<p>"Pinafore airs", Pt. 1 of 4. This four-part cylinder collection covers most of H.M.S. Pinafore's songs, although, sadly, part 3 is missing from the collections I've so far been able to check. 
</p><p>This cylinder includes "We sail the ocean blue" "Hail, men of warsmen", "I'm called Little Buttercup", and "A maiden fair to see" 
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Performers include Elizabeth Spencer, Mary Jordan, Harry Anthony, Walter Van Brunt, James F. Harrison, and William F. Hooley.
Gilbert and Sullivan
Recording, 1911; Music, 1878
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