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The second 30 selections released on Edison's new format, the Blue Amberol cylinder. These cylinders were released between November 1912 and February 1913. Selections are by popular artists of the day and run the gamut from vocal chorus to comedy. The accompanying downloadable booklet describes features of Edison's high quality marketing, from its top-notch packaging to its offering of the first "liner notes." All of the transfers are done from the best copies of these cylinders to archival quality standards and expertly restored. This volume includes a bonus track: A rare 1918 issue of Arthur Collins' "Preacher and the Bear" dubbed from an Edison Diamond Disc so that you can hear and appreciate the quality of the live recordings.
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. | 1531 - Way Down South | Heidelberg Quintet | 1912 |
| 2. | 1532 - Dixie Medley | Fred Van Eps | 1912 |
| 3. | 1533 - Tell Mother I'll Be There | James F. Harrison & Edison Mixed Quartet | 1912 |
| 4. | 1534 - Oh! You Circus Day Medley | Joe Belmont | 1912 |
| 5. | 1535 - Music Vot's Music Must Come from Berlin | Maurice Burkhart | 1912 |
| 6. | 1536 - My Lady Lu | Walter Van Brunt & Chorus | 1912 |
| 7. | 1537 - List! the Cherubic Host | Chorus Of Female Voices & Frank Croxton | 1912 |
| 8. | 1538 - I Will Love You When the Silver Threads Are Shining Among the Gold | Manuel Romain | 1912 |
| 9. | 1539 - Medley of Southern Plantation Songs | New York Military Band | 1912 |
| 10. | 1540 - Under the Big September Moon | Albert Campbell & Irving Gillette | 1912 |
| 11. | 1541 - When Was There Ever a Night Like This? | Charles W. Harrison | 1913 |
| 12. | 1542 - My Hula, Hula Love | Metropolitan Quartet | 1912 |
| 13. | 1543 - Red Wing | Frederic H. Potter & Chorus | 1913 |
| 14. | 1544 - (A) Darkies' Dream; (B) Darkies' Awakening | Fred Van Eps | 1912 |
| 15. | 1545 - Abide With Me | The Frank Croxton Quartet | 1912 |
| 16. | 1546 - For This | Charles W. Harrison | 1912 |
| 17. | 1547 - Silver Threads Among the Gold | Will Oakland | 1912 |
| 18. | 1548 - Good-Night, Good-Night, Beloved | EmoS Quartet | 1912 |
| 19. | 1549 - My Sumurun Girl Medley | Fred Van Eps | 1912 |
| 20. | 1550 - Casey Jones | Billy Murray & Chorus | 1912 |
| 21. | 1551 - The Count of Luxembourg-waltzes | American Standard Orchestra | 1912 |
| 22. | 1552 - Are You Going to Dance? | Elizabeth Spencer & Irving Gillette | 1912 |
| 23. | 1553 - Bells Solo from the Magic Flute | Charles Daab | 1912 |
| 24. | 1554 - Roses, Roses Everywhere | Harvey Hindermyer | 1912 |
| 25. | 1555 - Where the Moonbeams Gleam | Albert Campbell & Irving Gillette | 1912 |
| 26. | 1556 - When I Waltz With You | Charles W. Harrison | 1912 |
| 27. | 1557 - Nearer My God to Thee | Knickerbocker Quartet | 1912 |
| 28. | 1558 - Menuet, Op. 14, No. 1 | American Standard Orchestra | 1912 |
| 29. | 1559 - The Valley of Peace | Harry Anthony & James F. Harrison | 1912 |
| 30. | 1560 - The Preacher and the Bear | Arthur Collins | 1913 |
| 31. | 1560 - The Preacher and the Bear (Bonus Track) [Cylinder Dubbed from Diamond Disc] | Arthur Collins | 1918 |