Thomas Edison's Attic:
Playlist
from May 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron G. Harlan |
They gotta quit kickin' my dog around
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 10559 | 1912 |
| Eddie Peabody - banjo |
Poet and peasant overture
|
Diamond Disc 10240-B | 1925 |
| Polk Miller's Old South Quartette |
Laughing song
|
Blue Amberol cylinder 2176 | 1914 |
| Seven Blue Babies, Ed Kirkeby - director, Ermine Calloway - vocal |
That's her now! - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 18979-B | 1929 |
| Marcus Kellerman |
Danny Deever
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-682 | 1911 |
| Metropolitan Band |
Light cavalry charge
|
Brown wax cylinder - unknown company | c. 1898 - 1899 |
| Ponce Sisters |
That's how I feel about you
|
Diamond Disc 18849-A | 1928 |
| Carl Flesch - violin, Kurt Ruhrseitz - piano |
Aus der heimat - Bohemian fantasie
|
Diamond Disc 10821-B | 1926 |
| Irving Gillette (Henry Burr) |
Would you care
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 9070 | 1905 |
| Ernest V. Stoneman |
John Henry
|
Diamond Disc 11057-A | 1927 |
| Edison Military Band |
Bold front march
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 9129 | 1905 |
| Bailey & Bent (Harvey Hindermeyer & Charles Hart) |
Say it with a ukulele
|
Diamond Disc 9062-A | 1923 |
| Joseph Samuels Music Masters |
Two sweet lips - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 7742-C | 1921 |
| Arthur Fields & his Assassinators |
Plenty of sunshine - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 18141-A | 1928 |
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