Ivory commercial: at normal and slow speed settings

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Title

Ivory commercial: at normal and slow speed settings

Collection

Tom Scott audio collection

Names

Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1954
Place: New York, NY

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-10 1926

Subjects

Jingles (Advertising songs)

Genres

Demo Recordings
Radio Commercials
Music
Advertising

Notes

Content: Title from disc label. "Contemporary Classics; Sound Portraits; Louis and Bebe Barron"--From original audio disc label.
Performers: Tom Scott, vocals and piano ; with electronic tape recorded voice (Tom Scott) using a multispeed technique.
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, Tom Scott papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1942-1960); JPB 12-08.
Acquisition: Gift; Susanna Scott; 2011.
Venue: Recorded Louis and Bebe Baron's recording studio, [New York, New York] [1954 April 10].

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audio disc (5 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono ; 10 in.
Original disc recorded on one side only.

Abstract

Part 1 is the final version of the commercial, played twice at normal speed. Part 2 is the commercials's test demo for the speed-up electronic tape recorded voice, played twice at a very slow speed.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 945633046
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20926454
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a8bc89b0-8813-0134-07df-00505686a51c

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

Cite this item

MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Ivory commercial: at normal and slow speed settings" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1954. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8bc89b0-8813-0134-07df-00505686a51c

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1954). Ivory commercial: at normal and slow speed settings Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8bc89b0-8813-0134-07df-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Ivory commercial: at normal and slow speed settings" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8bc89b0-8813-0134-07df-00505686a51c

Wikipedia citation

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