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"Identitones" : sounds that accompany radio stations logos

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Eric Siday collection of sound recordings

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"Identitones"

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Title
"Identitones" : sounds that accompany radio stations logos
Names
Siday, Eric (Composer)
Siday, Eric (Commentator)
Collection

Eric Siday collection of sound recordings

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1960 - 1979 (Approximate)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 4138
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: "Siday 7/15/65 CBS News"-- On front of original container.
Content: "CBS Color Logo "letters" version revised 7/14 Eric Siday"-- On back of original container.
Content: "Identitones. Don't erase"-- On original reel.
Content: Enclosed in container 3 pencil written notes: 1st. "This box contains Logo's." 2nd. "This is a very good Logo Tape. 1/16/95." 3rd. "This is a copy of Eric to do with Logos. We have many copies. Various Stations. 7 1/2 ips. 8/20/92."
Content: Four items (reel and 3 notes) have Steve Horenstein's catalog numbers 437a (reel), 437b (note 1), 437c (note 2), 437d (note 3) 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 6 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full-track mono ; 7 in.
Description
Siday presents sounds and tones (identitones, as he calls them) he composed to accompany various radio stations (examples of CBS, Columbus, Baltimore radios, etc.) logos and a variety of services they provide such as news, sports, traffic and weather reports, advertisements, and others.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 953109385
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21009514
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2e549a20-2a12-0136-b270-55e7da1bd5b8
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

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. ""Identitones" " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fcf6ef20-3b97-0134-34ee-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. ""Identitones" " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fcf6ef20-3b97-0134-34ee-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1979). "Identitones" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fcf6ef20-3b97-0134-34ee-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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"Identitones"