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Thomas Edison's Attic: Playlists and Archives

The audio curator at Edison National Historic Site rummages through the archives of the legendary Edison Laboratory of West Orange, New Jersey. Tune in for Edison cylinder and disc record rarities, many not heard since "the old man" himself stashed them away, featuring: Tin Pan Alley pop songs, ragtime, vaudeville comedy sketches, flapper dance bands, old-time country tunes, historic classical music, laboratory experiments and other artifacts - all dating from 1888 through 1929.

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August 12, 2008: Filled-in for Mac | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

July 8, 2008: Filled-in for Mac | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

October 2, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

September 18, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
September 4, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

August 21, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
August 7, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

July 24, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
July 10, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

June 26, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
June 12, 2007: Repeat of August 24, 2004 program

May 29, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
May 15, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
May 1, 2007: "1920s blues and jazz artists of Edison disc records" by Ray Wile & Len Kunstadt - ARSC 1977 | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

April 17, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
April 3, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

March 20, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
March 6, 2007: 2007 WFMU marathon

February 20, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
February 6, 2007: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

January 23, 2007: Researching Cal Stewart and 'Uncle Josh' - Patrick Feaster interview, part 2 | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
January 9, 2007: Researching Cal Stewart and 'Uncle Josh' - Patrick Feaster interview, part 1 | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

December 26, 2006: The Old Codger filled in.
December 12, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

November 28, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
November 14, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

October 31, 2006: Hallowe'en | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
October 17, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
October 3, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

September 19, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
September 5, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

August 22, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
August 8, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

July 25, 2006: Clarence Ferguson interviewed by Fred Harrington - October 1, 1967 | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
July 11, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

June 27, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
June 13, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

May 30, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
May 16, 2006: Repeat of June 28, 2005 program | Listen: RealAudio
May 2, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

April 18, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
April 4, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

March 21, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
March 7, 2006: 2006 WFMU marathon

February 21, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
February 7, 2006: "Vernon Dalhart: from opera to country recordings" by Jack Palmer | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

January 24, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
January 10, 2006: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

December 27, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
December 13, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

November 29, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
November 15, 2005: Ernest V. Stoneman - remembered by daughter Patsy Stoneman Murphy | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
November 1, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

October 18, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
October 4, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

September 20, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
September 6, 2005: Ray Nichols Orchestra radio program for WAAM | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

August 23, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
August 9, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

July 26, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
July 12, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

June 28, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
June 14, 2005: Rick Benjamin's Paragon Ragtime Orchestra wax cylinder recording session | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

May 31, 2005: Edison's Columbia St. studio & the 125 ft. recording horn | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
May 17, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
May 3, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

April 19, 2005: Acoustical recording stories | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
April 5, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

March 22, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
March 8, 2005: 2005 WFMU marathon

February 22, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
February 8, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

January 25, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
January 11, 2005: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

December 28, 2004: Col. Gouraud's introduction of the Edison wax cylinder phonograph in 1888 London | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
December 14, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

November 30, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
November 16, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
November 2, 2004: Repeat of May 4, 2004 program | Listen: RealAudio

October 19, 2004: Two early radio programs: "Sonny Boy Trio" & "WAAM songs program" | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
October 5, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

September 21, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
September 7, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

August 24, 2004: The Green Bros. - their story, by Lew Green Jr. & Sam Herman | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
August 10, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

July 27, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
July 13, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

June 29, 2004: Tim Brooks, author of "Lost sounds: Blacks and the birth of the recording industry, 1890 - 1919" | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
June 15, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
June 1, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

May 18, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
May 4, 2004: In search of Billy Murray - interview with Sam Herman, Peter Dilg & Lew Green Jr. | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

April 20, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

March 23, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
March 9, 2004: 2004 WFMU marathon

February 24, 2004: Two early radio programs: "Seth Parker" & "the Fiji Islanders" | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
February 10, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

January 27, 2004: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
January 13, 2004: Eubie Blake - live at ENHS - August 12, 1977 | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

December 30, 2003: Edison Voicewriter presents: "The fabulous 20's" - narrated by Ted Lewis | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
December 16, 2003: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
December 2, 2003: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

November 18, 2003: Artifacts of early radio: "Luke Higgins' Main St. Sketches" & Martha Copeland on "the Eveready Hour" | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
November 4, 2003: Fred Van Eps - ragtime banjo | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

October 21, 2003: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
October 7, 2003: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

September 23, 2003: An interview with Irving Peskin, 1920s NYC trumpeter - part 2 | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
September 9, 2003: An interview with Irving Peskin, 1920s NYC trumpeter - part 1 | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

August 26, 2003: "A little bit of everything" - 1928 experimental radio program | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
August 12, 2003: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

July 29, 2003: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
July 15, 2003: Roy Smeck - live at ENHS - October 15, 1977 | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
July 1, 2003: Theodore Edison's boyhood pyrotechnic stories | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

June 17, 2003: Theodore Edison's turntable speed measurement device | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
June 3, 2003: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

May 20, 2003: See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio
May 6, 2003: Debut program | See the playlist | Listen: RealAudio

Thomas Edison's Attic alternates weekly with The Antique Phonograph Music Program.

Links to Edison National Historic Site:
- Home page
- MP3 audio downloads
- Edison cylinders on the National Recording Registry

Send regular mail:
Thomas Edison's Attic
Jerry Fabris
WFMU
P.O. Box 2011
Jersey City NJ 07303-2011

Historic photographs on the "Thomas Edison's Attic" playlists appear courtesy of the Edison National Historic Site.

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