Lord Beginner and Calypso Rhythm Kings, 'Victory Test Match - Calypso'

Reference

AV/5/54

Date:

1950

Level of description

item

Extent

1 78 RPM Record: 2 sides, total time 5 minutes 2 seconds

Part of

Vinyl (AV/5)

Scope and Content

1 vinyl record containing the songs 'Victory Test Match - Calypso' and 'Sergeant Brown - Calinda' performed by Lord Beginner [Egbert Moore] and Calypso Rhythm Kings. Publisher: Melodisc Ltd.

The song 'Victory Test Match - Calypso' is 2 minutes 45 seconds long and commemorates the England vs. West Indies Test match at Lord's in 1950, won by the West Indies. The song 'Sergeant Brown - Calinda' is 2 minutes 17 seconds long and does not contain any cricket content.

Associations

Egbert Moore
Melodisc Limited

Subject

calypso music, West Indies in England 1950

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English, 6574, , , , , , , , ,

Size

1 78 RPM Record: 2 sides, total time 5 minutes 2 seconds

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  • Lord Beginner and Calypso Rhythm Kings, 'Victory Test Match - Calypso' (AV/5/54)

Credit line:

Purchased at Knights Auction, 2009. Original Cataloguing Number: M.2009.5.

Related objects:

M.2009.5 : Victory Test Match Calypso by Lord Beginner & the Calypso Rhythm Kings