Cylinder Recordings
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and known as the Wizard of Menlo Park. Edison's favorite invention was the phonograph. In 1877, he created a way to record sound on tinfoil cylinders by using two needles, one for recording and one for playback. The first words that Edison recorded were "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Ten years later, in 1887, Edison formed the Edison Phonograph Company to sell the phonograph to the public. This marked the beginning of the sound recording industry. The first records sold by the Edison and Columbia Phonograph Companies were on wax cylinders. These were brittle and broke easily. Columbia ceased production of wax cylinders in 1909 when discs became popular. The Edison National Phonograph Company continued making cylinders and discs until 1929. Cylinder records and other recordings made throughout the twentieth century are valuable primary resources.For the first time in political history, candidates in the 1908 presidential election (William Howard Taft, Republican and William Jennings Bryan, Democrat ) recorded speeches that were sold to the public. Theodore Roosevelt also recorded speeches.
Many institutions such as the Smithsonian and Library of Congress are trying to preserve recordings such as these under a program called Saving America's Sounds. To learn more about Thomas Edison and listen to early recordings, visit the Websites listed at the bottom of the page.
Edison Cylinder Samples is an iBook available for free. It provides some examples of the various types of recordings with lillustrations from advertisements and performers.
Photo of Edison with cylinder
phonograph in 1878
CREDIT: Edison, Thomas A.. "Edison with Cylinder Phonograph; Washington, DC; April 18, 1878." 1878. Photo courtesy of U. S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, Edison National Historical Site.
Cylinder Care
Cylinder Containers Carboard tubes were used to package and protect the cylinder records. Each record company made their own generic labels for the boxes. There was no information on the label to identify the contents. Thus, a record slip was included inside the box. ![]() |
Record Slip A slip of paper to identify the recording and performer was placed inside the box with the cylinder. At first this information was hand-written or typed on each slip, but printed versions became more common once cylinders were sold in large enough quantities to justify the printing set-up cost. ![]() Author's Collection |
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Listening Lesson Download the Printable Lesson | ||
Directions: Listen to one of the cylinder recordings. Using the guide below, describe what you hear. | ||
Objective
Observations
Describe what you hear in the recording by investigating its parts. For example: Is the recording musical or nonmusical? Are there any recognizable instruments? If so, identify them. Are the words sung or spoken? Is there any slang or dialect used in the recording? Is a story being told? If so, what is the story about? |
Knowledge What was happening in history during this time period? Did history or culture have any influence on the words or music? |
Subjective
Observations
Describe your personal feelings and what you think about the recording. Always base your subjective reaction on something that is heard. For example, "I heard ..., and it makes me feel or imagine ..." |
Do you have any Questions about the recording? | ||
Saving Our Sounds |
Cylinder Record List The cylinders were played on either an Edison Standard Phonographor or an Amberola 30 and recorded using Garage Band on a MacPro. The files were edited in Audacity. These recordings are from the author's collection. Please do not upload these files to other sites without attribution. |
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Number | Title | MP3 | Type | Category | Company | Year |
2963 | Story of the Little Red Hen - Little Maud's Story - Alice Goddard | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Bed-Time Story | Edison | 1916 |
3157 | The Story of Chicken Little - Edna Bailey | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Bed-Time Story | Edison | 1917 |
2697 | The Three Bears - Edna Bailey | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Bed-Time Story | Edison | 1915 |
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2771 | Angels from the Realms of Glory - Carol Singers | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1915 |
3330 | Christmas Memories (Celeste Solo) - Robert Gayler | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Songs | Edison | 1917 |
3030 | The First Nowell - The Carol Singers | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1916 |
3346 | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Carol Singers | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1917 |
2482 | Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Edison Mixed Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1914 |
2769 | It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - The Carol Singers | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1915 |
3029 | Joy to the World - The Carol Singers | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1916 |
23144 | The Mistletoe Bough - British Male Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1913 |
2464 | The Night Before Christmas - Harry E. Humphrey | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Recitation | Edison | 1914 |
2478 | O Come, All Ye Faithful - Edison Mixed Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1914 |
2091 | Ring Out the Bells for Christmas - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1912 |
8270 | Santa Claus Song - George P. Watson | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Yodel | Edison | 1902 |
1606 | Silent Night - Elizabeth Spencer, Harry Anthony & James F. Harrison | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1912 |
26067 | Stille Nacht, Heilage Nacht - Steidl Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1913 |
3349 | We Three Kings - Carol Singers | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Christmas Song | Edison | 1917 |
10257 | While Shepherds Watched - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Band | Edison | 1909 |
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2468 | Aba Daba Honeymoon - Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1914 |
960 | Aunt Nancy and Uncle Josh in New York - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
2M Blacvk Wax | Comic | Indestructible | 1905 |
11098 | The Arkansas Traveler - Harry Spencer & George Schweinfest Arkansas Traveler Lithograph and Music The melody originated with a Lithograph created by Currier and Ives |
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2M Black Wax | Descriptive Talk | Columbia | 1901 |
3020 | The Arkansas Traveler - Len Spencer | ![]() |
4M Black Wax | Descriptive Talk | Oxford | 1910 |
2674 | Bird Imitations - Charles Crawford Gorst | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Whistling | Edison | 1915 |
2347 | Chicken Reel - Edward Meeker | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberal | Comic Song | Edison | 1914 |
1656 | Clancy's Wooden Wedding - Edward Meeker | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic Song | Edison | 1919 |
3476 | The Darktown Strutters Ball - Premier Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1917 |
3542 | Derby Day in Dixie - Elaine Gordon | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1918 |
1725 | Flanagan's Irish Jubilee - Steve Porter | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vaudeville Sketch | Edison | 1913 |
2326 | Fourth of July at Punkin Center - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1914 |
1929 | Funny Doings at Sleepy Hollow - Harlan E. Knight and Company | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vaudeville Sketch | Edison | 1913 |
2684 | Gasoline Guss and His Jittney Bus - Billy Murray | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Novelty | Edison | 1915 |
32896 | Ground Hog Day at Pumpkin Center - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Laughing Story | Columbia | 1906 |
2194 | He'd Have to Get Out and Get Under - Billy Murray | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Novelty | Edison | 1914 |
9523 | How Matt Got the Mitten - Ada Jones & Len Spencer | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Vaudeville Sketch | Edison | 1907 |
1422 | Huckleberry Pie - Ada Jones and Walter Van Brunt | ![]() |
4M Indestructible | Duet Comic | U.S. Everlasting | 1912 |
10021 | The Last Day of School at Pumpkin Centre - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Comic | Edison | 1908 |
2556 | The Little Ford Rambled Right Along - Billy Murray | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Novelty | Edison | 1915 |
4942 | Oh You Can't Fool An Old Horse Fly - Billy Jones and Earnest Hare (The Happiness Boys) | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1925 |
1534 | Oh! You Circus Day Medley - Belmont | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Whistling | Edison | 1912 |
5060 | The Old Grey Mare - Billy Jones and Earnest Hare (The Happiness Boys) | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1925 |
2561 | On the 5:15 - Pete Murray | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Novelty | Edison | 1915 |
3830 | Opera at Pun'kin Center - Cal Smith | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vaudeville Sketch | Edison | 1919 |
1971 | Peaches and Cream - Ada Jones and Len Spencer | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1913 |
1893 | Railroad Jim - Edward Meeker | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1915 |
2009 | The Revival Meeting at Pumpkin Center - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1913 |
383 | The Rube and the Country Doctor - Byron Harlan & Frank Stanley | ![]() |
4M Black Amberol | Rube Sketch | Edison | 1910 |
2920 | Since Mother Goes to Movie Shows - Billy Murray | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Novelty | Edison | 1916 |
3506 | Snookey Ookums - Collins and Harlan | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Novelty | Edison | 1913 |
9448 | Spring-tide Revels - Mrs. Alice Shaw and twin daughters | ![]() |
4M Black Wax | Novelty | Edison | 1907 |
728 | Steamboat Bill - Edward Meeker | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1911 |
9707 | Street Scene, Three Rubes Seeing New York - Edison Vaudeville Company | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Comic | Edison | 1907 |
1767 | Three Little Owls and the Naughty Little Mice & I'm Old But I'm Awfully Tough - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1913 |
3904 | Train Time at Pun'kin Center - Cal Stewart & Company | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1920 |
3890 | Uncle Josh & Aunt Nancy Put up the Kitchen Stove - Cal Stewart & Ada Jones | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1920 |
3862 | Uncle Josh and the Honey Bees - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1919 |
4318 | Uncle Josh and the Soldier - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1921 |
912 | Uncle Josh at a Bug House - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
2M Indestructible | Comic | Columbia | 1908 |
10048 | Uncle Josh st a Roller Skating Rink - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Comic | Edison | 1909 |
1583 | Uncle Josh Buys an Automobile - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1912 |
911 | Uncle Josh Gets a Letter from Home - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
2M Indestructible | Comic | Columbia | 1908 |
1714 | Uncle Josh Keeps House - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1913 |
2108 | Uncle Josh in a Photograph Gallery - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1913 |
3923 | Uncle Josh's Birthday - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1920 |
1866 | Uncle Josh's Huskin Bee - Cal Stewart & Company | ![]() |
4M Blue Ambero | Comic | Edison | 1913 |
1594 | The Village Gossips - Cal Stewart and Steve Porter | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1912 |
2657 | War Talk at Punkin Center - Cal Stewart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Comic | Edison | 1915 |
4778 | Yes We Have No Bananas - Billy Jones | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Novelty | Edison | 1923 |
1203 | Zep Green's Airship - Len Spencer and Ada Jones | ![]() |
4M | Comic | Everlasting | 1902 |
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26209 S | Almstrausli Landler - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Folk Dance | Edison | 1921 |
28221 | Am Rheinland Und Bein Wein - Otto Coritz | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1915 |
26164 | Der Tyroler Und Sein Kind - Julia Kubler | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Songs | Edison | 1914 |
26113 | Die Grosse Kanone Potpourri - Johann Strauss | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Orchestra | Edison | 1913 |
26034 | Die Post Im Walde with kornet solo - Nebe Quartett | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Kornet and Song | Edison | 1910 |
3611 | Donna Juanita Selection - Creatore and His Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1918 |
3661 | La Danse Des Sorcieres - Solero's Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1919 |
28065 | Unter Schwingen Des Deutschen Aars - Johann Strauss Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Marches | Edison | 1913 |
26187 | Volksliedercouplet - Stolberg | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1914 |
26188 | Volksleider Pot Pourri No. 2 - Military-Kapelle | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1910 |
26190 | Wacht Am Rhein and Deutschland and Uber Alles - Manhattan Quartette | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Natioanl Anthem | Edison | 1914 |
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1864 | Alexander's Ragtime Band Medley - Fred Van Epps | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Banjo | Edison | 1912 |
3395 | Ballet Egyptian No. 5 1&2 - American Symphony Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Orchestra | Edison | 1918 |
2480 | Ballin' the Jack - National Promenade Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band - Foxtrot | Edison | 1914 |
1165 | Barn Yard Galop - Indestrutible Military Band | ![]() |
2M Indestructibl | Band | Indestructible | 1909 |
4217 | Battle of the Nations - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1916 |
3460 | Battle Song of Liberty March - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1918 |
3733 | Beautiful Ohio - Judes Society Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Waltz | Edison | 1919 |
1553 | Bell ,Solo from the Magic Flute | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Opera | Edison | 1912 |
7282 | Ben Hur Chariot Race - 71st Regiment Band | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Band | Edison | 1902 |
3434 | Blackthorn Stick Medley of Jigs -Charles D'Almaine | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Violin | Edison | 1918 |
1026 | Buck Reel, Dance ,- Charles D'almane | ![]() |
2M Indestructible | Fiddle | Columbia | 1909 |
3036 | Side A Cloud Chief - Ossman Side B Medley of JIgs - D'Almaine | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Banjo & Violin | Edison | 1910 |
4136 | Celestial Chimes - Robert Gaylor | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Celesta Music | Edison | 1920 |
9378 |
Champagne Galop - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Band | Edison | 1903 |
23346 | Colonel Bogey March - National Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | British Series Band | Edison | 1915 |
3844 | Colonel Stuart March - Conway's Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | March | Edison | 1919 |
4667 | Concert Fantasie - Huston Ray | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Piano Solo | Edison | 1923 |
2755 | Coronation March - Sodero's Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1915 |
2712 | Dance of the Skeletons - Sodero's Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1915 |
3875 | A Day in Toyland - Frederick Hager | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Orchestra | Edison | 1919 |
80 | Death of Custer - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1908 |
1532 | Dixie Medley - Fred Van Epps | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Banjo | Edison | 1912 |
3185 | Down South - Vess Ossman | ![]() |
4M Everlasting | Banjo | Columbia | 1911 |
4918 | Durang Hornpipe - John Baltzell (violin), John Burchardt (piano) |
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4M Blue Amberol | Violin & Piano | Edison | 1923 |
3859 | Echo - Weyert A. Moor & Pietro Capodiferro | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Duet Flute & Cornet | Edison | 1919 |
1770 | Fisher's hornpipe - Charles D'Almaine | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Violin | Edison | 1913 |
2056 | Garry Owen Medley - E. Jaudas | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Violin | Edison | 1913 |
2329 | Gippsland March - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1914 |
8529 | The Girl I Left Behind Me, Medley - U.S. Marine Fife and Drum Corps | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1903 |
12800 | The Girl I Left Behind Me - Columbia Drum, Fife, & Bugle Corps. | ![]() |
2M Brown Wax | Band | Columbia | 1899 |
2708 | Gladiator March - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1915 |
980 | Glowworm - Indestructible Concert Band | ![]() |
2M Indestructible | Band | Columbia | 1909 |
2346 | He'd Have to Get under Get out and Get Under - National Promenade Band |
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4M Blue Amberol | Medley - Band | Edison | 1916 |
10132 | Hallow'een Dance - American Symphony Orchestra | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Orchestra | Edison | 1909 |
Special | Hermit's Bell Overture - American Concert Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Orchestra | Edison | 1913 |
8347 | Hiawatha - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Instrumental | Edison | 1902 |
4448 | How Many Times Fox Trot - Club De Vingt Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Fox Trot | Edison | 1922 |
2405 | Humoreske - Samuel Gardner | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Violin | Edison | 1914 |
4310 | I Found a Rose in the Devil's Garden - Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Dance | Edison | 1921 |
5138 | I'm Sitting pon Top of the World - Fre4 Van Eps | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Banjo | Edison | 1926 |
3129 | In the Clock Store (Fantasia) - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
4M Indestructible | Band | Everlasting | 1907 |
3033 | In the Toymaker's Workshop - Babes in Toyland - American Symphony Orchastra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Orchestra | Edison | 1916 |
10125 | Irish Melodies - London Regimental Band | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Band | Ediison Bell | |
538 | Kerry Mills" Nantucket - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1910 |
3191 | King Cotton March - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1917 |
2653 | King of the Air March - Charles Daab | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Xylophone Solo | Edison | 1915 |
3361 | La Paloma - Indestructible Symphony Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Indestructible | Orchestra | Columbia | 1911 |
4939 | Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Harry Raderman's Dance Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Waltz | Edison | 1925 |
754 | Love's Ol;d Sweet Song -Venetian Instrumental Trio | ![]() |
4M Black Wax | Song | Edison | 1913 |
2853 | Massa's in The Cold, Cold, Ground - Fred Bacon | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Banjo | Edison | 1916 |
706 | Medley from the Merry Widow | ![]() |
4M Black Wax | Band | Indestructable | 1912 |
1716 | Medley of Country Dances - Eugene A. Jaudas | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Violin | Edison | 1913 |
3205 | Medley of Indian Hits - Indestructible Military Band | ![]() |
4M Indestructible | Band | Columbia | 1911 |
3122 | Medley of Southern Airs - F.J. Bacon | ![]() |
4M Blue Ambero | Banjo | Edison | 1917 |
1539 | Medley of Southern Plantation Songs - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1912 |
9789 | Merry Widow Selection - Edison Symphony Orchestra | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Opera | Edison | 1908 |
3104 | The Messenger Boy March - Imperial Marimba Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1917 |
1752 | Midnight Cho Choo - National Promenade Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1913 |
1522 | Money Musk Medley Virginia Reel - National Promenade Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1912 |
1768 | Monte Cristo - Quinteto Instrumental | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Instrumental | Edison | 1913 |
9434 | The Mouse and the Clock - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Band | Edison | 1907 |
2604 | The Music Box Rag - Jaudas' Society Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Ragtime | Edison | 1915 |
2239 | My Old Kentucky Home - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1914 |
1595 | Mystic Dream Waltz | ![]() |
4M Black Wax | Xylaphone | Edison | 1912 |
1014 | New Tipperary March - John J. Kimmel | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Accordion Solo | Columbia | 1909 |
2149 | The Nightingale - Henry Heidelberg | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Piccolo | Edison | 1914 |
2287 | O Canada - Henry Burr | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | National Song | Edison | 1914 |
3153 | One Two Three Four Medley - Waikiki Hawaiian Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Waltz | Edison | 1917 |
51 | Overture 1812 - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
4M Amberol | Band | Edison | 1908 |
8131 | Overture to the Poet and Peasant - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Band | Edison | 1902 |
2645 | Pick a Chicken - Jaudas' Society Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band - One-step | Edison | 1915 |
3194 | Pop Goes the Weasel Medley - Charles D'Almaine | ![]() |
4M Indestructible | Violin Solo | Albany | 1902 |
2739 | Porcupine Rag - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1915 |
2433 | Romance from "L'Eclair" - Kitty Berger | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Zither | Edison | 1914 |
3592 | Sabre and Spurs March - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1918 |
1964 | Sailor's Hornpipe Medley - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1913 |
1998 | Silver Bell - American Standard Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1913 |
1937 | Silv'ry Bells Medley - National Promenade Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol |
Band - Two-step | Edison | 1913 |
1155 | Sounds from the Operas - National Promenade Band. | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Opera | Edison | 1908 |
3030 | Sousaland: Medley of Marches - Jphn Lacalle's Bandm |
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4M Blue Amberol | Band | Indestructable | 1910 |
3778 | Southern Melodies - John F. Burchardt | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Bells | Edison | 1919 |
707 | Spinning Song - Karel Bondam | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Piano Solo | Edison | 1911 |
1764 | Stradella Overture - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Opera | Edison | 1913 |
596 | Sweet Dreams of Home - Charles Daab | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Xylophone | Edison | 1910 |
9441 | Swedish Guard - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1912 |
9871 | Turkey in the Straw Medley - Edison Military Band | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Band | Edison | 1904 |
2532 | Turkish Patrol - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1920 |
3458 | Uncle Tom's Cabin - A Dream Picture - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1918 |
2063 | Virginia Reel - National Promenade Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1913 |
2967 | Walkin' the Dog -
National Promenade Band |
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4M Blue Amberol | Fox Trot | Edison | 1917 |
2873 | Waltz Orchid - Vecsey & His Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Waltz | Edison | 1916 |
9107 | Whistler and His Dog - Edison Military Band | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Band | Edison | 1905 |
1 | William Tell Overture - Edison Concert Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1908 |
770 | With Sword and Lance - Indestructible Military Band. | ![]() |
4M Indestructible | Band | Columbia | 1908 |
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2631 | America - Mixed Quartette | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic Song | Edison | 1915 |
2964 | Battle Cry of Freedom - Walter Van Brunt & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic Song | Edison | 1916 |
3460 | Battle Songs of Liberty March- New York Militaey Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | March | Edison | 1918 |
3402 | Camp Songs U.S. Army No. 1 - Chorus of Male Voices | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic Songs | Edison | 1918 |
3403 | Camp Songs U.S. Army No. 2 - Chorus of Male Voices | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic Songs | Edison | 1918 |
2203 | Columbian Exposition March - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | March | Edison | 1914 |
412 | A Day at West Point - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Amberol | Band | Edison | 1910 |
1648 | Dixie - New York Military Band Fife and Drum Corps and Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Army Song | Edison | 1913 |
3006 | For Dixie and Uncle Sam - George Ballard | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Army Song | Edison | 1916 |
2325 | Fourth of July Patrol - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic | Edison | 1914 |
3603 | General Pershing March - Imperial Marimba Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | March | Edison | 1918 |
3262 |
Hail to, the Spirit of Liberty March -- New York Military Band |
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4M Blue Amberol | March | Edison | 1917 |
8755 | I Want to be a Soldier - Byron G. Harlan | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Song | Edison | 1904 |
1308 | Infantry Calls No. 1 - John Fletcher | ![]() |
2M Indestructible | Military Music | Columbia | 1910 |
8141 | Infantry Calls {Bugle) - John Hazel | ![]() |
2 M Black Wax | Military Music | Edisonz | 1902 |
3243 | It's Time for Every Boy to be a Soldier - Gladys Rice | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Recruiting Song | Edison | 1917 |
3220 | The Liberty Bell March- New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1917 |
5362 | Lindberg Eagle of the U.S.A. - Vernon Dalhart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic Song | Edison | 1927 |
2633 | Listen to that Dixie Band - I. Kaufman and Company | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1915 |
8638 | Medley of National Airs - U.S. Marine Fife and Drum Core | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Band | Edison | 1904 |
2029 | National Emblem March - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | March | Edison | 1913 |
3887 | Naval Reserve March - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | March | Edison | 1918 |
8567 | North and South Medley - U.S, Marine Fife and Drum Corps |
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2M Black Wax | Fife and Drum Corps | Edison | 1903 |
1804 | On Parade Medley - National Guard Fife & Drum Corps. | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic Songs | Edison | 1913 |
1626 | Patriotic Songs of America - New York Military Band & Premier Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic Songs | Edison | 1913 |
32749 | Roosevel's Inaugural Parade - Columbua Band with the Columbia Quartet | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Band | Columbia | 1905 |
10365 | A Salute to Washington March - United States Marine Band | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Band | Edison | 1910 |
4046 | Semper Fideles - U.S. Marine Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic Song | Edison | 1920 |
3358 | Spirit of America - A Patriotic Patrol - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1919 |
1612 | Spirit of Independance March - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | March | Edison | 1912 |
2652 | The Star Spangled Banner - Thomas Chalmers & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | National Anthem | Edison | 1915 |
2104 | Stars and Stripes Forever - Sousa's Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | March | Edison | 1913 |
2845 | Stop! Look Listen When I Get Back, etc. - Billy Murray & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Musical Play Song | Edison | 1916 |
3218 | Uncle Sam Medley No. 1 - National Fife and Drum Corps | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic Songs | Edison | 1917 |
3219 | Uncle Sam Medley No. 2 - National Fife and Drum Corps | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic Songs | Edison | 1917 |
2169 | Under the Double Eagle March - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1914 |
1100 | U.S. Army Bugle Calls Part 2 - Buglers of the New York Military Band. | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic | Edison | 1908 |
8057 | U.S. Cavalry Calls - Albert C. Sweet | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Patriotic | Edison | 1902 |
2919 | Wake Up America - Joseph A. Phillips | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1916 |
997 | Washington Post March - Edison Grand Concert Band | ![]() |
2M Indestructible | March | Edison | 1909 |
2746 | We'll Never Let the Old Flag Fall - Frederick Wheeler & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | British Patriotic | Edison | 1915 |
2914 | Yankee Doodle- Metropolitan Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Patriotic Song | Edison | 1916 |
8910 | The Yankee Doodle Boy - Billy Murray | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Patriotic Song | Edison | 1905 |
9256 | You're a Grand Old Flag - Billy Murray | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Patriotic Song | Edison | 1906 |
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10522 | Alexander's Ragtime Band - Billy Murray | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Song | Edison | 1911 |
4108 | Alice Blue Gown from Irene- Helen Clark | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1920 |
2942 | Are You From Dixie, Cause I'm From Dixie Too - Murray and Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1916 |
2986 | Arrah Go On, I'm Gonna Go Back To Oregon - Billy Murray | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1916 |
8860 | Back, Back, Back to Baltimore - Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Duet | Edison | 1905 |
4757 | Barney Google - Billy Jones and Earnest Hare | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Duet | Edison | 1923 |
1330 | By the Light of the Silvery Moon - Ada Jones | ![]() |
2M Indestructible | Song | Columbia | 1909 |
5173 | Bye Bye Blackbird - National Male Quartette | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1926 |
1550 | Casey Jones - Billy Murray & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song/Story | Edison | 1912 |
1949 | Come Josephine in My Flying Machine - Ada Jones & Billy Murray | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Duet | Edison | 1911 |
1933 | Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming - Knickerbocher Quartett | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vocal Quartett | Edison | 1913 |
2719 | Daisies Won't Tell - Helen Clark & Joseph A. Phillips | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Duet | Edison | 1915 |
1860 | Darling Nellie Gray - Metropolitan Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vocal Quartet | Edison | 1913 |
2201 | Dixie Days - Bert Fitzgibbon and Owen J. McCormack |
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4M Blue Amberol | Vocal | Edison | 1914 |
3413 | Dixieland Memories No. 2- Opheus Male Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1918 |
1829 | Down by the Old Mill Stream - Vernon Archibald | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vocal | Edison | 1913 |
2868 | Down Where the Swanee River Flows - C. Ballard and Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1916 |
1635 | A Day Dream - Helen Clark | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1913 |
9611 | Every Little Bit of What You've Got Makes Just a Little Bit More - Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Duet | Edison | 1907 |
1740 | Favorite Airs from the Geisha - Edison Light Opera Company | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Opera | Edison | 1913 |
3222 | For Me and My Gal - Billy Murray | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1917 |
3765 | The Glowworm - We Girls Quartet & Lincke Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1919 |
9148 | The Golden Wedding - Ada Jones and Len Spencer | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Duet | Edison | 1905 |
4082 | Good-Bye Sunshine - Helen Clark and Company | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1920 |
5151 | The Governor's Pardon - Vernon Dalhart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1926 |
3315 | Hail Hail the Gang;s All Here - Shannon Quartette | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1917 |
5185 | Hi Diddle Diddle - Billy Jones and Ernest Hare | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Duet | Edison | 1926 |
2312 | I Love You Just Like Lincoln Loved Me - Pierless Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1914 |
3255 | I Want to be Back Home in Dixie - Billy Jones and Ernest Hare | ![]() |
4M Indestructible | Duet | Columbia | 1925 |
1978 | I Want to be Back Home in Dixie - Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan | ![]() |
4M Blue Ambero | Duet | Edison | 1913 |
3841 | I'm forever Blowing Bubbles -Tuxedo Dance Orchestra | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Orchestra + Duet | Edison | 1919 |
2834 | I'm Dreaming of You - Ward Barton | ![]() |
4M Blue Ambero | Yodel | Edison | 1916 |
4553 | In the Little Red School House - Billy Jones & Ernest Hare | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1922 |
3206 | In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree - Walter Van Brunt | ![]() |
4M Indestructible | Song | Columbia | 1911 |
3498 | K-K-K-Katy - Billy Murray and Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1918 |
1597 | Kentucky Days - Billy Murray & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1912 |
1048 | Les Petits Paves - Mne Rollini | ![]() |
2M IIndestructible | French Vocal | Columbia | 1902 |
2462 | Lovers's Last Word - Walter Van Brunt and Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1914 |
5013 | Many Many Years Ago - Vernon Dalhart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1925 |
3003 | Medley of 1909 Hits | ![]() |
4M Indestructible | Songs | Columbia | 1910 |
8722 | Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis - Billy Murray | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Song | Edison | 1904 |
725 | The Mockingbird - Joe Belmont | ![]() |
2M Indestructible | Whistling Solo | Columbia | 1908 |
2278 | Moonlight on the Lake - Knickerbocher Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1914 |
2814 | M-O-T-H-E-R - George Ballard | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1916 |
2451 | Navajo Indian Songs (with drums) - Geoffrey O'Hara (Announcer) | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Baritone | Edison | 1914 |
5032 | New River Train - Vernon Dalhart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1925 |
2287 | O Canada - Gillette and Mixed Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | National Song | Edison | 1914 |
7484 | Old Black Joe - Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Duet | Edison | 1900 |
3031 | Old Black Joe Side A & Swanee River Side B | ![]() |
4M Indestructible | Peerless Quartet | Edison | 1910 |
2584 | Old Folks at Home - Christine Miller & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vocal | Edison | 1915 |
5241 | The Old Hickory Cane - Ernest V. Stoneman | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1926 |
10227 | The Old Oaken Bucket - Nat E. Wills | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Parody | Edison | 1909 |
4184 | Old Pal - Why Don't You Answer Me - Lewis James | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1921 |
3264 | On Moonlight Bay - Helen Clark & Walter Van Brunt | ![]() |
Indestructible | Song | Columbia | 1912 |
1848 | On Moonlight Bay- Premier Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1911 |
3019 | Pretty Baby - Gladys Rice | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1916 |
1575 | Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet - Joseph A, Phillips and Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1912 |
1882 | Put Your Arms Around Me Honey - Ada Jones & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1915 |
28 | Quartette from Rigoletto - Metropolitan Quartet | ![]() |
4M Black Amberol | Opera Quartet | Edison | 1908 |
3838 | The Raggity Man - Edward Meeker and Ada Jones | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Duet | Edison | 1919 |
5028 | The Runaway Train - Vernon Dalhart and Company | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1925 |
9562 | School Days - Byron Harlan | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Song & Chorus | Edison | 1907 |
10134 | Shine on Harvest Moon - Ada Jones and Billy Murray | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Song | Edison | 1909 |
352 | Shine on Harvest Moon - Ada Jones and William H. Thompson | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Duet | Everlasting | 1913 |
1547 | Silver Threads Among the Gold - Will Oakland | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1912 |
5200 | Sinking of the Titanic - Earnest V. Stoneman | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1926 |
2354 | Somebody Cares - Homer Rodeheaver | ![]() |
4M Blue Ambero | Song | Edison | 1914 |
2885 | Songs of Other Days 2 - Metropolitan Mixed Chorus (Yankee Doodle Dandy, etc.) | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Songs | Edison | 1916 |
3003 | Songs of Other Days 4 - Metropolitan Quartet (Good Bye Dolly I Must Leave You) | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Songs | Edison | 1916 |
3930 | St. Louis Blues, Handy and Orchestra - Al Bernard | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1920 |
1717 | Sympathy - Charlotte Kirwan and Harvey Hindermeyer | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Opera Excerpts | Edison | 1913 |
3988 | Swanee - Al Bernard and Frank M. Kamplain | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Duet | Edison | 1920 |
4863 | That Old Gang of Mine - Billy Jones and Ernest Hare | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1924 |
4427 | Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes - Billy Jones and Earnest Hare | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Duet | Edison | 1922 |
3426 | They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me - Billy Murray & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1918 |
1062 | TRANS-MAG-NI-PI-CAN-BAM-DAM-U-AL-I-TY - Byron Collins | ![]() |
2M Indestructible | Song | Columbia | 1909 |
1915 | WaiLae - Toots Paka's Hawaiians | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Hawaiian | Edison | 1913 |
1467 | Wait Till the Clouds Roll Bye - Will Oakland | ![]() |
2M Indestructible | Song | Columbia | |
1897 | Waiting for the Robert E. Lee - Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Duet | Edison | 1913 |
9718 | When the Sheep are in the Fold, Jennie Dear - Manuel Romain | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Song | Edison | 1907 |
2547 | When You Wore a Tulip - Walter Van Brunt & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1915 |
5127 | The Wreck of the 1256 - Vernon Dalhart & Company | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1926 |
4898 | The Wreck on the Southern Old 97 - Vernon Dalhart | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Tenor | Edison | 1924 |
32900 | Yankee Boodle - Billy Murray | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Baritone Solo | Columbia | 1906 |
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1561 | Glory Song - Harry Anthony and James F. Harrison | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Hymn/Duet | Edison | 1912 |
1849 | Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty - Edison Mixed Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Hymn | Edison | 1913 |
9592 | The Hymns of the Old Church Choir - Frank Stanley | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Hymn | Edison | 1907 |
1913 | I Love to Tell the Story - Edison Mixed Quartet |
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4M Blue Amberol | Hymn | Edison | 1913 |
1390 | In the Sweet Bye-and-Bye - Mixed Quartette | ![]() |
2M Indestructible | Hymn | Columbia | 1908-1912 |
2370 | Looking This Way - Eleanor Patterson and Elizabeth Spencer | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Sacred Duet | Edison | 1914 |
2578 | Jesus Christ is Risen Today - Edison Mixed Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Easter Music | Edison | 1915 |
9012 | Nearer My God to Thee - Lotus Quartet | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Hymn | Columbia | 1904-1909 |
8461 | Onward Christian Soldiers- Edward F. Rubsam & Edison Mixed Quartet |
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2M Black Wax | Quartet | Edison | 1905 |
1633 | Rock of Ages - Edison Mixed Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Hymn | Edison | 1913 |
3487 | Safe in the Arms of Jesus - Calvery Choir | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Hymn | Edison | 1918 |
3160 | Shall We Gather at the River - Metropoitan Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Hymn | Edison | 1917 |
32792 | Stand Up for Jesus - Henry Burr | ![]() |
2MXP | Hymn | Columbia | 1905 |
2450 | Sweet Spirit Hear My Prayer - Marie Novelle | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Sacred | Edison | 1914 |
2420 | Trust and Obey - Edison Mixed Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Hymn | Edison | 1914 |
871 | What a Friend We have in Jesus - James Harrison | ![]() |
4M Indestrutible | Hymn | Columbia | 1908 |
1811 | When the Roll is Called Up Yonder - Edison Mixed Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Hymn | Edison | 1913 |
2125 | Where is my Wandering Boy Tonight - Mixed Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Sacred Quartet | Edison | 1914 |
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2630 | An Old Sweet Heart of Mine - Harry E. Humphrey | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Recitation | Edison | 1915 |
3708 | The Farmer and the Businessman - Theodore Roosevelt | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Speech | Edison | 1919 |
33007 | Destruction of San Francisco - Prince's Military Band | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Descriptive | Columbia XP | 1906 |
8879 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Transformation Scene -Len Spencer | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Talking | Ecdison | 1905 |
1653 | Finch's "The Blue and the Gray" - Harry E, Humphrey | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Recitation | Ecdison | 1913 |
1656 | Henry W. Grady's Speech on the New South - Harry E. Hunphrey | ![]() |
4M Blue Ambero | Speech | Edison | 1913 |
9923 | Immortality - William Jennings Bryan | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Speech | Edison | 1908 |
3756 | Let Us Not Forget - Thomas A. Edison | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Speech | Edison | 1919 |
1651 | Lincoln's Speech at Gettysburg - Harry E. Humphrey | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Speech | Edison | 1913 |
2539 | Out to Old Aunt Mary's - Harry E. Humphrey | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Recitation | Edison | 1915 |
1652 | Patrick Henry's Speech - Harry E. Humphrey | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Speech | Edison | 1913 |
3707 | Right of the People to Rule - Theodore Roosevelt | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Speech | Edison | 1919 |
9999 | The Rights of Labor - William Howard Taft | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Speech | Edison | 1908 |
1957 | Sheridan's Ride - Edgar Davenport | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Recitation | Edison | 1913 |
9040 | Sleigh Ride Party - Greater New York Quartette | ![]() |
2M Brown Wax | Descriptive | Columbia | 1901-1904 |
3709 | Social and Industrial Justice - Theodore Roosevelt | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Speech | Edison | 1919 |
8656 | Uncle Tom's Cabin (The flogging Scene) - Len Spencer | ![]() |
2M Black Wax | Talking | Edison | 1904 |
572 | Uncle Tom's Cabin (Topsy's Entrance) - Len Spencer and Company | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Talking | Edison | 1910 |
1654 | Washington's Farewell Address - Harry E. Humphrey | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Recitation | Edison | 1913 |
1655 | Webster's Speech in Reply to Hayne - Harry E. Humphrey | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Speech | Edison | 1913 |
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23363 | A Call to Arms - Peerless Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | British Series | Edison | 1914 |
3239 | America Here's My Boy - George Wilton Ballard & Choir | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | War Song | Edison | 1918 |
3214 | American War Songs No. 1 - American Brass Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | War Songs | Edison | 1915 |
3215 | American War Songs No. 2 - American Brass Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | War Songs | Edison | 1917 |
2175 | The Bonnie Blue Flag - Polk Miller and his Old South Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Civil War | Edison | 1914 |
3479 | The Dixie Volunteers - Premiert Quartet- | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vocal WWI | Edison | 1917 |
2948 | Don't Bite the Hand that's Feeding You - Walter Van Brunt | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vocal | Edison | 1916 |
3726 | How Ya Gonna Keep Em Down on the Farm - Byron Harlan | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vocal WWI | Edison | 1919 |
1516 | Just Before the Battle Mother - Will Oakland & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Civil War | Edison | 1912 |
1888 | Marching Through Georgia - James F. Harrison & Chorus | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | War Song | Edison | 1913 |
3643 | Keep the Home Fires Burning - The Homestead Trio | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | War Song | Edison | 1919 |
8850 | Medley of War Songs - Edison Military Band | ![]() |
4M Black Wax | War Songs | Edison | 1904 |
1574 | Medley of War Songs - New York Military Band | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | War Songs | Edison | 1912 |
2619 | My Buglar Boy - Helen Clark | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vocal WWI | Edison | 1915 |
3639 | Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning - Arthur Fields | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vocal WWI | Edison | 1919 |
3275 | Over There -- Billy Murray | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Vocal WWI | Edison | 1917 |
4239 | Reflections of 1861-1865 -Edna White | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Civil War | Edison | 1921 |
1729 |
Ride of the Thuringia Hussars - United States Marine Band
The 12th (Thuringian) Hussar Regiment (German: Thüringisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 12) was a German Hussar regiment active during the Napoleonic Wars , the German revolutons of 1848-18459, the Franco-Prussian Warr, and World WarI. The unit was disbanded in 1920. |
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4M Blue Amberol | Band | Edison | 1913 |
3497 | A Submarine Attack - Premier Quartet & Co. | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Military WWI | Edison | 1918 |
2773 | Till the Boys Come Home- James E. Harrison | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Song | Edison | 1915 |
2432 | Tramp, Tramp, Tramp - Knickerbocker Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Civil War | Edison | 1914 |
1881 | We're Tenting Tonight - Knickerbocher Quartet | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | Wartime Ballad | Edison | 1913 |
3569 | When I Send You a Picture from Berlin - Billy Murray | ![]() |
4M Blue Amberol | WWI Song | Edison | 1918 |
Early Recording Artists

Visit this Cyberbee researched page to learn more about early artists who recorded for the major record comapnies like Edison, Columbia, and Victor. Geoffrey O'hara recorded Navajo Indian songs, Edna Bailey told bedtime stories, Harry Humphrey recited famous speeches, Ada Jones and Billy Murray were popular singers, Christine Mille demonstrated tone tests and sang beautiful songs. Cal Stewart enterained audiences with his Uncle Josh stories. Discover these "Oldies, but Goodies" and teach music using primary sources.
1908 Presidential Sound Recordings
Presidentrial Sound Recordings
In 1908 a series of speeches were recorded on wax cylinders for William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft and sold to the public. This was the first time that two candidtates for President recorded their positions on the current issues. Follow these links to learn more about these sound recordings and the 1908 election.
Foreign Language Instruction Cylinders
Foreign Language Instruction Cylinders
Language laboratories were made possible by Thomas Edison's invention of the tin foil phonograph in 1877. Learn about the earliest foreign language instruction recorded on cylinders. Listen to samples from French, German, Italian, and Spanish cylinder records. There are also images of the cylinder containers and some early advertisements.
GWTW Traditional Music
In 1939, Gone with the Wind was released and considered one of the greatest films of all times, David O. Selznick produced the movie based on Margaret Mitchell's novel. Max Steiner provided the musical score that contained original music such as Tara's theme as well as preexisting traditional music such as My Old Kentucky Home.
Hornpipe Music
According to the Harvard Dictionary of Music, the hornpipe dates to the 16th century. The hornpipe was a single reed woodwind instrument with a cowhorn bell Edison recorded several versions of this lively tune.,
Native American Cylinders
A number of ethnographers recorded the stories, music, and traditions of Native Americans. Among these ethnographers were Francis La Flesche from the Omaha Tribe, Alice Cunningham Fletcher, Edward S. Curtis, Frances Densmore, Melville Jacobs, and Gertrude Bonnin also known as Zikala-Sa, a native Sioux. On this page are short biographies, locations housing these cylinder treasures, and a few recording samples. There are several digitization projects in the works to preserve these historical artifacts.
Websites for Learning and Listening
Belfer Cylinder Digital Collection
The Belfer Cylinders Digital Connection provides online access to digital audio files of cylinders in the Belfer Audio Archive. Belfer's cylinder collection includes over 22,000 cylinders, 12,000 of which are unique titles.
Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project
With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the UCSB Libraries have created a digital collection of nearly 8,000 cylinder recordings held by the Department of Special Collections. In an effort to bring these recordings to a wider audience, they can be freely downloaded or streamed online. The online catalog can be easily searched by keyword.
Edison National Historical Park
The archive at Edison National Historic Site includes approximately 48,000 disc and cylinder records produced by Edison in West Orange, New Jersey, between 1888 and 1929. Many of these, including unreleased and experimental recordings, have been at the Laboratory since Edison's lifetime. Ranging back to the first years of the invention and development of the phonograph, some of the earliest examples of recorded sound in existence are preserved within this unique collection. This site contains a compilation of selected recordings arranged by genre such as comedy sketches, documentary and political speeches, and popular songs.
Edison Sound Recordings at the Library of Congress
This site features 81 disc sound recordings, and other related materials, such as photographs and original magazine articles. In addition, histories are given of Edison's involvement with sound recordings, as well as a special page focusing on the life of the great inventor.