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The first 30 selections released on Edison's new format, the Blue Amberol cylinder. These cylinders were released between November 1912 and January 1913. Selections are by popular artists of the day and run the gamut from vocal chorus to comedy. The accompanying downloadable booklet offers the story of the launch of the Blue Amberol cylinder--and end of the old wax Amberol--as well as transcriptions of the marketing descriptions used to sell each record at the time. All of the transfers are done from the best copies of these cylinders to archival quality standards and expertly restored.
Liner Notes
The complimentary liner notes that accompany this release include background on the Blue Amberol format, images of select artifacts from the Archives, notes on the transfers and a transcription of the marketing material that originally accompanied the cylinder releases in the Edison Phonograph Monthly. The 14-page document is available for download as an Adobe Acrobat file.
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Track Listing
| 1. | 1501 - Semiramide Overture | American Standard Orchestra |
| 2. | 1502 - Trio from Faust | Agnes Kimball, Reed Miller & Frank Croxton |
| 3. | 1503 - The Palms | Charles W. Harrison |
| 4. | 1504 - Roses Bloom for Lovers | Grace Kerns |
| 5. | 1505 - When You're Away | Helen Clark & Harvey Hindermyer |
| 6. | 1506 - Over the Waves Waltz | New York Military Band |
| 7. | 1507 - Town Topics of Pumpkin Center | Cal Stewart |
| 8. | 1508 - Light As a Feather | Charles Daab |
| 9. | 1509 - La Paloma | Edison Concert Band |
| 10. | 1510 - My Best Girl and Me | Edward M. Favor & Chorus |
| 11. | 1511 - My Uncle's Farm | Billy Golden & Joe Hughes |
| 12. | 1512 - I'm Smiling At De Moon Dat Smiles At You | Irving Gillette & Chorus |
| 13. | 1513 - Just That You Are You | Walter Van Brunt |
| 14. | 1514 - The Mocking Bird - Fantasia | Charles Daab |
| 15. | 1515 - Anchored | Knickerbocker Quartet |
| 16. | 1516 - Just Before the Battle, Mother | Will Oakland and Chorus |
| 17. | 1517 - Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep | Frank Croxton |
| 18. | 1518 - Whispering Hope | Helen Clark & Harry Anthony |
| 19. | 1519 - Kitty O'Neil Medley of Reels | Charles D'Almaine |
| 20. | 1520 - Nita Gitana | Reed Miller |
| 21. | 1521 - By the Light of the Silvery Moon | Ada Jones & Male Quartet |
| 22. | 1522 - Money Musk Medley - Virginia Reel | National Promenade Band |
| 23. | 1523 - "Hi" and "Si" of Jaytown | Steve Porter & Byron G. Harlan |
| 24. | 1524 - Silver Bell | Ada Jones and Billy Murray |
| 25. | 1525 - The Rosary | Elizabeth Spencer & Knickerbocker Quartet |
| 26. | 1526 - Teasing Moon | Walter Van Brunt |
| 27. | 1527 - Serenade | Florentine Instrumental Trio |
| 28. | 1528 - Quartet "Rigoletto" | Croxton Quartet |
| 29. | 1529 - Row, Row, Row | Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan |
| 30. | 1530 - A Little Girl At Home | Elizabeth Spencer & Harvey Hindermyer |