Elmer Cat

Mothers Day Recordings

Mothers Day was one of the busiest days for long distance calls. So many people tried calling at certain times, that the network could not handle all the traffic. Each tandem switching office throughout the US and Canada had its own special announcement asking callers to try again later.

Boston, Massachusetts BOSTMAFR – Mothers Day Busy Recording (local accent)


Forest Hills, New York NYCQNYFH – “Mothers Day Overload” Recording (crosstalk of other failed calls)


Heavy Mothers – Remix


Mothers Day Busy Tandem Recordings – 51 Locations / Authentic Local Accents


Owen Murphy Lady – ‘Mothers Day Overload’ Recording


The recording ID numbers at the end of each recording correspond to the following tandem switch locations:

        • 2022 Washington
        • 2062 Seattle
        • 2132 Los Angeles No. 2
        • 2134 Los Angeles No. 3
        • 2141 Dallas
        • 2152 Philadelphia
        • 2162 Cleveland
        • 2192 South Bend
        • 3012 Baltimore
        • 3024 Wilmington
        • 3031 Denver
        • 3052 Orlando
        • 3122 Chicago
        • 3132 Detroit
        • 3142 St. Louis
        • 4041 Rockdale
        • 4042 Atlanta
        • 4052 Oklahoma City
        • 4127 Pittsburgh
        • 4132 Springfield
        • 4152 Oakland
        • 4162 Toronto
        • 4194 Toledo
        • 5022 Louisville
        • 5044 New Orleans
        • 5054 Roswell
        • 5122 San Antonio
        • 5134 Dayton
        • 5141 Montreal
        • 5152 Des Moines
        • 5162 Suffolk
        • 5182 Albany
        • 6152 Nashville
        • 6162 Grand Rapids
        • 6172 Boston
        • 7012 Fargo
        • 70310 Arlington
        • 7042 Charlotte
        • 7132 Houston
        • 7152 Eau Claire
        • 7164 Buffalo
        • 71610 Rochester
        • 8012 Salt Lake City
        • 8134 Tampa
        • 8144 Altoona
        • 8162 Kansas City
        • 8172 Fort Worth
        • 9042 Jacksonville
        • 9141 White Plains
        • 9165 Redding
        • 9154 Tulsa