Thomas Edison's Attic:
Playlist
from November 30, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Reser - banjo, Russell Carlson - piano |
Jade
|
Diamond Disc 19289-A | 1929 |
| Albert Campbell |
Oh promise me - from "Robin Hood"
|
Brown wax cylinder - National Ph. Co. 5704 | c. 1898 |
| John Baltzell - fiddle |
The mockingbird
|
Diamond Disc 11611-A | 1927 |
| Marguerite Sylva |
Bring back the rose
|
Diamond Disc 6733-B | 1919 |
| Billy Murray |
When old Bill Bailey plays the ukulele
|
Diamond Disc 4195-C | 1916 |
| Dale Wimbrow & his Rubeville Tuners |
When old Pete Daly plays his ukelele
|
Diamond Disc 11486-A | 1927 |
| Ray Perkins - piano |
Who and d'ye love me? - from "Sunny"
|
Diamond Disc 10760-A | 1926 |
| Cookie - the California sunshine girl (Alta Cohen) |
One sweet letter from you
|
Diamond Disc 11589-B | 1927 |
| Len Spencer |
Pompernickle's silver wedding
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 8766 | 1904 |
| Edgar L. Davenport |
Sheridan's ride
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-397 | 1910 |
| Leonardo de Lorenzo - flute |
La capricieuse
|
Diamond Disc 4127-C | 1915 |
| William H. Thompson |
The man with the ladder and the hose
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 8728 | 1904 |
| Fry's Million Dollar Pier Orchestra |
Blue evening blues - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 9710-A | 1924 |
| Al Lynn's Music Masters, Walter Scanlan - vocal |
Dreaming of the day - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 18930-C | 1928 |
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