Samplings of commercials and radio and TV logo tones

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Title
Samplings of commercials and radio and TV logo tones
Names
Siday, Eric (Composer)
Siday, Eric (Commentator)
Eric & Edith Siday Charitable Foundation (Donor)
Collection

Eric Siday collection of sound recordings

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1960 - 1979 (Approximate)
Place: New York
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 4136
Topics
Radio advertising -- United States
Television commercials -- United States
Radio broadcasting -- Sound effects
Television broadcasting -- Sound effects
Electronic music
Computer music
Genres
Radio commercials
Television commercials
Advertising
Notes
Content: Title created by cataloger based on contents of audition; date approximated.
Content: "Identitones, Inc from Chuck Barclay"-- On back of original container.
Content: Enclosed in container 2 pencil written notes: 1st. "The last half of the tape is very good Check if this is Sounds of Now 4/3/93." 2nd. "This is a tape of Commercials' Station + ID's. Eric describing them - It's a good copy - Shall we keep it Ray 4/3/93."
Content: Three items (reel and 2 notes) have Steve Horenstein's catalog numbers 433a (reel), 433b (note 1), 433c (note 2) 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: Eric Siday, commentator. Unidentified broadcasters.
Venue: Recorded in New York in 1960s and 1970s.
Acquisition: Gift; Eric & Edith Siday Charitable Foundation, 1998.
Content: Forms part of: Eric Siday collection, *L(Special) 98-17, 99-06.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 14 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full-track mono ; 7 in.
Description
The first 5 minutes of the recording contain tones and sounds as identification of TV and radio products or services used by advertisers and broadcasters. Includes Siday's commentary. The remaining 9 minutes consist of a variety of electronic tones composed for radio or TV commercials, advertisements and identification logos but not branded.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 953104434
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21009484
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 62d5a140-2a0f-0136-343b-159b45e57b4f
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1960: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Samplings of commercials and radio and TV logo tones" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e818ba90-3b97-0134-3735-60f81dd2b63c

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Samplings of commercials and radio and TV logo tones" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e818ba90-3b97-0134-3735-60f81dd2b63c

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1979). Samplings of commercials and radio and TV logo tones Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e818ba90-3b97-0134-3735-60f81dd2b63c

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Samplings of commercials and radio and TV logo tones