Thomas Edison's Attic:
Playlist
from January 25, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Homestead Quartet |
Alabama troubadours original minstrel - first part
|
Brown wax cylinder - United States Phono. Co. | c. late 1890s |
| Oreste and his Queenland Orchestra, Theo Alban - vocal |
Sailin' on - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 11898-A | 1927 |
| Knickerbocker Quartette |
Winter song
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-688 | 1911 |
| Ellen Coleman (Helen Baxter), Lem Fowler's Orchestra |
You got ev'ry thing a sweet mama needs (but me)
|
Diamond Disc 9066-A | 1923 |
| Billy Murray |
If Mr. Boston Lawson has his way
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 8954 | 1905 |
| Edison Concert Band |
Carnival dance
|
Diamond Disc 2536-B | 1914 |
| Vernon Dalhart - vocal & harmonica, Carson Robison - guitar , Murray Kellner - violin |
The dying girl's message
|
Diamond Disc 11312-A | 1927 |
| Charles Ross Taggart |
Country fiddler at the party
|
Diamond Disc 9760-A | 1924 |
| Jasper Bisbee - fiddle, Beulah Bisbee-Schuler - piano |
The devil's dream - reel
|
Diamond Disc 9263-B | 1924 |
| Arthur Fields |
Ja-da (ja da, ja da, jing jing jing)
|
Diamond Disc 6438-C | 1919 |
| Charles T. LaPaine (?) - piano |
Selections from the opera Carmen
|
Brown wax cylinder - unknown company | c. late 1890s |
| Southern Four |
Standin' in the need o' prayer - negro spiritual
|
Diamond Disc 8312-B | 1924 |
| Eddie Peabody - banjo |
Let it rain, let it pour (I'll be in Virginia in the morning)
|
Diamond Disc 10446-A | 1925 |
| Club De Vingt Orchestra |
Rosy cheeks - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 8187-B | 1921 |
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