Playlists and Archives for Thomas Edison's Attic

Playlists and Archives for Thomas Edison's Attic

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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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December 13, 2005: See the playlist | Listen (RealAudio) | Listen (MP3 (128K))

November 29, 2005: See the playlist | Listen
November 15, 2005: Ernest V. Stoneman - remembered by daughter Patsy | See the playlist | Listen
November 1, 2005: See the playlist | Listen

October 18, 2005: See the playlist | Listen
October 4, 2005: See the playlist | Listen

September 20, 2005: See the playlist | Listen
September 6, 2005: Ray Nichols Orchestra radio program for WAAM | See the playlist | Listen

August 23, 2005: See the playlist | Listen
August 9, 2005: See the playlist | Listen

July 26, 2005: See the playlist | Listen
July 12, 2005: See the playlist | Listen

June 28, 2005: See the playlist | Listen
June 14, 2005: Rick Benjamin's Paragon Ragtime Orchestra wax cylinder recording session | See the playlist | Listen

May 31, 2005: Edison's Columbia St. studio & the 125 ft. recording horn | See the playlist | Listen
May 17, 2005: See the playlist | Listen
May 3, 2005: See the playlist | Listen

April 19, 2005: Acoustical recording stories | See the playlist | Listen
April 5, 2005: See the playlist | Listen

March 22, 2005: See the playlist | Listen
March 8, 2005: 2005 WFMU marathon

February 22, 2005: See the playlist | Listen
February 8, 2005: See the playlist | Listen

January 25, 2005: See the playlist | Listen
January 11, 2005: See the playlist | Listen

December 28, 2004: Col. Gouraud's introduction of the Edison wax cylinder phonograph in 1888 London | See the playlist | Listen
December 14, 2004: See the playlist | Listen

November 30, 2004: See the playlist | Listen
November 16, 2004: See the playlist | Listen
November 2, 2004: Repeat of May 4, 2004 program | Listen

October 19, 2004: Two early radio programs: Sonny Boy Trio & WAAM songs program | See the playlist | Listen
October 5, 2004: See the playlist | Listen

September 21, 2004: See the playlist | Listen
September 7, 2004: See the playlist | Listen

August 24, 2004: The Green Brothers - xylophone masters | See the playlist | Listen
August 10, 2004: See the playlist | Listen

July 27, 2004: See the playlist | Listen
July 13, 2004: See the playlist | Listen

June 29, 2004: Tim Brooks, author of "Lost sounds: Blacks and the birth of the recording industry, 1890 - 1919" | See the playlist | Listen
June 15, 2004: See the playlist | Listen
June 1, 2004: See the playlist | Listen

May 18, 2004: See the playlist | Listen
May 4, 2004: In search of Billy Murray | See the playlist | Listen

April 20, 2004: See the playlist | Listen
April 6, 2004: See the playlist | Listen

March 23, 2004: See the playlist | Listen
March 9, 2004: 2004 marathon

February 24, 2004: Two early radio programs: Seth Parker & the Fiji Islanders | See the playlist | Listen
February 10, 2004: See the playlist | Listen

January 27, 2004: See the playlist | Listen
January 13, 2004: Eubie Blake - ragtime piano | See the playlist | Listen

December 30, 2003: Edison Voicewriter presents: "The fabulous 20's" - narrated by Ted Lewis | See the playlist | Listen
December 16, 2003: See the playlist | Listen
December 2, 2003: See the playlist | Listen

November 18, 2003: Artifacts of early radio: Luke Higgins' Main St. Sketches & Martha Copeland on the Eveready Hour | See the playlist | Listen
November 4, 2003: Fred Van Eps - ragtime banjo | See the playlist | Listen

October 21, 2003: See the playlist | Listen
October 7, 2003: See the playlist | Listen

September 23, 2003: An interview with Irving Peskin, 1920s NYC trumpeter - part 2 | See the playlist | Listen
September 9, 2003: An interview with Irving Peskin, 1920s NYC trumpeter - part 1 | See the playlist | Listen

August 26, 2003: "A little bit of everything" - 1928 experimental radio program | See the playlist | Listen
August 12, 2003: See the playlist | Listen

July 29, 2003: See the playlist | Listen
July 15, 2003: Roy Smeck - "Wizard of the strings" | See the playlist | Listen
July 1, 2003: Theodore Edison's boyhood pyrotechnic stories | See the playlist | Listen

June 17, 2003: Theodore Edison's turntable speed measurement device | See the playlist | Listen
June 3, 2003: See the playlist | Listen

May 20, 2003: See the playlist | Listen
May 6, 2003: Debut program | See the playlist | Listen

Thomas Edison's Attic alternates weekly with The Antique Phonograph Music Program.

Links to Edison National Historic Site:
- ENHS home page
- MP3 audio downloads
- Edison cylinders on the National Recording Registry

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Thomas Edison's Attic
Jerry Fabris
WFMU
P.O. Box 2011
Jersey City NJ 07303-2011

Historic photographs on the "Thomas Edison's Attic" playlists appear courtesy of the Edison National Historic Site.

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