Italian Royal March / Italian Patriotic Airs

c. 1918 repress on "Batwing" labels with no price listed. (Note: both sides were re-recorded in Dec. 1918). "Royal Italian March" (mx. B-1227, take 1) recorded April 18, 1904 in Philadelphia (originally issued on single-sided Victor 2961). -- Take 'S/8' mastered on February 1, 1916; created using acoustical dubbing. "Italian Patriotic Airs" (mx. B-2051, take 1) recorded December 14, 1904 in Philadelphia. Originally issued on single-sided Victor 4199. Side B title note: According to Encyclopedia Americana, the Garibaldi hymn was written by the poet Luigi Mercantini and set to music by Alessio Olivieri. Disc label credits Mercantini as composer. Original EDVR data cite Olivieri as the composer of Garibaldi's hymn. A 1906 Victor catalog credits the medley to Mercantini.