WFMU: Thomas Edison's Attic: Playlist from April 17, 2007

Thomas Edison's Attic: Playlist from April 17, 2007

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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April 17, 2007

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Artist	Track	Album	Year
Albert Benzler	Believe me if all those endearing young charms	Gold Moulded cylinder 9437	1906
MacDowell Sisters (Edith and Grace)	In the garden	Diamond Disc 11146-C	1926
Ford's Hawaiians, Henry Kailimai - leader	Pau ka hana meles	Diamond Disc 5098-B	1916
Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra	My papa doesn't two-time no time - fox-trot	Diamond Disc 9482-A	1924
Ada Jones	Gwendolyn "Gwendolyn" by "Ada Jones"	Gold Moulded cylinder 9436	1907
Edison Symphony Orchestra	My little canoe	Gold Moulded cylinder 8851	1904
National Male Quartet, Harry Donaghy - leader	Street corner quartet	Diamond Disc 9687-A	1924
[unnamed band]	Jolly coppersmith "Jolly coppersmith" by "[unnamed band]"	Brown wax cylinder - United States Phonograph Co.	c. late 1890s
Will Oakland and chorus	I'll take you home again, Kathleen	Amberol cylinder 4M-1102	1912
Joseph Samuel's Music Masters	Mello cello waltz	Diamond Disc 7743-B	1921
Posey Rorer and his North Carolina Ramblers	We'll understand it better bye and bye	Diamond Disc 18752-A	1928
William Dorn - xylophone	Silver threads among the gold & Cordelia polka	Amberol cylinder 4M-1112	1912
Steve Porter, Byron G. Harlan and Edward Meeker	Two rubes and the tramp musician	Amberol cylinder 4M-1110	1912
Golden Gate Orchestra	Dream train - fox trot	Diamond Disc 19110-B	1929

Record slip for "Jolly coppersmith"

Listener comments!
	11:06pm Rich Markow: Hi Jerry - Nice show! Hawaiian record you played not slack key - that's a fingerpicking style. Also - not a slide whistle on that waltz, but a saw, played w/a bow. Y'know, you have a lot of very nice Hawaiian material at Edison. You oughtta have Mal Rockwell on via remote & do an entire Hawaiian program. Great work!
	1:19pm Jerry: Thanks for the comments, Rich. Corrections are welcome!! Mello cello waltz: If that's a saw, it's surprisingly up-front and full sounding, for an acoustic recording. Listening thru headphones, it sounds almost breathy, which made me think slide whistle. Though, it does have that constant vibrato, which hints towards a saw. I bet you're right. My mistake on the "slack key".
	12:10am Ian Walters: Just endorsing Rich's recommendation - yes please, more Hawaiian music.
	12:22am Robin: Thank you for my grandfather's voice!! - he died before I was born. This broadcast inspired me to track down more Edison recordings for my son & my grandsons - NOT TO MENTION THE JOY IT BROUGHT TO MY 86 yr. old MOTHER AND AUNT.thanks!!! What a treasure you are providing.....
	12:25am Robin: Sorry I left out the fact that Harry Donaghy was my Grandfather - I'm not internet savy.....

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Artist	Track	Album	Year
Albert Benzler	Believe me if all those endearing young charms	Gold Moulded cylinder 9437	1906
MacDowell Sisters (Edith and Grace)	In the garden	Diamond Disc 11146-C	1926
Ford's Hawaiians, Henry Kailimai - leader	Pau ka hana meles	Diamond Disc 5098-B	1916
Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra	My papa doesn't two-time no time - fox-trot	Diamond Disc 9482-A	1924
Ada Jones	Gwendolyn "Gwendolyn" by "Ada Jones"	Gold Moulded cylinder 9436	1907
Edison Symphony Orchestra	My little canoe	Gold Moulded cylinder 8851	1904
National Male Quartet, Harry Donaghy - leader	Street corner quartet	Diamond Disc 9687-A	1924
[unnamed band]	Jolly coppersmith "Jolly coppersmith" by "[unnamed band]"	Brown wax cylinder - United States Phonograph Co.	c. late 1890s
Will Oakland and chorus	I'll take you home again, Kathleen	Amberol cylinder 4M-1102	1912
Joseph Samuel's Music Masters	Mello cello waltz	Diamond Disc 7743-B	1921
Posey Rorer and his North Carolina Ramblers	We'll understand it better bye and bye	Diamond Disc 18752-A	1928
William Dorn - xylophone	Silver threads among the gold & Cordelia polka	Amberol cylinder 4M-1112	1912
Steve Porter, Byron G. Harlan and Edward Meeker	Two rubes and the tramp musician	Amberol cylinder 4M-1110	1912
Golden Gate Orchestra	Dream train - fox trot	Diamond Disc 19110-B	1929

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Listener comments!
	11:06pm Rich Markow: Hi Jerry - Nice show! Hawaiian record you played not slack key - that's a fingerpicking style. Also - not a slide whistle on that waltz, but a saw, played w/a bow. Y'know, you have a lot of very nice Hawaiian material at Edison. You oughtta have Mal Rockwell on via remote & do an entire Hawaiian program. Great work!
	1:19pm Jerry: Thanks for the comments, Rich. Corrections are welcome!! Mello cello waltz: If that's a saw, it's surprisingly up-front and full sounding, for an acoustic recording. Listening thru headphones, it sounds almost breathy, which made me think slide whistle. Though, it does have that constant vibrato, which hints towards a saw. I bet you're right. My mistake on the "slack key".
	12:10am Ian Walters: Just endorsing Rich's recommendation - yes please, more Hawaiian music.
	12:22am Robin: Thank you for my grandfather's voice!! - he died before I was born. This broadcast inspired me to track down more Edison recordings for my son & my grandsons - NOT TO MENTION THE JOY IT BROUGHT TO MY 86 yr. old MOTHER AND AUNT.thanks!!! What a treasure you are providing.....
	12:25am Robin: Sorry I left out the fact that Harry Donaghy was my Grandfather - I'm not internet savy.....

Thomas Edison's Attic: Playlist from April 17, 2007

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