Thomas Edison's Attic:
Playlist
from April 4, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Napoleon & his orchestra |
Clarinet marmalade - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 11595-A | 1927 |
| Edison Male Quartette |
I wonder if you miss me
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 9048 | 1905 |
| Issler's Orchestra |
Isle of Champagne waltz
|
Brown wax cylinder - New Jersey Phono. Co. (?) | c. 1893 |
| Vernon Dalhart - vocal, harmonica & jews harp ; Carson Robison - guitar ; Herbert Soman - fiddle |
Rovin' gambler
|
Diamond Disc 10424-C | 1925 |
| Al. Lynn's Music Masters, Tommy Weir - vocal |
Whisper sweet and whisper low - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 18364-B | 1928 |
| Byron G. Harlan |
Wait 'till the sun shines, Nellie
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 9130 | 1905 |
| Orquesta Herrera |
Veneno - danzon
|
Diamond Disc 5129-B | 1916 |
| Ada Jones & Len Spencer |
The golden wedding
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 9148 | 1905 |
| Rudy Wiedoeft - saxophone |
Saxema
|
Diamond Disc 7161 | 1920 |
| Osip Borisov |
Krasin sarafan - Russian song
|
Brown wax cylinder 12060 - National Phono. Co. | c. 1900 |
| Muriel Pollock - piano |
Japansy
|
Diamond Disc 18259-A | 1928 |
| Billy Murray |
Arrah go on, I'm going back to Oregon
|
Diamond Disc 4873-C | 1916 |
| Edison Concert Band |
Chimes of Normandy - selection
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-764 | 1911 |
| Dennis Sisters, J. Loesche - piano |
Love me all the time
|
Diamond Disc 18899-B | 1929 |
| Al Friedman & his orchestra |
Speedy boy - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 18293-C | 1928 |
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