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.
Artist |
Track |
Album |
Year |
Ethel Stanley & Sylvester "Hooley" Ahola's Orchestra
|
My baby's back
|
Diamond Disc 11379-C
|
1926
|
The 23rd Regiment Band of New York
|
The 23rd Regiment quickstep
|
Brown wax cylinder - Edison record no. 867
|
c. 1893
|
Billy Murray
|
I want to go back to Michigan
|
Diamond Disc 3365-C
|
1915
|
Edison Concert Band
|
Barber of Seville - overture
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 8127
|
1902
|
Zez Confrey - piano
|
Kitten on the keys
|
Diamond Disc 8226-C
|
1922
|
Toots Paka's Hawaiians
|
Tomi! tomi! - Hawaiian hula
|
Diamond Disc 3043-A
|
1915
|
Samuel Siegal - mandolin, M. Lloyd Wolfe - guitar
|
An autumn evening
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 9014
|
1905
|
Ada Jones
|
He's me pal
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 8957
|
1905
|
National Promenade Band
|
A little more pepper - one-step
|
Diamond Disc 3241-A
|
1914
|
Golden Gate Orchestra (California Ramblers)
|
Look who's here! - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 10452-A
|
1925
|
Brilliant Quartette
|
Way down yonder in the cornfield
|
Brown wax cylinder - North American Phono. Co.
|
c. 1891 - 1894
|
Alessandro Bonci - tenor
|
Mi appari
|
Diamond Disc 2094-B
|
1913
|
John Baltzell - fiddle
|
Sand reel
|
Diamond Disc 11612-A
|
1927
|
Len Spencer and company
|
Uncle Fritz's birthday
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-700
|
1911
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