It is an honour to hear him speak.

Can we all just take a minute to acknowledge the brutally efficient and amazing piccolo playing in this tune?

Comments before 2021 : This song is very good! Comments now : *_MANDELA CATALOGUE_*

Wow! What a nice sounding song from the past! *I sure hope it isn’t used for psychological horror in the future!*

As an employee of the United States Department of Temporal Phenomena I approve of this beat

Great to hear Sousa's voice (he died in 1932 ) and he doesn't sound like a 75 year old man but speaks very well.

Mandela Catalogue aside, this is a beautiful piece of work. It was also really cool to hear the composer's voice at the beginning!

my great grandfather daniel jeffers played for this great band

This song is so good that my Doppelgänger entered in my house at 2am just to hear this majestic melody

Before 2021: This is a great song I love it❤❤ After 2021: 0:38 **We are currently receiving countless reports of an unidentified hostile organism that will refer to as “alternates”**

It feels nice to listen to the voice of greatness.

Do you suppose he ever imagined we would be listening to his band's performance 90 years after he made the recording?

a great honour to hear his voice

This has been speeding through space for over 91 years. Fucking crazy shit man.

This is a startlingly transparent performance. All the parts sing through clearly and meaningfully. Mr. Sousa chose a jolly good tempo, and conducts with a sure hand. This is how I like to hear "Stars and Stripes," as a beautifully played, fresh piece of music.

As a professional tubist, I love the perfect balance of Sousa's bass section.

sousa was the most famous musician in the world at that time - including all the classical composers...

1929: This song is amazing! 2022: nothing is worth the risk nothing is worth the risk nothing is worth the risk nothing is worth the risk nothing is worth the risk nothing is worth the risk nothing is worth the risk nothing is worth the risk

John Philip Sousa was my favorite ever since i was 5 It was amazing to finally har his voice Sounds almost better with older technology to be honest :)

I was a head-rocker as a child and this was an excellent piece of music to rock your head to. It's also great to blast out the car windows when tooling around Santa Cruz (only I used a more digital version recorded in the 21st century). You know, if a circus tent caught fire, the circus band was supposed to play this to make people evacuate in an orderly fashion. That's not a joke, btw. It's a circus tradition since the big circus era of the early 1900's.

What a rare privilege Thank you A hero speaks and we hear him in 2018 !

Of course, Sousa was a master. Try to imagine writing a song like this with all the various component parts, much like a symphony piece, only with a different tempo. Also, pretty amazing audio for its day.

he sounds so sweet

AN UNFORESEEN THREAT

It is cool to hear him speak, would’ve been an honor to watch him in person, and get to meet him. He is my favorite.

"I love this song." - President James Dean

0:37 is when it starts :)

National treasure.

Brilliant band man. Great American.

I wonder what Sousa and his musicians would think of their recording being used for a psychological horror game? I'm not sure they would be flattered haha. Can't believe this is almost 100 years old!

Ahh so this is where The Think Principle music came from in the Mandela Catalogue

The clarinets are playing something different then what we are used to today in the piccolo solo part.

WOW! I have enjoyed his music for 53 years and to hear him speak is a treasure this Thankagiving eve, 2020!

I, an employee of the Mandela police department, very much do approve of this hot dank beat that is currently playing through my television.

Top 10 songs that played before disaster

That One Part of the Song. 0:38 WE ARE CURRENTLY-

My Grandma born 1911 LOVED this. I am late 50's wonderful wonderful contribution.

It is not just a recording. It was a live radio broadcast recording from 1929. One of the earliest artifacts of broadcast recording.

Was listening to this, and an EAS broadcast played on my TV.

"We are currently receiving countless reports of an unidentified hostile organism that we'll refer to as alternates."

His voicings, tempo, and dynamics are all worth noting!

every time I hear the first part I always get chills down my spine

This was used in Mandela catalog vol 1

So very cool to hear his actual voice ~ a fine presentation as well!

One of the greatest march composers of the world. Who can think ‘American march’ without Sousa?

my eyes are wide open

I think I saw a double bell euphonium in one of the pictures. They are quite rare.👍

Thank you so much for posting this. I get tired of hearing this played as if the orchestra is escaping from a burning building! Too many play it way too fast.

*We are currently receiving countless reports of an unidentified hostile organism that we’ll refer to as “Alternates”. Until we have a complete understanding of the threat it is important to stay home, lock all doors and windows, and have access to a loaded firearm or any ranged weapon at all times. You will know if an alternate exists solely based on their physical characteristics. If you see another person that looks identical to you, run away and hide. If you see a person that has a biologically impossible characteristics, run away and hide. If one manages to break into your home refrain from any kind of communication or contact with the threat. These intelligent life forms utilize elements of physiological warfare to take advantage of their victims. While we heavily discourage any form of contact or communication with an alternate, we make exceptions for attempts at executing them yourself-*

*"We are currently receiving countless reports of an unidentified hostile organism, that we will refer to as 'Alternates'."*

Do not enter the room until your child has stopped making noise.

0:38 We are currently receiving countless reports of an unidentified hostile organism that we'll refer to as Alternates. Until we have a complete understanding of the threat, It's important to stay home, lock all doors and windows, and have access to a loaded firearm or any ranged weapon at all times. You will know if an alternate exists solely based on their physical characteristics. If you see another person that looks identical to you, run away and hide. If you see a person that has a biologically impossible characteristic, run away and hide. etc...

This recording sounds better and more refined than our bands of today. I literally can hear every part of the composition and it doesn’t sound bad or bright or loud and obnoxious. Very well balanced. Style is great and I can hear the harmonies and resonance in the sound, which most bands lack. I wonder what Sousa would think of the bands of today.

My grandfather heard his band at the Great Lakes Naval Base during WW I.

Is beatiful. This men and his band maybe are new minister and band in the heaven 😢😊

It's weird how he sounds exactly like I thought he would

People who don't know: 😀 People who know: 😦

0:00 “Thank you, Mr. Taylor this is a John Philip Sousa and I’m very glad to be here with my fans presenting my own country America on this international program ????? ask me to transcribe my voice for this unique occasion I was very honored because I realized Taylor said the finest bands in the world have been engaged to play for you I hope however you will enjoy hearing me again as much as I always loved playing for you I’ve been asked to begin with and the March which is an old an favorite of mine maybe you’ll recognize it”

Uh oh Bad decision, Mark

Two interesting musical points here. Musical Point No. 1. The first time through the trio (and also underlying the piccolo solo) it sounds to me like there are non-stop arpeggios in the woodwinds - possibly adding a harp part - which are NOT in any published edition of "Stars & Stripes" that I've played, or am aware of. Of course, it's well known that the published editions of Sousa marches were very fully scored, to facilitate their performance by bands of all sizes with widely varying instrumentations. And that in his own performances, Sousa would tweak that instrumentation -e.g., having the woodwinds or brasses lay out for a particular strain. (Sousa was too good of a musician and play his own marches fortissimo straight through!) But these arpeggios sound like something entirely new. Perhaps tracking an arrangement for orchestra? Anyway, I like it - and it's very interesting to hear! Musical Point No. 2 - the use of a suspended cymbal - not crash cymbals - in the break strain (or "dogfight," in band slang) after the trio. Again, not something in the published scores (I believe).

The guy really knows how to utilize piccolo’s and sousaphones.

wow, wonderfull.

alternate encounter type beat

As a 78rpm collector and a collector of all recorded media types I can aquire I approve of this.

Incredible.

Good gracious, what a treat!!! This recording is 95 years old. It should be celebrated at 100. I am so glad for the Internet when I can find treasures like this online with a few taps of my fingers on the keyboard. Sousa's voice and the music are crystal clear. Gracious, what a delight it must have been to be in this man's and his orchestra's presence when he played. My Mom loved Sousa's music and would tap her toes, clap her hands, and sing right along with his recordings and/or a military band playing these tunes with tears of joy welling up in her eyes. We are fortunate to have had the film "Stars And Stripes Forever" (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d66Cmtyl2bS8fWw.html) with Clifton Webb as Sousa.

C'est au-delà de ce que je pourrais écrire...Absolument superbe !!!!

FINALLY! The age-old question, definitively answered AT LAST! Is the second "S" in "Sousa" pronounced like an "S" or like a "Z"? And from the Mouth of The Man Himself, we hear that... "S" WINS!!! "Sousa" - NOT "Souza!" Now I can sleep...

He had a rather perfunctory and direct style of conducting, which , of course, is all that is needed for a bunch of talented Marines.

“If you see another person that looks identical to you, run away and hide” “If you see another person that has biologically impossible characteristics, run away and hide”

1929 woo i love this 2022 the mandella catalogue v1

To think people would come back to this broadcast 93 years later.

Live from the White House: My fellow Americans. A few years ago, we had found strange anomalies that will potentially ruined the foundation of our society and our proud nation. These anomalies are the so called "Alternates". Now, as they've spread throughout the four states in the Midwest, scientists from Maize Technologies, working together with US Department of Temporal Phenomena have invented many technologies to deal with these "Alternates". With the power of The Horned Serpent, these Alternates will be evicted from reality once and for all. Let us not forget that the Alternates terrorizing us because we love freedom and they hate freedom. So let us protect our families, our homes, our neighborhood, and our nation, my fellow Americans. Thank you. - President James Dean, the 37th president of the United States.

His voice was higher than I thought it would be

As a mandela Catalogue fan, i can confirm that this is the song i listen to on my free time

I love the verve and energy put into this.

This is the most American thing ever. If you don't get a vision at the end of majorettes waving red, white, and blue pompoms while eagles scream overhead and volcanoes erupt with red, white, and blue star-spangled lava, you're just not listening.

Then: happy patriotic march Now: *haha mandela haha funni alternate impostor*

how is it that nobody came here from mandela catalouge?

It's nice to hear his voice.

The man sitting next to the tall man standing in the middle of the right hand side at the very back may be my father. He was principal clarinet in the Sousa band from the mid 20s until it was disbanded in 1932.

Amazing music,hold up.........something is outside n҈͉̠̞̩̜̝̗̱̪̬̣̫͔͓̝̟̗͔̱̤̪̱̏̋͑̅̐̅͂̉̋͊̿̈́̒̋̏̚ọ̶̱̝̯̲̩̜̦̠̣̗̲͇̭̬̱͇͙̜̘͑͆͂̈́̓̀̿̉̎̍̄͆̒̓͆̂̄̈́̒t̶͉͖̞̲̳̠͍̞̬̣̩̟̤͇̫̯̜͖͇̰̩̬̠̑̒͐̂͊̀̄͐́̏̑̎́͛̔̉̏̐h̶̯͖͈̲͎̘̖̦̘͈͙̝̯̔̑̏͛̈́̓͒̍͆͛̐̿͐̍̋̑̚i̵̙̳̝̞̙̠͖̩̱̬̱̠̟̠̘̰͔͗̈́̽̎̌̀͋̄̊̌́̽̃́̈̂̚̚ͅͅn̵̟͉͓̳̖͕̯̜̖̲͉̘͇̝̱̫̤͎̳͑͋̿̔͐͐̍͆̌͛͗͋͐͂̍͐g̸̖̮̖͚̭͎̞̗̟̞͕͇̪̰̜͇̘͓̥̏̀͂͆̊̊̾̀̓̒̀́̄͌̄͌͋͆̚̚̚ i҉̦̙̩̯̦͈̞̩̭͈̞̩̃̇̇̄͋̈́͒͑͌͋̃̽̑̎̌͂̽͗̔̊̋̽s̸͙̗̬̦̥͖̤̞̝̬̲̯̱͗͐̊̆́̏͌̌̆͛̋͋͆̚ w̴̪̯̲̙͙̲͓̳͔̞̩̟̱̔̌͐̆̍̈̈̈́́͗̔̒̃̄͋̉̚̚o̸̪͍͔͓̠̗̳̤͖̜͖͉̪̤̦̝͚̦̘̖̿̈́͒̇̃̀̍̎́̈́͗͂̓͋͊͛̆͂̅̈́̚ͅr҉̟͈̝̟͚͚̭͖̖̘͕͓͚̘̤̪̣͉̭͎͚̖̃́̿́̓̈́͛͌̏̊̉̌̍̃̏̓͆̑̎͑̓̚ͅt̴̘̣̣͚̤̦̬̦̦̱̪̟̪̭͉͉̫̘͇̠͈̭̮̽͂̆̓͒͆̅́͊̈͌͋̾̐̈́̐̊͗̆̽̑̓̚ͅh҈̮͔̠̘̖̮͚͓̯͔͓͔̀̌̉̓̂̊̓̓̓̎͑̌̿̈̅͂̈́̚ t̸̗̰̙̖̦̘͙̩̖͚̲͙͈̘͕̯͔̤͙͓̣̭͐̎̈͑́̑̀͗͆͒̒́̀͛h҈͓̰̮͖̘̙̤̠̖̤̳̠̙̬͇͐̏͒̂̾͛̓̌̅̆̋͐̍̉̚ͅe̵͙̭̜͚̪̬̝̥̠̟̤̪̝̙̥͓͓͇̠͇̝͖̬͐͒̓́̑͗̄̀̇̑̌̈͋̉̋́͆̈́̃͊̀̚ r̴̜͇̯͎̥͈̪̳͎̤̜͈̙̲̰͉̟̫̣͈͎̠̬̊̔́̿̅̒̃̆̊̅̉͑̀̄̍͑̀̀̇̚i̵̳̫̟̥̳̙̰̯͔̣̱̝͍̲̾̀̐͊̐̈́̾̇̓̾̓̎͛̌̓́̚ͅͅs̴̫͖̪͈̜̣̳̤͙͎͓͙̤̰̦͎̳̖̜̍͗͆̓͛͌͆̃̉̔̎̌̒̚ͅk҈͈̟̱̱͇̝͎̳̖̦̞́̏́͋̿̊̒̋̇̑̌̒͂̊̋ͅ .

We all know why we're here. " We have countless reports of an unforeseen threat which we'll refer to as Alternates. "

We are currently receiving countless reports of unidentified hostile organisms that we'll refer to as Alternates. Until we have a complete understanding of the threat, it is important to stay home, lock all doors and windows, and have access to a loaded firearm or any ranged weapon at all times. You will know if an Alternate exists solely based on their physical characteristics. If you see another person that looks identical to you, run away and hide. If you see a person that has a biologically impossible characteristic, run away and hide. If one manages to break into your home, refrain from any kind of communication or contact with the threat. These intelligent lifeforms utilize elements of psychological warfare to take advantage of their victims. While we heavily discourage any kind of contact or communication with an Alternate, we make exceptions for attempts at executing them yourself. FOR THE MANDELA CATALOGUE FANS!

2016: Wow! what a nice patriotic song! 2023: We are currently receiving countless reports of an unidentified hostile organism that we'll refer to as "Alternates". Until we have a complete understanding of the threat, it is important to stay home, lock all doors & windows, and have access to a loaded firearm or any ranged weapon at all times. You will know if an Alternate exist solely based on their physical characteristics. If you see another person that looks identical to you, _run away & hide._ If you see a person that has a biologically impossible characteristic, _run away & hide._

this is extraordinary and amazing it sounds better than the faster versions.🎺🎺🎺🎷🎷♩♩🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎼🎼🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵♩🎶🎵

Follow the THINK principle.

The quote at the end...so true and a priceless comment by a master of his time.

one best man who love usa show it with musticlive for ever inyour heart hear this is usa best county whole world

“America is truly the gem of the land and sea”

Magnificent March King!

This was delightful.

Now this is worth the risk

Uh oh! Bad decision Mark!

this song is definitely worth the risk 🔥🔥

here in argentina this sousa march is used on a television channel to announce breaking news exactly to the minute 2:13

mandela catalogue

2:35 best part

Ah, found the version I was looking for. The Marching Band from the Postal series and obviously Mandela Catalogue are 2 top-notch moments I think of when I hear this. Postal 2 coz of the psychotic fun and madness it bring off and Mandela Catalogue speaks for itself, but the distorted part where Gabriel appears during the T.H.I.N.K Principle part is a highlight of the entire series.

“It’s an old favorite of mine. Maybe you’ll recognize it” (Flashbacks start) IF YOU SEE A PERSON THAT LOOKS IDENTICAL TO YOU, RUN AWAY, AND HIDE- (Flashback ends) *Oh I recognize the song alright….*