Sure of Surprises: Commercial Recordings of Unaccompanied Captive & Wild Birds From 78 rpm Discs, 1913–36 (Plus ca. 1949)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Sub-Optimal Credits

transfer and restoration: Ian Nagoski

Source information

Part 1: Captive Birds Recorded on Discs (except *, recorded on tape):
Tracks 1–5: Bremen, Germany 1913
Tracks 6–7: Berlin, Germany 1937
*Tracks 8–9: Long Beach, California ca. late 1940s
Tracks 10–11: Sydney, Australia August 29th 1933

Part 2: Wild Birds Recorded on Sound Film
Track 12: Sherbrooke Forest, Victoria, Australia May 29 1932
Tracks 13–16: published 1933 on 7″ laminated cardboard discs with the book of the same name
Tracks 17–22: published 1936 on 7″ laminated cardboard discs with the book of the same name.

Annotation last modified on 2019-01-29 23:32 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Song of a Nightingale
recorded in:
Bremen, Bremen, Germany (in 1913)
Karl Reich3:20
2Nightingale No. 2
recorded in:
Bremen, Bremen, Germany (in 1913)
Karl Reich3:33
3Song of a Sprosser Also Known as a Field Nightingale
recorded in:
Bremen, Bremen, Germany (in 1913)
Karl Reich3:04
4Thrush (Drossel)
recorded in:
Bremen, Bremen, Germany (in 1913)
Karl Reich3:35
5Canary & Thrush Duet
recorded in:
Bremen, Bremen, Germany (in 1913)
Karl Reich2:28
6Gesang edler Kanarienvogel, Part 1
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1937)
F. Blanck3:17
7Gesang edler Kanarienvogel, Part 2
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1937)
F. Blanck3:38
8Roller Canaries: Group Singing No. 1
recorded in:
Long Beach, California, United States
B and M Aviaries2:49
9Roller Canaries: Group Singing No. 2
recorded in:
Long Beach, California, United States
B and M Aviaries2:47
10An Authentic and Unique Record of Jacko the Boadcasting Kookaburra, Part 1
recorded in:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 1933-08-29)
Dr. E. Brooke Nicholls3:19
11An Authentic and Unique Record of Jacko the Boadcasting Kookaburra, Part 2
recorded in:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 1933-08-29)
Dr. E. Brooke Nicholls3:01
12Song of the Lyre Bird
recorded at:
Sherbrooke Forest in Victoria, Australia (on 1932-05-29)
Ray Littlejohns3:16
13Songs of Wild Birds 1A
Albert R. Brand3:01
14Songs of Wild Birds 1B
Albert R. Brand3:04
15Songs of Wild Birds 2A
Albert R. Brand2:42
16Songs of Wild Birds 2B
Albert R. Brand3:03
17More Songs of Wild Birds 3A
Albert R. Brand2:48
18More Songs of Wild Birds 3B
Albert R. Brand2:49
19More Songs of Wild Birds 4A
Albert R. Brand2:52
20More Songs of Wild Birds 4B: A Spring Morning on a Woodland Pond
Albert R. Brand2:43
21More Songs of Wild Birds 5A
Albert R. Brand2:39
22More Songs of Wild Birds 5B
Albert R. Brand2:43