Title
Chinese vinyl record ‘Songs by Chen Mei Feng’ accompanied by live band The Polar Five, SM-45
Year/Period
c. late 1960s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
phonograph records, record covers
Material
vinyl, paper (fiber product)
Technique
manufacturing techniques, printing (process)
Dimension
Gross measurement: Sleeve 18 x 18 cm,
Unknown Type: Record 17.5 cm
Unknown Type: Record 17.5 cm
Accession No.
2008-02781
Collection of
NLB Type
Cultural artefact
This 45 rpm record is produced by Sima Records. Chen Mei Feng recorded a melodrama album, ‘Everlasting Hatred’ (《长恨歌》), with Malaysian singers Li Yi (李逸) and Qiu Qing Yun (邱清云) in 1972. The audio drama was well received and approximately 40,000 copies were sold in half a year.
