Thomas Edison's Attic:
Playlist
from December 12, 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 |
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| Premier Quartette |
That hypnotizing man
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Amberol cylinder 4M-1001 | 1912 |
| Julius Spindler - flute |
Long, long ago
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Amberol cylinder 4M-1034 | 1912 |
| Phil Spitalny's Music, Paull Sisters |
So sentimental - fox trot
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Diamond Disc 19305-A | 1929 |
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| Jere Sanford |
Jere Sanford's yodling and whistling specialty
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Amberol cylinder 4M-523 | 1910 |
| Polla's Orchestra |
Show me the way to go home
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Diamond Disc 10659-A | 1925 |
| Will F. Denny and the Edison Minstrels |
At the minstrel show - No. 4
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Gold Moulded cylinder 9278 | 1906 |
| Ada Jones |
Waiting at the church
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Gold Moulded cylinder 9315 | 1906 |
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| Laura C. Herstein |
Little brown jug
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Concert cylinder - home recording | 1905 |
| Blue Ridge Duo (Gene Austin - vocal, George Reneau - guitar & harmonica) |
Little brown jug
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Diamond Disc 9730-A | 1924 |
| Tollefsen Trio |
Serenade
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Amberol cylinder 4M-1052 | 1912 |
| National Promenade Band |
Molly dear, it's you I'm after medley - one-step
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Diamond Disc 4418-C | 1916 |
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| Arthur Fields and his Assassinators |
She's a great, great girl - fox trot
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Diamond Disc 18343-A | 1928 |
| Edward Meeker |
Steamboat Bill
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Amberol cylinder 4M-728 | 1911 |
| Campus Cut-Ups (Nathan Glantz) |
I'm the medicine man for the blues - fox trot from the photoplay "Is Everybody Happy?"
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Diamond Disc 19315-B | 1929 |
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