File:Fred the Oyster sound effect.ogg

Fred_the_Oyster_sound_effect.ogg ‎(Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 24 s, 55 kbps, file size: 162 KB)

File information
Description	The Fred the Oyster sound effect from The Goon Show
Source	The Sinking of Westminster Pier show, 15 February 1955
Date	13:15, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
Author	Spike Milligan
Permission (Reusing this file)	See below.

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Description	The Fred the Oyster sound effect
Source	BBC Worldwide
Article	The Goon Show
Portion used	24 second excerpt from a 31 minute show.
Low resolution?	Low bitrate, mono
Purpose of use	To demonstrate Spike Milligan's use of surreal sound effects.
Replaceable?	Not replaceable
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Short title	Fred the Oyster sound effect
Author	The Goon Show
Copyright holder	BBC Worldwide
Software used	Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20090709
Date and time of digitizing	1955