1 78 RPM Record: Two sides, total time 5 minutes 29 seconds

1 78 RPM Record, 'MCC vs. West Indies / History of Carnival'. The record consists of two songs, 'MCC vs. West Indies Calypso' performed by Lord Beginner, accompanied by Gerald Clark and his Caribbean Serenaders, and written by Egbert Moore, and 'History of Carnival' performed and written by Raymond Quevedo, accompanied by Gerald Clark and his Caribbean Serenaders. Side A, 'MCC vs. West Indies' is 2 minutes and 38 seconds long, and the lyrics reference the story of the MCC tour of the West Indies in 1947-1948 and the players who represented both sides in the Test series. Side B, 'History of Carnival' is 2 minutes and 51 seconds long, and the lyrics do not contain any cricket content. The record was originally released on the Brunswick Record Label.

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