Chinese phonograph record of Peking Opera, c.1950-1955

File

Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/16/1/3/1

Scope and Contents

The r.p.m. is not stated.
Record number: 人民唱片7107.
Title: 京劇老生駡曹二段 [Peking Opera Elderly Scholar role “Ma Cao” 2 parts].
Performer: 譚富英 [Tan Fuying (1906-1977)].
Manufacturer: 人民唱片厰 [People’s Record Factory].
Sleeve: The back of the sleeve includes guidance on the storage and handling of the record, the manufacturer’s addresses and sale outlets, and the price (16,000 元), which indicates a date prior to the revaluation of the Chinese currency in 1955.
Insert: The record includes a paper insert providing lyrics.