Brand: Decca Records
Artist: Rosetta Howard and The Harlem Hamfats
Release title: Blues – "Rosetta Blues" / "If You're A Viper"
Format: 10" 78 RPM shellac single, black disc with blue and gold Decca labels
Year: 1937, manufactured in U.S.A. by Decca Records, Inc.
Genre: Blues, jazz
Style: Acoustic blues, blues fox trot with singing
Side A: "If You're A Viper" (Howard) – Blues Fox Trot with Singing – matrix (62644) – catalog 7370 A
Side B: "Rosetta Blues" (Rosetta-Williams) – Blues Fox Trot with Singing – matrix (62645) – catalog 7370 B
Label details: Top text lists U.S. patent numbers and "Not Licensed for Radio Broadcast" wording
Keywords: 78 rpm shellac record, Harlem Hamfats, Rosetta Howard, 1930s blues, jazz foxtrot, Decca 7370
Condition: Surfaces show many light surface scratches, scuffs and visible groove wear on both sides. Labels are bright and legible but each has a small paper sticker marked "20" over the Decca logo. Record has not been play-tested; condition is based on visual inspection only.