Descriptive

AChristmas in camp
Bpt 2

Label: Hom
Catalogue number: 4142
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #12029

A descriptive or narrative recording on Homochord (Homo), a German-owned budget label active in the 1920s-30s, apparently a novelty or seasonal item.

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