X-Ray Film Recording, “We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye” by The Andrews Sisters
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Title
X-Ray Film Recording, “We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye” by The Andrews Sisters
Subject
Soviet
X-ray film recordings
Celluloid discs
The Andrews Sisters
Censorship
Roentgenizdat
Jazz on bones
Music on ribs
Description
A recording of “We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye” by The Andrews Sisters on an x-ray film record. It was obtained Richard W. Judy during his studies in Moscow from 1958-1959, and donated to The Great American Songbook Foundation as part of the Richard W. Judy and Jane M. Lommel Collection of X-Ray Film Recordings. The sound quality is poor.
Source
Publisher
The Great American Songbook Foundation
Date
1958-1959
Contributor
Judy, Richard W. (previous owner)
Rights
The physical record is housed in The Great American Songbook Foundation and is open to the public, but cannot be physically played. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of reproductions.
Format
Original Format: X-ray film record
Preserved Format: MP3 file
21 seconds
Language
en
Type
Sound
Coverage
Soviet Union
Location: Moscow, Russia
Citation
“X-Ray Film Recording, “We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye” by The Andrews Sisters,” Omeka, accessed February 6, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/561.