Research Catalog

Title

The Edison CD sampler, 1877-1984 [sound recording] : [Edison historical recordings digitized on compact disc].

Publication

West Orange, N.J. : Edison National Historic Site ; Park Ridge, N.J. : Sony Corporation of America, c1984.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.
• Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.
• Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.
• Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966.
• Murray, Billy.
• Van Epps, Fred.
• Oakland, Will.
• Humphrey, Harry.
• Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
• Morris, Mel.
• Sousa Band. prf
• Collins & Harlan. prf
• Green Brothers Novelty Band. prf
• Edison National Historic Site.
• Sony Corporation of America.
• Digital Audio Disc Corporation.

Description

1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject

• Sound recordings > History

Note

• Principally recitations and musical performances originally recorded 1890 to 1929 ; introduced by Edward Jay Pershey, supervisory museum curator, Edison National Historic Site, U.S. Department of The Interior, National Park Service.
• "Index no. 1."
• "Manufactured by Digital Audio Disc Corp., Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.A."
• "Issued to commemorate the opening of the Digital Audio Disc Corporation: September 21, 1984"--Container.
• "For educational use only--Not for sale."
• List of contents with discographical annotations (4 p. : ill.) in container.

Contents

Introduction (Edward Jay Pershey) -- Mary had a little lamb (Thomas A. Edison; [1927]) -- Farewell to the people of Great Britain (P.T. Barnum, 1890) -- The railroad question (William Jennings Bryan) -- Little Jack Horner (Edison Talking Doll, 1890) -- The Yankee shuffle (John Phillip Sousa's Band, ca. 1906) -- That lovin' rag (Sophie Tucker, ca. 1906) -- Introductory speech at the opening of the New York Electrical Show, Madison Square Garden (Thomas A. Edison, October 3, 1908) -- Has anybody here seen Kelly? (Billy Murray and chorus, ca. 1908) -- Alexander's ragtime band (Fred Van Epps, ca. 1909) -- I'll take you home again Kathleen (Will Oakland and chorus, ca. 1910) -- The liver story (Thomas A. Edison, after 1912) -- Row, row, row (Collins & Harlan, 1913) -- Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg (Harry Humphrey, January 1913) -- Piano solo : excerpt (Thomas A. Edison, ca. 1915) -- Social and industrial justice (Theodore Roosevelt, 1919) -- Let us not forget (Thomas A. Edison, January 7, 1919) -- I wanna be loved by you (Green Brothers Novelty Band, 1928) -- Tip-toe through the tulips with me (Mel Morris and his Piccadilly Players, 1929).

Call Number

*LDC 1 (F)

OCLC

NYPG85-R286

Title

The Edison CD sampler, 1877-1984 [sound recording] : [Edison historical recordings digitized on compact disc].

Imprint

West Orange, N.J. : Edison National Historic Site ; Park Ridge, N.J. : Sony Corporation of America, c1984.

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Added Author

Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931. Performer

Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891. Commentator

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925. Commentator

Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966. Performer

Murray, Billy. Performer

Van Epps, Fred. Performer

Oakland, Will. Performer

Humphrey, Harry. Performer

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Commentator

Morris, Mel. Performer

Sousa Band. Performer

Collins & Harlan. Performer

Green Brothers Novelty Band. Performer

Edison National Historic Site.

Sony Corporation of America.

Digital Audio Disc Corporation.

Publisher No.

ECDS-1 Edison

Research Call Number

*LDC 1 (F) Contents list in listening room.