Personal recording at Steve Abrams' home

Text written on the reel case: "Telepathy. Stephen Abrams"

Personal recordings made by Steve Abrams. Contains two tracks on the first side of the reel and three tracks on the second side. Recorded at mixed speeds (1 and 3 3/4 ips)

- Side A, track 1: music recordings taken from the radio. (00:23:27)

- Side A, track 3: Abrams setting up a recording which then cuts to people chatting with a piano playing over the top. Cuts to a radio music broadcast at 00:07:33. At 00:09:45 it cuts to an American man introducing a recording as "a recording from the house of Stephen Abrams". There is a television on in the background and hear some of the content in amongst general conversation. Cuts to various music radio broadcasts at 00:13:53. (00:25:22)

- Side B, track 2: music recordings, possibly taken from the radio (00:34:01)

- Side B, track 4: class piano recording and other music broadcasts. (00:22:10)

- Side B, track 4 and 2 (stereo): introduction to a recording of Leonard Bernstein narrating "Peter and the Wolf". (00:05:18)

A digitised version of the recording can be found at PP/SAB/D/19a

c.1960s-1970s

1 audio reel

Please consult the digitised version as this item needs to be access onsite using specialist equipment. Email collections@wellcomecollection.org to request an appointment.