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August 2, 2020: Cylinder of the Month – Dance on Friday Night, played by the Peerless Orchestra (1900).
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July 4, 2020: Cylinder of the Month – That Beautiful Rag, sung by Stella Mayhew and Billie Taylor (1910).
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Happy 4th to everyone!
June 1, 2020: Cylinder of the Month – Our Whistling Servant Girl, singing and whistling by John Y. AtLee (1900).
May 1, 2020: Cylinder of the Month – You're as Welcome as the Flowers in May, sung by Byron G. Harlan & Frank C. Stanley (1904).
April 2, 2020: Cylinder of the Month – The Night Alarm, played by the Polyphone Symphony Orchestra (1898-1899).
March 1, 2020: Cylinder of the Month – By the Light of the Silvery Moon, sung by Ada Jones (1910).
February 1, 2020: Cylinder of the Month – "Toreador Song" from Carmen, sung by Antonio Vargas (1903).
January 1, 2020: Cylinder of the Month – Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, sung by the Original Bison City Quartette (1892).
Wishing everyone a happy 2020!
December 1, 2019: Cylinder of the Month – Those dirty dogs: Men with their Nicotine, Tobacco and Alcohol, by John Alexander Dowie (1901).
November 1, 2019: Cylinder of the Month – Second Connecticut March, played by the Edison Concert Band (1899).
October 3, 2019: Cylinder of the Month – Transformation Scene from "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", performed by Len Spencer (1905).
September 3, 2019 — Tinfoil.com's 23th anniversary.: Cylinder of the Month – It Don't Seem Like the Same Old Smile, sung by George J. Gaskin (1897).
August 1, 2019: Cylinder of the Month – Reuben Rag, sung by Sophie Tucker (1910).
July 2, 2019: Cylinder of the Month – Street Piano Medley, performed by August Molinari (1908).
June 2, 2019: Cylinder of the Month – La Flute Enchantée - Mon coeur t'attend, performed by Jane Mérey & Albert Piccaluga (1903).
May 2, 2019: Cylinder of the Month – The Golden Wedding, performed by Ada Jones & Len Spencer (1905).
April 2, 2019: Cylinder of the Month – Mrs. McCloud's Reel, played by James C. McAuliffe (1899).
March 1, 2019: Cylinder of the Month – Chopin's Funeral March, played by the Edison Concert Band (1906).
February 2, 2019: Cylinder of the Month – Imperial Minstrels - Dese Bones Shall Rise Again, by Len Spencer & Steve Porter (1901).
January 1, 2019: Cylinder of the Month – El Capitan March Medley, played by Issler's Orchestra (1900).
Happy 2019 to all!
December 2, 2018: Cylinder of the Month – O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis), sung by the Columbia Quartette (1904).
November 1, 2018: Cylinder of the Month – Take Your Time, Gentlemen, sung by Press Eldridge (1892).
October 2, 2018: Cylinder of the Month – And Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back, played by Banta's Orchestra (1895).
September 1, 2018 — Tinfoil.com's 22th anniversary.: Cylinder of the Month – Clancy's Prize Waltz Contest, performed by Len Spencer (1904).
August 2, 2018: Cylinder of the Month – Liberty Bell March, played by the Edison Concert Band (1897).
July 2, 2018: Cylinder of the Month – All the Silver in the Silvery Moon, sung by Billy Williams (1911).
June 1, 2018: Cylinder of the Month – Perhaps the earliest aircheck recording - a telegraphic radio broadcast (ca. 1910).
May 1, 2018: Cylinder of the Month – Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares, sung by Will Oakland (1909).
April 1, 2018: Cylinder of the Month – The prologue from Pagliacci, sung by Italian baritone Antonio Scotti (1906).
March 1, 2018: Cylinder of the Month – Tell Me With Your Eyes Medley, played by Albert Benzler (1905).
Cylinder Music Shop – Due to recent unfortunate heavy price increases for international shipping, we are no longer able to offer free shipping to Canada. Additionally, we ask that our international customers first request a quotation for their order's shipping costs before placing the order. Thank you for your continued support of our preservation work.
February 1, 2018: Cylinder of the Month – Jerusalem Mournin', performed by Polk Miller and His Old South Quartette (1910).
January 2, 2018: Cylinder of the Month – Uncle Josh's Letter From Home, performed by Cal Stewart (1909).
Wishing you a happy 2018.
December 2, 2017: Cylinder of the Month – Joy to the World, played by the Edison Concert Band (1906).
November 1, 2017: Cylinder of the Month – Hickory Bill, performed by Len Spencer & Fred Van Epps (1907).
October 2, 2017: Cylinder of the Month – Consentida, performed by the Mexican Orquesta Tipica Lerdo (1904).
September 1, 2017 — Tinfoil.com's 21th anniversary.: Cylinder of the Month – The Alabama Troubadours - Because, performed by Ancient City Quartette, S. H. Dudley, Billy Heins (1898).
August 1, 2017: Cylinder of the Month – In the Good Old Summer Time, sung by William Redmond (1902).
July 2, 2017: Cylinder of the Month – The Stars and Stripes Forever March, played by Ruby Brooks (1902).
June 1, 2017: Cylinder of the Month – La Favorite - Ange si pur, sung by tenor Agustarello Affre (1904).
May 2, 2017: Cylinder of the Month – Blue Bell, played by Albert Benzler & Frederick W. Hager (1904).
April 3, 2017: Cylinder of the Month – Lasca, recited by Edgar L. Davenport (1905).
March 2, 2017: Cylinder of the Month – Southern Smiles Two-Step, played by the Edison Military Band (1904).
February 1, 2017: Cylinder of the Month – Dixie Medley, played by Fred Van Epps (1908).
January 2, 2017: Cylinder of the Month – a vaudeville specialty (Irish comedy talk), performed by Dan W. Quinn (1901).
A happy 2017 to all.
December 2, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – O Come All Ye Faithful, sung by the Columbia Quartette (1904).
November 1, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – "Genevieve" Waltz Medley, played by Eugene Rose (1906).
October 2, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – McGinty at the Living Pictures, sung by Edward M. Favor (1906).
September 1, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – Over the Waves, played by the United States Marine Band (1892).
August 31, 2016 — Tinfoil.com's 20th anniversary.: Take a trip back in Tinfoil time!
August 2, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – My Old New Hampshire Home, sung by J. W. Myers (1900).
July 1, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – The Lime-Kiln Club, played by the Columbia Orchestra (1898-1899).
June 1, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – The White Man's Burden, recited by B. Russell Throckmorton (1899).
May 2, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – Good-Bye, Little Girl, Good-Bye, sung by William H. Thompson (1904).
April 1, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – Mr. Thomas Cat, played by The Empire State Band (1900-1901).
March 1, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – Aida - 4th act (O terra, addio), on a Bettini cylinder, by Signora Morali & Dante del Papa (1899-1900).
February 2, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – Imperial Minstrels - Upon the Golden Shore, by Len Spencer, Steve Porter & Dan W. Quinn (1899).
January 2, 2016: Cylinder of the Month – The Mosquito Parade, banjo duet played by Vess L. Ossman & Bill Farmer (1901).
A happy 2016 to all.
December 2, 2015: Cylinder of the Month – Circus Gallop, played by Sousa's Band (1904).
November 2, 2015: Cylinder of the Month – Old Time Religion, sung by Polk Miller and His Old South Quartette (1910).
October 1, 2015: Cylinder of the Month – A Lemon in the Garden of Love, sung by Billy Murray (1907).
September 1, 2015 — Tinfoil.com's 19th anniversary.: Cylinder of the Month – My Little Irish Queen, played by Issler's Orchestra (1897).
August 2, 2015: Cylinder of the Month – Brilliant Gallop, played by Charles P. Lowe (1900).
July 1, 2015: Cylinder of the Month – The Professor and the Musical Tramp, by Len Spencer and Parke Hunter (1905).
June 2, 2015: Cylinder of the Month – An Ideal Republic, by William Jennings Bryan (1908).
May 2, 2015: Cylinder of the Month – Let Me Crown You Queen of May with Orange Blossoms, sung by Manuel Romain (1908).
April 1, 2015: Cylinder of the Month – Scarecrow Dance, played by the Edison Symphony Orchestra (1903).
March 2, 2015: Cylinder of the Month – "O Paradiso" (Air de Vasco de Gama) from L'Africaine, sung by Albert Vaguet (1902).
February 2, 2015: Cylinder of the Month – Tipperary, sung by Stella Tobin (1908).
January 1, 2015: Cylinder of the Month – Jubilee Minstrels, performed by the Edison Minstrels (1908).
A happy 2015 to all.

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