![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Du bist zu schoen um treu zu sein - Johannes Bischoff
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] previous release for June 2000: Du bist zu schön um treu zu sein - Written by Alois Kutschera (You are too beautiful to be true) Transferred from a German Columbia Phonograph Co. cylinder record (#57050) from ca. 1902-04. This black wax cylinder had a severe edge chip damage but gladly could be repaired and transferred with several hours of different attempts...
Keywords: cylinder record; baritone; bischof; german; song
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| Sadie Salome (Go Home) - Edward M. Favor
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for August 2008: A funny song sung by Edward M. Favor who began his recording career in the early 1890's.
Keywords: cylinder record; comic; favor; song
Downloads: 1,142
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| Hungarian Rag - One-Step - Edison Military Band
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for for January 2007: The 'Hungarian Rag' was definitely a kind of a pre-echo to the upcoming new music style called 'Jass'.
Keywords: ragtime; dance; jass; early jazz; cylinder record
Downloads: 9,082
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| Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean - Edison Concert Band
The famous march, rendered by the Edison Concert Band on a brown wax cylinder (#7663), recorded in November 1900.
Keywords: march; brown wax; cylinder record
Downloads: 2,859
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| Get out and get under the Moon - Frankie Marvin & his Uke
A very late Edison Blue Amberol cylinder by Frankie Marvin who was hired to make some competitive recordings to the famous Cliff Edwards ukulele style. He is doing quite well with this one. This record had some excessive hung grooves and has been digitally restored.
Keywords: cylinder record; ukulele; frank marvin; cliff edwards; 1920s
Downloads: 4,416
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| Runnin' wild - Fox Trot - Broadway Dance Orchestra
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for May 2007: The popular jazz title Runnin' wild, performed the Broadway Dance Orchestra, one of Edison's house bands. Nice, smooth and somewhat blues-like played. Transferred from Edison Blue Amberol cylinder #4743
Keywords: cylinder record; blue amberol; fox trot; blues; dance music
Downloads: 2,097
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| He goes to Church on Sunday - Billy Murray
Edison Gold Moulded #9612, recorded in April, 1907. A comic (but somewhere true) song from "The Orchid". Composed by: E. Ray Goetz / Vincent P. Bryan
Keywords: cylinder record; comic; early comedy
Downloads: 5,545
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| Lied an den Abendstern (O du mein holder Abendstern) - Rudolf Berger
Edison Goldguss (Gold Moulded) #15164, Take 3 Recorded in October 1904 in Berlin, Germany. The Announcement says "Lied an den Abendstern, gesungen vom koeniglichen Hofopernsaenger Rudolf Berger, Edison Record." Translated: "Song to the evening star, sung by the royal chamber singer Rudolf Berger, Edison Record." A part of Richard Wagner's Tannhaeuser (often written 'Tannhauser' because of the wrong American spelling caused by ignoring umlauts).
Keywords: cylinder record; german; tannhauser; tannhaeuser; richard wagner
Downloads: 1,776
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| O! O! O! - Nap de la Mar
A very rare Dutch selection from Edison Blue Amberol cylinder #9662, performed by Napoleon Christiaan (Nap) de la Mar (1878-1930), a Dutch actor and director. To have recorded something like this in this within the USA at the time of around 1912 would have caused nothing short of a scandal. Isadora Duncan was an American dancer who scandalized America with her modern dance interpretations, dancing her "Dance of the Seven Veils" in a flesh colored bodysuit, which gave the audience the distinct im...
Keywords: cylinder record; dutch; nederlands; cabaret
Downloads: 1,819
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| Street Piano Medley - August Molinari, Edward Meeker, Billy Murray, Len Spencer
An interesting street piano arrangement done by August Molinari. Record announcement by Ed Meeker and Billy Murray (speaking with accent) and Len Spencer doing the street scene. From Edison Gold Moulded cylinder #9615, recorded in April of 1907.
Keywords: cylinder record; street piano; piano; August Molinari; Edward Meeker; Billy Murray; Len Spencer
Downloads: 4,542
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| I remember you - Ada Jones
A comic song by the popular soprano Ada Jones on a Columbia Indestructible (#1004) cylinder from ca. 1906. "Wasn't you the 'fella' with the open umbrella that I met one rainy day upon the avenue?"
Keywords: cylinder record; comic
Downloads: 1,519
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| Ack Vaermeland, du skoena, du haerliga land! - Unknown
Here we have a brown wax cylinder, issued by Dansk Fonograf Magasin Kjøbenhavn under catalogue no. #929 Unfortunately the performer is not mentioned nor announced. If anyone knows, please post it! The title itself is a well-known traditional. As far as it was audible for me, the language is Swedish. Due to its playback speed of 160rpm this cylinder dates likely from 1902-1906. Lyrics: Ack Värmeland, du sköna, du härliga land, du kronabland svearikes länder...
Keywords: cylinder record; swedish; traditional; värmeland
Downloads: 660
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| Ach, mein Otto hat 'ne Floete - Margarete Wiedeke
A very naughty song by Margarete Wiedeke (often abbreviated as Grete Wiedeke). Although not the most charming voice of that era, Wiedeke recorded a huge variety of songs on cylinders and discs and was one of the popular recording artists in Germany. This one comes from an Edison Wax Amberol cylinder #4M-15008, recorded in May of 1909 (Berlin, Germany).
Keywords: cylinder record; german; grete wiedeke
Downloads: 1,460
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| I dreamt I dwelt in Marble Halls - John W. Myers
The popular airline from "Bohemian Girl", sung by John W. Myers on a moulded Columbia brown wax cylinder #5631-2 from around 1904. Composed by Michael W. Balfe / Alfred Bunn.
Keywords: cylinder record; bohemian girl; brown wax
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| In einem kühlen Grunde - Franz Porten
Columbia Gold Moulded cylinder record, recorded in Germany ca. 1904-06 by Franz Porten. In einem kühlen Grunde (In a cool ground) is a well known German traditional, sometimes also issued as "Das zerbrochene Ringlein" (The broken [little] ring). The Announcement says: "In einem kühlen Grunde, gesungen von dem Opernsänger Franz Porten. Original Columbia-Walze." From: Columbia Hartguss Record #50264
Keywords: german; traditional; cylinder record
Downloads: 1,180
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| Die süßen kleinen Mägdelein - Franz Porten
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for April 2007: Die süßen kleinen Mägdelein, sung by Mr. Franz Porten Composed by Victor Hollaender & Julius Freund From a very late brown wax cylinder made by the German branch of the Columbia Phonograph Company, recorded ca. 1904. Announcement: "Die süßen kleinen Mägdelein. Gesungen von dem Opernsänger Franz Porten, für die Columbia Phonograph Company, Berlin und New York."
Keywords: cylinder record; brown wax; opera; porten
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| Way down yonder in the Cornfield - Columbia Quartette
Columbia Moulded Brown Wax Cylinder #9029, circa. 1901 An advanced quartette selection, from a moulded brown wax cylinder record. This cylinder was made during a short period (1901-1902) where Columbia issued their records with a playback speed of 185rpm, rather faster than the usual 144rpm of that era. Their intention was to provide a greater clarity and increased volume by using the standard cylinder format...
Keywords: cylinder record; brown wax; quartette; vocal; descriptive
Downloads: 819 |
| El Capitan March - United States Marine Band
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for July 2009: An early rendition of John Philip Sousa's El Capitan March. Recorded for the Columbia Phonograph Company of New York & Paris. Exact dating of brown wax cylinders can be difficult to impossible. The current research status gives likely the date of late-1897 to early 1898, just before the Band's director William H. Santelmann became its new director...
Keywords: cylinder record; brown wax; march; sousa; 1896; U. S. marine band; US marine band
Downloads: 337 |
| Angel's Serenade - Columbia Orchestra
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for October 2008: A brown wax cylinder record, featuring a piccolo and cornet duet, performed by the Columbia Orchestra. Recorded by The Columbia Phonograph Company of New York & Paris, ca. 1899.
Keywords: cylinder record; brown wax; band; serenade; cornet; trumpet; piccolo; flute
Downloads: 647 |
| Narcissus - Columbia Orchestra
A Columbia Grand Graphophone Cylinder from circa 1900. Announcement: "Narcissus, played by Columbia Orchestra for the Columbia Phonograph Company of New York & Paris." Courtesy of Paul Morris
Keywords: cylinder record; concert cylinder; columbia; band
Downloads: 1,212
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| La Traviata: Lorsqu'a de folles amours - Louis Nucelly
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for April 2008: Louis Nucelly sings the II/8: Aria 'Lorsqu'à de folles amours', recorded 1912 in Paris and first released on Edison (wax) Amberol Cylinder #17158.
Keywords: cylinder record; french; opera; classical; verdi; tenor
Downloads: 395
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| My Sumurun Girl - Medley - Fred van Eps
A snappy banjo solo number by Fred van Eps (sometimes also written as 'Fred van Epps') on an Edison Blue Amberol cylinder, recorded in August of 1912.
Keywords: cylinder record; blue amberol; banjo; ragtime; medley; van epps
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| The Junk Man Rag - Fred van Epps
The Cylinder Archive Release for May 2008
Keywords: cylinder record; ragtime; banjo
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| 'A Ricciulella - Francesco Daddi
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for January 2008: This is one of the rarer Italian-Neapolitan series, recorded 99 years ago in January 1909 and first released on Amberol wax cylinder. This cylinder is a reissue from ca. 1912-1913 on Edison Blue Amberol cylinder, using the same master.
Keywords: cylinder record, edison, neapolitan, italian, tenore, blue amberol
Downloads: 1,406 |
| Cantique de Noel: Minuit, chretiens! - Albert Quesnel
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for December 2008: The popular French Christmas carol, sung by Albert Quesnel on Edison Blue Amberol #2285 from January 1914.
Keywords: cylinder record; blue amberol; christmas; french; noel; xmas; carol; tenor
Downloads: 537 |
| By the dear old River Rhine - Albert Campbell & Irving Gillette
An earlier Wax Amberol recording released later also on Blue Amberol. Unless the post-1914 recordings this one was recorded directly on cylinder (no dubbing from Diamond Disc). Therefore the earlier Blue Amberols sound very crisp and clear compared to their later counterparts. Edison Blue Amberol #2410 (Wax Amberol 4M-872 Master), recorded in 1911, performed by Albert Campbell and Irving Gillette (Henry Burr).
Keywords: cylinder record; edison; blue amberol; duet
Downloads: 608 |
| Gasoline Gus and his Jitney Bus - Billy Murray
A popular automobile song from Edison Blue Amberol #2684, recorded on June 21st 1915.
Keywords: cylinder record; billy murray; auto; automobile; comic
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| Miserere (Il Trovatore) - Anna Case, Paul Althouse
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for November 2007: A well known aria from Verdi's 'Il Trovatore' here from a Blue Amberol #28197 cylinder from 1914.
Keywords: cylinder record; classical; verdi; trovatore; aria
Downloads: 690 |
| Good-bye Broadway, hello France - Arthur Fields with Chorus
One of the most popular World War 1 songs that were issued on by Edison. This one was recorded in 1917. Issued on Edison Blue Amberol Record #3321
Keywords: cylinder record; blue amberol; ww1; world war 1; marching song
Downloads: 2,974
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| More Candy - Jaudas' Society Orchestra
Eugene Jaudas and his Society Orchestra recorded a lot of snappy numbers like this one from November 1917 on an Edison Blue Amberol cylinder #3404, dubbed from the Diamond Disc recording 50553-R.
Keywords: ragtime; early jazz; blue amberol; cylinder record
Downloads: 1,447
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| Waltz Memories - Jaudas' Society Orchestra
Edison Blue Amberol cylinder #3480, recorded in 1917.
Keywords: cylinder record; eugene jaudas; waltz; orchestra
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| Let us not forget - A message to the American people - Thomas Alva Edison
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for September 2009: Through the few recordings that Thomas Alva Edison had made in his lifetime, only one recording made it into the record catalog. This recording, a speech given to the American people after World War 1 had just ended, is today the most well-known recording of Mr. Edison's voice among collectors. Although issued on a 4-minute Blue Amberol cylinder, the speech does only last for 1:47 Minutes...
Keywords: cylinder record, phonograph, edison, let us not forget, speech, spoken word, ww1, world war, great war
Downloads: 201 |
| Shimmee Town - Fox Trot - The All-Star Trio
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for July 2007: One of the earlier fox trot releases on Edison. This one comes from Blue Amberol #3871, recorded in 1919, at a time when the very first jazz influence came into dance music.
Keywords: cylinder record, fox trot, early dance music, band
Downloads: 1,059
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| If Winter comes - Atlantic Dance Orchestra
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for for December 2006: A nice winter fox trot title with vocal refrain.
Keywords: fox trot; eary jazz; jazz; dance music; cylinder record; blue amberol
Downloads: 62,202
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| Keep it under your Hat - Robert Denning & Chorus
A nice and comic song from Edison Blue Amberol #4754, recorded on February 27th 1923.
Keywords: cylinder record; comic; chorus
Downloads: 3,504
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| What a Smile can do - Fox Trot - Billy Wynne's Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra
A nice fox trot by Billy Wynne's Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra with vocals by Charles Hart from 1925. Edison Blue Amberol #4957, take 1, transcribed from Diamond Disc 51501-R (mx. 9993).
Keywords: cylinder record; fox trot; jazz; vocal; orchester; blue amberol
Downloads: 150 |
| Red Hot Henry Brown - Georgia Melodians
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for for November 2006: A snappy number by one of the best dance bands that ever recorded for Edison: The Georgia Melodians. This time presented as a double feature as the dubbed Blue Amberol and the original Diamond Disc version. Compare the sound quality, the cylinder is pretty good for an acoustic horn-to-horn copy! FYI: 'edba' means Edison Blue Amberol (cylinder), 'edd' Edison Diamond Disc For online listeners: track 1 is Blue Amberol, track 2 th...
Keywords: fox trot; early jazz; dance music; 1920s; 1920's; cylinder record; diamond disc
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| Cecilia - Fox Trot - Billy Wynne's Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for July 2008: Cecilia, performed by Billy Wynne's Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra with vocals by Vernon Dalhart. A genuine charleston fox trot, recorded now 83 years ago and released on Edison Blue Amberol #5064.
Keywords: cylinder record; fox trot; jazz; charleston
Downloads: 933 |
| The Prisoner's Song - Waltz - Kaplan's Melodists, Vernon Dalhart
The famous Prisoner's Song in one of it's best versions, performed by Kaplan's Melodists with Vernon Dalhart as vocal singer.
Keywords: waltz; vernon dalhart; country; early country; cylinder record
Downloads: 2,987
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| Roses remind me of you - Fox Trot - B. A. Rolfe and his Orchestra
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for September 2008: A beautiful fox trot arrangement of "Roses remind me of you", performed with an unusual whistling trumpet solo by B. A. Rolfe himself.
Keywords: cylinder record; jazz; fox trot; cornet solo; vocal refrain; 20's; 1920's; 20s; 1920s
Downloads: 674 |
| Country bred and chicken fed - Dale Wimbrow and his Rubeville Tuners
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for March 2008: A hot jazzy fox trot tune with ukulele and a great cornet performance from 1926. Released as Edison Blue Amberol #5276
Keywords: cylinder record; jazz; early jazz; fox trot; hot jazz; ukulele
Downloads: 1,929 |
| Will you love me in December as you do in May - Elysian Singers
A sentimental selection from a British wax cylinder. Edison-Bell #10225, recorded in April 1907.
Keywords: cylinder record; sentimental; british; ernest pike
Downloads: 3,222
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| Skylark - Arthur Leonard
A sentimental song from approx. 1903, taken from the British Edison-Bell Indestructible cylinder #5911 at 144rpm. Music and words by E. W. Rogers Edison relaesed this Song under the name: "Skylark! skylark!, or: The boy's message"
Keywords: cylinder record; lambert; british
Downloads: 942
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| What d'yer want to talk about it for - Harry Bluff
Edison Bell Record #6548 2-minute wax cylinder A good example of British Music Hall style!
Keywords: cylinder record; wax cylinder; british; music hall; wax cylinder
Downloads: 556
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| Gold and Silver - Waltz - Bohemian Band
Another British Edison-Bell wax cylinders, recorded in November 1904 with the popular waltz title, composed by Franz Lehar under the original name 'Gold und Silber'. Announcement: "Waltz - Gold and Silver, played by the Bohemian Band. Edison-Bell record."
Keywords: british; bohemian; waltz; lehar; gold und silber; edison-bell; bonston waltz; cylinder record
Downloads: 1,800
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| Teach me how to kiss - Alma Jones
A British selection from an Pink Lambert type Edison-Bell Indestructible cylinder #901, recorded in 1903.
Keywords: cylinder record; vocal; female; music hall
Downloads: 780 |
| Under the Double Eagle March - 71st Regiment Band
An early 1899 Edison brown wax recording of the early march, composed by the Austrian Josef Wagner. The original title in German is "Unter dem Doppeladler". Edison Record #19, recorded at 135 rpm.
Keywords: cylinder record; brown wax; march; josef wagner; doppeladler
Downloads: 8,471
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| The Forge in the Forest - Edison Symphony Orchestra
An early Edison cylinder (#535) from approx. 1897-98. 'The Forge in the Forest' was composed by Theodor Michaelis under the German name 'Die Schmiede im Walde'. The recording set up for this one was definitely not the best as the triangle drowns out a lot of the other instruments.
Keywords: brown wax; band; theodor michaelis; schmiede im walde; cylinder record
Downloads: 844
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| Down at the Huskin' Bee - Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan
The Cylinder Archive [www.cylinder.de] release for June 2008: Down at the Huskin' Bee, a ragtime-influenced duet by Collins & Harlan, recorded 99 years in July of 1909 an released on Edison Gold Moulded cylinder #10234. This is a modified version of S. R. Henry's Barn Dance with additional text added.
Keywords: cylinder record; wax cylinder; gold moulded; duet; ragtime; collins; harlan
Downloads: 537 |
| It's hard to kiss your sweetheart when the last kiss means good-bye - Arthur C. Clough
Edison Gold Moulded cylinder record #10251, recorded in July of 1909.
Keywords: cylinder record, tenor
Downloads: 130 |
