![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Smês esko - slováckych písní - cis 1 - Milán Lusk
Smês esko - slováckych písní - cis 1 Performed by: Milán Lusk - houslové solo; Ludmila Vojáckova-Wetché, klavirni doprovod. Record format: Edison Diamond Disc Matrix number: 7795-C-2-6 Recording date: 1921 Release number: 65001-R Release date: c. August 1921 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 41274
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| Dass wir scheiden mussen - Quartette
German quartette rendition of Dass wir scheiden mussen on an Edison black wax cylinder. Title translates approximately to "That we separate leisure"
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| While Shepards Watched - Edison Concert Band
While Shepards Watched - Edison Concert Band
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| Romance - BLT611 (Bell Labs Test Record 611) - Philharmonic Orchestra
This recording was one of the many used in testing at Bell Labs during their electrical recoding experiments. Bell Labs developed the first commercially feasible electrically recording and playback system. This record is from that period of testing. You will notice that it is over-recorded, especially on the bass. In 1925, Victor and Columbia bought the rights to this electrical recording process.
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| Ich laB' mich nicht verfuhren - Unknown Soprano
roughly translated I leaving; me do not entice L. Feuerstack brown wax cylinder circa 1902
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| They were all doing the same - Collins and Harlan
US Everlasting 2M #311 Indestructible circa 1909
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| Trovatore: Ah, Si Ben Mio - R. Martin
This cylinder recording was made by one of the few American tenors to make an international reputation in the early 20th century. He sang at the Metropolitan and was a friend of Enrico Caruso, who also gave him some lessons in the early part of his career. In later years Martin taught at Julliard in New York.
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| Golden Robin - Messrs. Stengler and Mc. Neice
This early duet is rather well recorded, a wonderful example of 19th century recording on Berliner
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| The rights of labor - William H. Taft
The rights of labor Spoken by: William H. Taft, Republican Party candidate for U.S. President Recording date: August 3, 1908 Location: the Homestead Hotel of Hot Springs, Virginia Record format: Edison Gold Moulded cylinder Release number: 9999 Release date: September 1908 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 39851
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| The five bachelors - Performers unknown
The five bachelors Performers unknown Directed by: Ramsay Recording date: December 7, 1912 (or February 16, 1913) Location: Edison motion picture film studio, Bronx, NY Record format: Edison Kinetophone cylinder Record number: E (.12) Film production log number: 5003 (or 5032) NPS object catalog number: EDIS 4632
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| Bringin' Home the Bacon
Edison #4890 blue amberol recorded 1924.
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| Forbes Farewell - US Marine Fife and Drum Corps
Edison #8058 black wax cylinder circa 1902
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| Side By Side - Oreste and his Queensland Orchestra with Jack Kaufman
This recording was made in the later part of 1927 acoustically and it was made just before Edison records became electric and used the microphone for recording rather than a horn.
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| Du bist zu schon um treu zu sein - Bischof (Tenor)
rough translation - You are to be been too already over faithful. Columbia #57050 black wax cylinder circa 1902
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| Les enfants et les meres - Mercadier
The children and their mothers recorded on Pathé #1697 brown wax cylinder circa 1902.
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| Church scene from The old homestead - Haydn Quartet
Performer: Haydn Quartet - Macdonough, Harry Title: Church scene from The old homestead Label: Berliner Issue no.: 5007 Matrix no.: [A-3085]
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| Mrs. Jos. Daniels. Edison Lab. Oct. 10, 1914 - Mrs. Josephus Daniels
Mrs. Jos. Daniels. Edison Lab. Oct. 10, 1914. Spoken by: Mrs. Josephus Daniels Remarks during her visit at the Edison Laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey. Recording date: October 10, 1914 Record format: white color Edison Blue Amberol cylinder record (unissued) Matrix number: 12233-1 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 5061
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| Sec. of Navy Daniels. Edison Lab. Oct. 10, 1914 - Josephus Daniels
Sec. of Navy Daniels. Edison Lab. Oct. 10, 1914 Spoken by: Josephus Daniels, United States Secretary of the Navy Remarks during his visit at the Edison Laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey. Recording date: October 10, 1914 Record format: white color Edison Blue Amberol cylinder record (unissued) Matrix number: 12234-1 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 5060
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| Show Me The Way To Go Home - The Tennessee Happy Boys
This is an example of a late cylinder playing music you would not expect on a cylinder, late 20's Jazz.
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| Valse Boston - The Edison Band
The Waltz Boston was very popular at social functions and parties in the early teens
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| Plaque no. 6, Exp. # 27 - Losey's Orchestra
Plaque no. 6, Exp. # 27, rec. #20 Performed by: Losey's Orchestra Recording date: December 16, 1925 Location: Columbia Street Studio, Edison Laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey Record format: Edison Diamond Disc, experimental NPS object catalog number: EDIS 77947 ** Historical note: This recording was made with an experimental 125 ft. long recording horn.
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| Moonlight Bay - The Premier Quartet
Moonlight Bay Performed by: The Premier Quartet Composed by: Percy Wenrich Lyrics by: Edward Madden Record format: Edison Diamond Disc Matrix number: 3743-A-3-1 Recording date: 1915 Release number: 50258-R Release date: September 1915 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 40555
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| By The Light Of The Silvery Moon - Ada Jones and Chorus
One of the big hits of the early 20th century
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| Du Susse, aus der Operette "Schutzenlisl" - Ludwig Arno
Electra #1223 black wax cylinder circa 1908
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| Das Sumpfhuhn - Gustav Schonwald
roughly translated to The sump chicken Edison #15365 circa 1905
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| Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis - Billy Murray Edison 2M Black Wax Cylinder 8722 Song
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| Autoduett aus Hochparterre Links - Grete Widecke, Karl Nebe
A song about an automobile? Recorded circa 1909 on an Edison black wax cylinder.
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| Clair de lune- suite Bergamasque - Hotel Commodore Ensemble
Clair de lune- suite Bergamasque Performed by: Hotel Commodore Ensemble, directed by Bernhard Levitow Composed by: Claude Debussey Record format: Edison Diamond Disc Matrix number: 11809-A-1-3 Recording date: July 21, 1927 Release number: 52079-L Release date: October 1927 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 40629
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| I know dat I'll be happy 'till I die - Collins and Harlan
Edison #9591 circa 1907
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| Ma rag time baby - Peerless Orchestra
Ma rag time baby Performed by: Peerless Orchestra Record format: Edison Gold Moulded cylinder Release number: 700 (1) Release date: c. November 1903 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 37289
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| Buncle Hill - Harlan and Stanley
Patriotic song recorded on Edison #8966 black wax cylinder circa 1905.
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| I Used To Love Her In The Moonlight - Reject - The Ipana Troubadours
This was rejected because the voice was too distant and the bass was too strong and forward. Here is the early recording tests before you, this recording used only one microphone and you can see that it is not in the right place.
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| You Don't Like It - Not Much (Fox Trot) - Golden Gate Orchestra
This is an early electric recording for the Edison Company by the Golden Gate Orchestra. Some of their earliest electrical recordings by Edison were made using RCA equipment!
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| Siegel-Myers School of Music - Vocal Record F - Edison
Siegel-Myers School of Music - Vocal Record F Record format: Edison Gold Moulded cylinder Release date: c. 1906 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 103642
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| Southern Blues (Guitar Duet) - Ferera and Paalihu
Edison #5067 blue amberol circa 1924
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| La Paloma - Zelie DeLussen
This recording was made in room 826 in Carnegie Hall in NYC, this same room would be used the following year to make Caruso's first American recordings.
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| TRANS-MAG-NI-PI-CAN-BAM-DAM-U-AL-I-TY
TRANS-MAG-NI-PI-CAN-BAM-DAM-U-AL-I-TY - Collins Columbia 2M Indestructible Cylinder 1062 Song
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| Scenes from Rip Van Winkle - Joseph Jefferson
The legendary actor made this recording in 1903. Joseph Jefferson was known around the world for this portrayal of which he created. Although this was not Jefferson's first venture into recording, it was a far more successful one than what he had recorded for the Berliner Graphaphone Company in the 1890's.
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| Varsity Drag - Cass Hagan and His Park Central Hotel Orchestra
If you want one of the major theme songs of the 1920's this is it and very well recorded.
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| The right of the people to rule - Theodore Roosevelt
The right of the people to rule Spoken by: Theodore Roosevelt, Progressive Party candidate for U.S. President Recording date: c. August 1912 Location: Sagamore Hill (Roosevelt's home) in Oyster Bay, New York Record format: Edison Blue Amberol cylinder Release number: 3707 Release date: September 1912 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 39850
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| The girl I left behind me - US Marine Fife and Drum Corps
The girl I left behind me (medley) recorded on an Edison black wax cylinder circa 1904. "Although probably an old Irish tune, "The Girl I Left Behind Me" became a popular British marching song under the title "Brighton Camp." In the years before the American revolution, it was often played when a British naval vessel set sail or an army unit left for service abroad. "The Girl I Left Behind Me" was adopted by the Americans and has become a traditional army song especially associated with the Seve...
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| Mattinata - Enrico Caruso and Ruggiero Leoncavallo
This European recording was made by the Gramophone and Typewriter Company in Milan Italy in 1903, it was the first song every written expressly for the Gramophone. And is another creator record, not only by the singer but by the fact that the composer is playing the piano as well.
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| Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me - Raderman's Jazz Orchestra
Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me Performed by: Raderman's Jazz Orchestra Record format: Edison Diamond Disc test pressing Matrix number: 7108-C-1-1 Recording date: 1920 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 76868
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| Hiawatha - London Regimental Band
Edison Bell Indestructible #648 black circa 1903.
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| My South Polar expedition - Lt. Ernest H. Shackleton
My South Polar expedition Spoken by: Lt. Ernest H. Shackleton, explorer Recording date: March 30, 1910 Record format: Edison Amberol cylinder Release number: 4M- 473 Release date: July 1910 {This recording is available here courtesy of the Ward Marston collection.}
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| Walkin the dog
Walkin' the dog. National Promenade Band Edison 4M Blue Amberol Cylinder 2967 Fox Trot
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| Sei gegrbut du mein schones Sorrent - Hans Hoffmann
Hans Hoffmann sings Sei gegrbut du mein schones Sorrent on an Edison black wax cylinder circa 1902. Approximately translated this title is "Greeted was you my pretty Sorrent"
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| Dixieland - one-step - Lopez and Hamilton's Kings of Harmony
Dixieland - one-step Performed by: Lopez and Hamilton's Kings of Harmony Composed by: Dixieland Jazz Band Record format: Edison Diamond Disc test pressing Matrix number: 7100-C-1-1 Recording date: 1920 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 76857
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| Ride of the Valkyries - from "Die Valkyrie" - American Symphony Orchestra
Ride of the Valkyries - from "Die Valkyrie" Performed by: American Symphony Orchestra Composed by: Richard Wagner Record format: Edison Diamond Disc Matrix number: 7846-B-1-6 Recording date: 1921 Release number: 80638-R Release date: December 1921 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 41877
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| In the shade of the palm - Harry MacDonough
Title: In the shade of the palm Performer: Harry MacDonough From Florodora Label: Berliner Issue no.: 1037 Matrix no.: A-55
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