November 14, 2006
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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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| Artist | Track | Album | Year |
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| Billy Murray | Yankee boodle - from "Fritz in Tammany Hall" | Gold Moulded cylinder 9188 | 1906 |
| Duke Yellman and his orchestra | I'm more than satisfied - fox trot | Diamond Disc 18240-C | 1928 |
| Mid-Pacific Hawaiians, William Kalama - director | Palolo | Diamond Disc 19323-B | 1929 |
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| Edison Concert Band | Razzazza mazzazza | Gold Moulded cylinder 9233 | 1906 |
| Dennis Sisters, Dan Dougherty - piano | That little old shack (where I was born) | Diamond Disc 11647-A | 1927 |
| Vess L. Ossman's Banjo Orchestra | Hilda - fox trot | Diamond Disc 4940-C | 1917 |
| L.T. Chick | Way down in Borneo-o-o | Diamond Disc 4720-C | 1916 |
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| Elizabeth Spencer | Your own dear kiss (O sole mio) | Amberol cylinder 4M-997 | 1912 |
| Cass Hagan and his orchestra | Lily - fox trot from "Lemaire's Affairs" | Diamond Disc 11669-A | 1927 |
| Albert C. Campbell and Irving Gillette | Good night Mr. Moon - from "Madame Sherry" | Amberol cylinder 4M-1000 | 1912 |
| Ernest V. Stoneman and the Dixie Mountaineers | Watchman ring the bell | Needle Type disc N-589-A | 1928 |
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| Edgar Davenport | In Bohemia | Diamond Disc 4651-C | 1916 |
| Frisco Jazz Band | All I need is just a girl like you - one step | Diamond Disc 5725-A | 1917 |
| Southern Four | Good news, chariot's comin! - Negro spiritual | Diamond Disc 8069-B | 1921 |
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