Thomas Edison's Attic:
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from May 31, 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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May 31, 2005: Edison's Columbia St. studio & the 125 ft. recording horn
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| Artist | Track | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Robert Schmitz - piano |
Valse, Op. 42
|
Diamond Disc 1504-A | 1920 |
| Ernest Stevens Dance Quartet |
Hot dog! - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 8718-A | 1923 |
| Ernest Stevens |
Talk on Columbia St. studio & the 125 ft horn
|
ENHS program - "Edison phonograph recordings" | 1973 |
| unknown |
French horn (center): back 5 ft , 15 ft , 25 ft - June 7, 1923
|
Diamond Disc EXP | 1923 |
| unknown |
Tuba (4 ft off center): back 5 ft , 15 ft , 25 ft - June 5, 1923
|
Diamond Disc EXP | 1923 |
| unknown |
Piccolo (center): back 5 ft , 15 ft , 25 ft - June 8, 1923
|
Diamond Disc EXP | 1923 |
| unknown |
Snare drum (10 ft back): center , 4 ft off center , 8 ft off center - June 14, 1923
|
Diamond Disc EXP | 1923 |
| Haydn Orchestra of Orange, New Jersey |
Prelude du deluge
|
Diamond Disc 10004-A | 1923 |
| Ernest Stevens, Theodore Edison |
Talk on Columbia St. studio & the 125 ft horn
|
ENHS program - "Recording techniques" | 1975 |
| Ernest Stevens - piano |
Knice and knifty
|
Diamond Disc 8744-B | 1923 |
| Bellini Ensemble Unique |
Cuban dreams
|
Diamond Disc 10043-A | 1924 |
| Theodore Edison, Raymond Wile |
Talk on Columbia St. studio & the 125 ft horn
|
ENHS program - "Recording techniques" | 1975 |
| A. Paganucci - director |
2nd record - Sept 15, 1924 - violins
|
Diamond Disc EXP | 1924 |
| F.H. Losey's orchestra |
Plaque no. 2, exp. nos. 5-6-7-8, 12/8/25, recorder #20.
|
Diamond Disc EXP | 1925 |
| F.H. Losey's orchestra |
Plaque no. 6, exp. #27, 12/16/25, rec. #20.
|
Diamond Disc EXP | 1925 |
| Victor Young, Thomas Griselle - piano duet |
Cubist - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 8776-A | 1923 |
(Photo taken from nearly same viewpoint as photo at top of this page.)
and the 125 ft. horn can be found in this book:
Edison Disc Artists and Records, 1910 - 1929, second edition
by Raymond Wile & Ronald Dethlefson, (Brooklyn, NY: APM Press, 1990).
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