Thomas Edison's Attic:
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from December 27, 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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December 27, 2005
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| Artist | Track | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Porter |
A police court scene
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-37 | 1908 |
| Dennis Sisters, Dan Dougherty - piano |
St. Louis gal
|
Diamond Disc 11648-C | 1927 |
| Baldwin's Cadet Band of Boston |
Blue Danube waltz
|
Brown wax cylinder - New England Phono. Co.(?) | c. 1894 |
| Joe Herlihy & his orchestra |
Bye-bye, pretty baby - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 11853-H | 1927 |
| Pietro Frosini - accordion |
Sonata in C major
|
Diamond Disc 4997-A | 1916 |
| Ada Jones & Billy Murray |
Rainbow
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-699 | 1911 |
| Peerless Orchestra |
Selection from "A Chinese honeymoon"
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 8080 | 1902 |
| Ford's Hawaiians, Henry Kailimai - leader |
Wehiwehi oe
|
Diamond Disc 5089-A | 1916 |
| Golden Gate Orchestra (California Ramblers) |
On the Oregon trail - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 10293-C | 1925 |
| Edward Meeker |
Railroad Jim
|
Diamond Disc 4510-C | 1916 |
| William Dorn - xylophone |
Valse danseuse
|
Diamond Disc 4896-C | 1917 |
| Jack Pleasants |
I'll be cross Arabella
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-380 | 1910 |
| National Promenade Band |
Boomerang
|
Diamond Disc 4942-C | 1916 |
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