Thomas Edison's Attic:
Playlist
from October 7, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Girard & Co. |
Daybreak at Calamity Farm
|
Diamond Disc 4186-C | 1916 |
| Kaplan's Melodists ; animal imitations by Gilbert Girard |
The duck's quack - fox trot (a barnyard jazzboree)
|
Diamond Disc 9022-C | 1923 |
| Len Spencer |
Reuben Haskin's ride on a Cyclone auto
|
Concert cylinder 8619 | 1904 |
| Premier Quartette |
My little lovin' sugar babe
|
Blue Amberol cylinder 1590 | 1912 |
| The Blue Ridge Duo (Gene Austin & George Reneau) |
Susie Ann
|
Diamond Disc 9736-C | 1925 |
| Hans Barth & Bonnie Howell - piano duet |
Marche militaire
|
Diamond Disc 18511-A | 1928 |
| Wilbur Sweatman's Brownies |
Battleship Kate - slow fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 9781-B | 1925 |
| Edison Concert Band |
Glow-worm
|
Blue Amberol cylinder 1807 | 1913 |
| Eddie Peabody - banjo |
Ukulele lady
|
Diamond Disc 10445-C | 1925 |
| Al Bernard |
Hesitation blues (Oh! Baby must I hesitate?)
|
Diamond Disc 6621-A | 1919 |
| Edison Light Opera Company |
Favorite airs - Pirates of Penzance
|
Blue Amberol cylinder 2215 | 1914 |
| Hans Kronold - cello |
Handel's Largo
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 9987 | 1908 |
| Frank Luther and his Pards |
Barbara Allen
|
Needle Type disc N-362-B | 1928 |
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