WRECK OF THE OLD 97 by Vernon Dalhart 1924

Wreck of the Old 97 sung by Vernon Dalhart, recorded in 1924. Great old railroad song to commemorate a train wreck. Enjoy!

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• 1924
• 78rpm
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• record

[rohan6612]

what accent does this man has i heard it before in the westeren movies

[cdbpdx]

@rohan6612

Vernon Dalhart was a professional actor and would use whatever accent was needed for the occasion. For this record, he used what was considered the western drawl of the period.

[TashkentFox]

Every pile of records from the 1920's that I buy seems to include this one.

[cdbpdx]

And they all seem to be played to death. Very popular record for the period.  Still looking for one in good condition.

[jackbox1971]

Folks like you are doing a great service to the general public. By offering these sound files you are providing a durable digital archive of folk tradition.

[yenbadcito]

@TashkentFox and where do you get them

[111sienna]

i have heard this was the 1st million selling record ever

[raymangold22]

@catman5169 I know what you mean there, I enjoy the "fuzzing" sounds from tapes I listen to. Tape compression, or what have you.

But it's still a good idea to keep the dust out. Dust can damage the record and/or record player.

[catman5169]

@raymangold22 The "bacon frying" on these old records seem to give them more "meaning" to me. Today, all you hear are clear satellite radio/CD quality. Eddie Stubbs on WSM still plays the old '78's...even on AM you can hear the crackle and pop...gotta love it

[raymangold22]

@cdbpdx Try using some computer compressed air to get rid of some of the dust. That's what I used for one of my records. Although I'm not an expert with them, I found it to work rather well; mind you, the "Julius Fucik" record I had was in amazing condition, it wasn't really played much.

[boyofrabat]

0 dislikes, yup.

[dayvida1]

It was the A-side of the single with "The Prisoner's Song" on the flipside. After a while, it was the tail wagging the dog, with "Prisoner's Song" being the side that was selling the record. A hugely popular record that was bought by millions, and promptly worn out on steel-needled Victrolas. After some time, people would buy the cheaper cellulose needles that were easier on the shellac. The boxed needles were actually called "thorns," and looked a lot like that.

[Heavydagger]

This was the first record to sell a million copies E-V-E-R. That's probably why it shows up a lot.

[Randidan]

@cdbpdx Keep looking !! ...he recorded it for almost every label going ...