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July 1, 2008: Cylinder of the Month – My Creole Sue, by The Edison Quartette (1899).
June 2, 2008: Cylinder of the Month – The Golden Wedding, by Ada Jones & Len Spencer (1905).
May 1, 2008: Cylinder of the Month – The Georgia Minstrels, by S. H. Dudley & Len Spencer (1904).
April 2, 2008: Cylinder of the Month – U. S. Army Lancers, 1st Figure, played by the Edison Military Band (1906).
March 2, 2008: Cylinder of the Month – Schubert's Serenade, played by Charles D'Almaine (1908).
Cylinder Music Shop – Updated: Two new items.
February 1, 2008: Cylinder of the Month – Selection from The Silver Slipper, played by the Peerless Orchestra (1903).
January 1, 2008: Cylinder of the Month – The Laughing Song, sung by George W. Johnson (1898).
Links to Related Topics – Updated.
Happy 2008 to all.
December 2, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – Cinderella, by William Jefferson (Len Spencer) (1899).
November 1, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – Hickory Bill, by Len Spencer and Fred Van Epps (1907).
October 1, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – Oh, Promise Me, played by Bohumir Kryl (1905).
September 2, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – Good-Bye My Lady Love, sung by Harry MacDonough (1904).
August 1, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – Don't Worry, sung by Reed Miller & Reinald Werrenrath (1908).
July 1, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – Benediction des Poignards from Les Huguenots, sung by Jean-Francisque Delmas (1902).
Cylinder Music Shop – Updated.
Links to Related Topics – Updated.
June 2, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – Down on the Old Plantation, played by the Edison Symphony Orchestra (1904).
May 2, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – You Can't Think of Everything, sung by William F. Denny (1893).
April 1, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – Make a Fuss Over Me, played by the [Vess L.] Ossman Banjo Trio (1905).
March 1, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – Three Minutes With the Minstrels, by S. H. Dudley and Arthur Collins (1899).
February 1, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – I'll Love You Forever and Ever, sung by Steve Porter (1898).
January 2, 2007: Cylinder of the Month – Pilgrim's Chorus from Tannhauser, played by Gilmore's Band (1901).
Tinfoil Resource Center – Updated.
Links to Related Topics – Updated.
Happy 2007 to all.
December 1, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht, sung by Hans Hoffman (1902).
November 1, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – Toreador Song from Carmen, sung by Antonio Vargas (1903).
October 2, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – Ain't Dat a Shame Medley, played by William Moriarity (1908).
Cylinder Music Shop – Updated.
September 1, 2006 — tinfoil.com's 10th anniversary: Cylinder of the Month – Scene at a Dog Fight, by Len Spencer (1900).
Telegraphic cylinder – Updated. Additional study by specialists in American Morse code has further refined the message on the recording.
August 22, 2006: A Note to Caretakers of Early Sound Recordings – Updated.
Links to Related Topics – Updated.
August 1, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – The Second Connecticut March, played by the Edison Concert Band (1899).
July 1, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – Whoa, Bill!, sung by Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan (1904).
May 29, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – A good friend of tinfoil.com, Aaron Cramer, has passed away. So we present again his great find, the 1878 experimental talking clock.
May 1, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – Alice, Where Art Thou, played by Herbert L. Clarke & Leo A. Zimmerman (1905).
April 2, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – Near It - Very Near It, sung by Edward M. Favor (1894).
March 1, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – Miserere from "Il Trovatore", sung by Marie Dietrich and Carl Jorn (1907).
February 1, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – Yes, Sweetest of Words to Me, sung by Roger Harding (1896).
January 9, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – Corrected. Thanks to Jerry Fabris who knew the band leader of the 23rd Regiment Band to be A. D. Fohs. Thanks also to all those who listened carefully, did research, and emailed me their good suggestions.
January 2, 2006: Cylinder of the Month – The Melon Patch Schottische, played by the 23rd Regiment Band of New York (1894-1896).
December 9, 2005: Cylinder Music Shop – Secure online ordering is now available (after years of "quaint" and oddly apropos low-tech order processing). Also available are fun new online audio tours of the CDs volumes. Enjoy the changes, and tell a friend.
Links to Related Topics – Updated.
December 1, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – Homemade recording of a presentation of a phonograph on Christmas (1899-1901).
November 1, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – Minstrel recording Alabama Troubadours - Because, sung by the Ancient City Quartette (1898).
October 1, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – Continuous Performances, sung by S. H. Dudley (1899).
September 2, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – Yankiana Rag, played by the American Symphony Orchestra (1909).
Links to Related Topics – Updated.
August 31, 2005: Please consider gifts to Northwest Medical Teams for US Gulf Coast hurricane relief.
August 2, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – The Captain's Song from Pinafore, sung by Harry Dearth (1907).
July 1, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – Pat O'Brien's Autiomobile, by Steve Porter (1908).
June 2, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – The Ninety and Nine, sung by its composer Ira D. Sankey (1898).
Cylinder Music Shop – New CD released: "There'll Be No Dark Valley", hymns and sacred songs sung by Ira D. Sankey, 1898-1900.
May 1, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – World's fair souvenir records from the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition and the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
April 1, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, sung by the Original Bison City Quartette (1892).
March 2, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – A vocal violin imitation of Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, by Edith Helena (1907).
Recording Artist Biographies – A mini-biography of Edith Helena.
February 1, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – I'd Love to, But I Won't, sung by Bessie Wynn (1910).
January 1, 2005: Cylinder of the Month – Carrie Nation in Kansas, sung by Steve Porter (1901).
Happy 2005 to all.
December 30, 2004: Please consider gifts to Northwest Medical Teams for South Asia relief.
December 1, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – Ring Out the Bells for Christmas, played by the Edison Concert Band (1907).
November 1, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – If I Only Could Blot Out the Past, sung by Frank C. Stanley (1902).
June Cylinder of the Month – Updated. New research has indicated the aircheck recording could date earlier to 1910.
October 1, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – La Mattchiche, played by the Pathé Frères Orchestra (1905).
September 1, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – Rudolph and Rosie at the Roller Rink, by Ada Jones & Len Spencer (1907).
August 2, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – Just One Girl, sung by J. W. Myers (1899).
Preservation tour – Created. A new feature showing the process used at tinfoil.com to preserve wax cylinder recordings.
July 1, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – The Teddy Bears' Picnic, played by the Edison Symphony Orchestra (1908).
June Cylinder of the Month – Updated. Fascinating information including Morse code translations and some initial research.
June 1, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – A possible early telegraphic radio aircheck (ca. 1910).
May 1, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – In My Merry Oldsmobile, sung by Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan (1905).
April 1, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – Evening Star from Tannhauser, cornet solo by David B. Dana (1895).
March 2, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – Ingersoll at the Tomb of Napoleon, recited by Len Spencer (1902).
Cylinders of the Month Archive – Now contains over 100 complete wax cylinder recordings for your enjoyment.
February 1, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming, sung by the Knickerbocker Quartette (1908).
January 1, 2004: Cylinder of the Month – The Bird on Nellie's Hat, sung by Helen Trix (1907).
Happy 2004 to all.

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