486-0a1db664e616

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Identitones demo [with Hermione Gingold's reading]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/542f3c20-2a11-0136-a486-0a1db664e616

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. Identitones demo [with Hermione Gingold's reading] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/542f3c20-2a11-0136-a486-0a1db664e616

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Identitones demo [with Hermione Gingold's reading]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/542f3c20-2a11-0136-a486-0a1db664e616

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