Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD

Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD

Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD

Track Listings
 
1. Aba Daba Honeymoon
2. Happy tho' married
3. Uncle Josh buys an Automobile
4. Gasoline Gus
5. I've been floating
6. The band festival
7. Farmyard medley
8. The preacher and the bear
9. A police court scene
10. Backyard conversation
11. Cohen on his honeymoon
12. Dinnie Donohue
13. The shop girl
14. Mr. Gallagher & Mr. Shean
15. A visit to Reilly's
16. Die Witwe und ihre sieben Maenner
17. Polka Warszawska
18. Polski taniec / Aleksander Iwanowski

Editorial Reviews
In The Groove, October 2005
A brilliant mix of songs from Blue Amberol Records!

Product Description
As would be expected from the world's first authentic sound recordings, the tracks on the Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD are far from Dolby standards. What is delightfully surprising is the fact that there is an amazing level of clarity. We must, at all times of browsing this CD collection, remember that we are listening to audio history here. It has been remarkably well preserved and superceded my own expectations as a sound engineer.

The second pleasant surprise is the genuine entertainment value of this CDs content. There is real humor in the subject matter, artistic voice inflection for added effect and an overall aura of accomplished Vaudeville. This collection can be scanned from both a historical and pleasurable distraction perspective. It is evident that certain winning formulas in stand-up comedy - including the type of background music - have survived the test of time. Anyone who has seen Disney's early Buena Vista cartoons will have an instant sense of déjà vu. This CD is highly recommended, especially for serious collectors of rare audio materials.

Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD

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Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is history
  • It Made Me Feel Young
  • I have always taken recorded sound for granted... here it is in the raw. An overwhelming sense of history is inevitable."
  • Many thanks, A2ZCDS - this was a rare and memorable experience.
  • Comedy Sure Has Changed
 Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD
Thomas A. Edison
Manufacturer: A2ZCDS.com
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Spoken WordSpoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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  1. Edison Sound Recordings - (Hymns, Poetry and Music) Audio CD
  2. Edison Sound Recordings - (High Voice Songs) Audio CD
  3. Edison Sound Recordings - (Popular Instrumental Music) Audio CD

ASIN: B000AB4Q0Y
Release Date: 2005-07-15

Tracks:

  1. Aba Daba Honeymoon
  2. Happy tho' married
  3. Uncle Josh buys an Automobile
  4. Gasoline Gus
  5. I've been floating
  6. The band festival
  7. Farmyard medley
  8. The preacher and the bear
  9. A police court scene
  10. Backyard conversation
  11. Cohen on his honeymoon
  12. Dinnie Donohue
  13. The shop girl
  14. Mr. Gallagher & Mr. Shean
  15. A visit to Reilly's
  16. Die Witwe und ihre sieben Maenner
  17. Polka Warszawska
  18. Polski taniec / Aleksander Iwanowski

Product Description

As would be expected from the world’s first authentic sound recordings, the tracks on the Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD are far from Dolby standards. What is delightfully surprising is the fact that there is an amazing level of clarity. We must, at all times of browsing this CD collection, remember that we are listening to audio history here. It has been remarkably well preserved and superceded my own expectations as a sound engineer. The second pleasant surprise is the genuine entertainment value of this CDs content. There is real humor in the subject matter, artistic voice inflection for added effect and an overall aura of accomplished Vaudeville. This collection can be scanned from both a historical and pleasurable distraction perspective. It is evident that certain winning formulas in stand-up comedy - including the type of background music - have survived the test of time. Anyone who has seen Disney’s early Buena Vista cartoons will have an instant sense of déjà vu. This CD is highly recommended, especially for serious collectors of rare audio materials.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is history.......2007-05-08

I purchased these CD's to add to my collection of Historic works of Thomas Alva Edison. I purchased the bundle pack but I wanted to give reviews of each cd individually. This is a fantastic collection. The quality is perfectly preserved and shows truely just how amazing and ahead of his time, Thomas Alva Edison was. These cds contain all the examples of his pioneering inventions.

5 out of 5 stars It Made Me Feel Young.......2006-05-24

I'm an older woman and it seems like there is nowhere I can go these days to find the type of music I used to listen to as a child. Modern music is just not my thing. I stumbled upon this CD when I was lookin for information about the life of Thomas Edison and ordered it when I realized that I knew most of these songs and had not heard them for years. The sound quality is scratchy sometimes, but just to hear these songs again was an incredible and memorable experience for me. They may be 80 years old but they still sound good to me.

5 out of 5 stars I have always taken recorded sound for granted... here it is in the raw. An overwhelming sense of history is inevitable.".......2006-05-02

"Some of this stuff (in the Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD) is really funny. The court routine with the corrupt judge is worthy of reenactment in the best of today's TV sitcoms. Where on earth did you manage to dredge this material up from? To be able to hear it in the comfort of my living room is a weird and wonderful thing. I have always taken recorded sound for granted... here it is in the raw. An overwhelming sense of history is inevitable."

5 out of 5 stars Many thanks, A2ZCDS - this was a rare and memorable experience........2006-04-28

"I could not help but latch on to the irony - at the time there recordings were made, the LP would have been considered High Technology. And here I was, listening to these long dead voices from the past, using equipment that exists only in museums now, on my expensive digital Kenwood Sound System. This is history at its purest - interactive, self-explanatory and totally delightful to perceive. Many thanks, A2ZCDS - this was a rare and memorable experience."

5 out of 5 stars Comedy Sure Has Changed.......2006-04-27

It's always interesting when something you order is not quite what you expected, but still entertaining.

I bought this because I wanted to hear the comedy and didn't realize at first that the tracks are very old - in fact some of the first things ever recorded - by Thomas Edison for christ's sake!

That said, once I realized that I had to put myself back in time a little bit the tracks are very funny.

The best part is just thinking how long these things have survived and if it wasn't for recordings like this there wouldn't be any comedy on record today.
Edison Sound Recordings - (Popular Instrumental Music) Audio CD
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is history
  • Rare Recordings
  • I have always taken recorded sound for granted... here it is in the raw. An overwhelming sense of history is inevitable.
  • I am extremely happy with this purchase I have made from A2ZCDS.
 Edison Sound Recordings - (Popular Instrumental Music) Audio CD
Thomas A. Edison
Manufacturer: A2ZCDS.com
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
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  1. Edison Sound Recordings - (Hymns, Poetry and Music) Audio CD
  2. Edison Sound Recordings - (High Voice Songs) Audio CD
  3. Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD

ASIN: B000AMU3GO
Release Date: 2005-10-03

Tracks:

  1. Hungarian rag / Julius Lenzberg
  2. Spanish rhapsody / S. Salvetti
  3. Allah's holiday / Rudolf Friml
  4. Poor butterfly / Raymond Hubbell
  5. Umbrellas to mend
  6. Night time in Little Italy
  7. Myona-Hawaiian waltz / Waikiki Hawaiian Orchestra
  8. The bells of St. Mary's / A. Emmett Adams
  9. Crazy blues / Perry Bradford
  10. In a monastery garden / Albert W. Ketelbey
  11. Old pal (Why don't you answer me?)
  12. In my heart, on my mind all day long
  13. Kitten on the keys
  14. Carolina rolling stone / Young--Squires
  15. In the little red school house / A. Wilson & J. Brennan
  16. Save a little dram for me / Skidmore--Walker
  17. Love, here is my heart / Lao Silesu
  18. Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3

Product Description

This historical ride down the corridors of music has many landmarks along the way - 18 in all. Each is a carefully preserved and restored ‘blast from the past’ in the ultimate sense of the term. They take you from one musical discipline to another, but the switchover is effortless because the listener is at no point tempted to critically analyze the music itself. This would be as foolhardy as trying to aesthetically judge the gigantic statues that guard Egypt’s ancient Valley of the Kings.... Suspend all you ever held was true of music, because this is where the very Truth was born. You do not question timeless monoliths - rather, you reflect on the triumph of human endeavor that made their production possible. Edison Sound Recordings - (Popular Instrumental Music) Audio CD is, at the root level, an act of homage to the very concept of humankind’s love of music. Above that, it edifies the one man who gave us most of the inventions with which we define our world with today - Thomas Edison, inventor of recorded sound.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is history.......2007-05-08

I purchased these CD's to add to my collection of Historic works of Thomas Alva Edison. I purchased the bundle pack but I wanted to give reviews of each cd individually. This is a fantastic collection. The quality is perfectly preserved and shows truely just how amazing and ahead of his time, Thomas Alva Edison was. These cds contain all the examples of his pioneering inventions.

5 out of 5 stars Rare Recordings.......2006-07-20

Despite the rather overblown hype on the package, these tracks are pretty darn intersting. Edison, as you may know, was the first person ever to record music and he recorded what was popular at the time. In a way these are the first hit records ever made. They have a scrathy feel to them, but they give you a strong sense of popular music history and you can hear the strings of what would eventually become jazz and blues a decade or two later.

5 out of 5 stars I have always taken recorded sound for granted... here it is in the raw. An overwhelming sense of history is inevitable........2006-05-02

"Some of this stuff (in the Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD) is really funny. The court routine with the corrupt judge is worthy of reenactment in the best of today's TV sitcoms. Where on earth did you manage to dredge this material up from? To be able to hear it in the comfort of my living room is a weird and wonderful thing. I have always taken recorded sound for granted... here it is in the raw. An overwhelming sense of history is inevitable."

5 out of 5 stars I am extremely happy with this purchase I have made from A2ZCDS........2006-05-01

This is a groundbreaking CD - who would ever have thought of making such rarities available to everyday people? I have a friend who prides himself in his collection of old recordings - well, I guess my set of Edison Sound Recordings CDs will shut him up for good. I particularly enjoyed the Popular Instrumental Music, being a fan of military marching stuff. I'm extremely happy with this purchase I have made from A2ZCDS.
Edison Sound Recordings - (Hymns, Poetry and Music) Audio CD
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is history
  • I am interested in buying the entire lot of this series.... please send me the details.
  • It was awesome to hear the voice of Edison himself. Thanks for a memorable treat, A2ZCDS...
 Edison Sound Recordings - (Hymns, Poetry and Music) Audio CD
Thomas A. Edison
Manufacturer: A2ZCDS.com
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Spoken WordSpoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
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  1. Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD
  2. Edison Sound Recordings - (Popular Instrumental Music) Audio CD
  3. Edison Sound Recordings - (High Voice Songs) Audio CD

ASIN: B000AMRAR4
Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

  1. The raggedy man
  2. At the ball that's all
  3. Are you from Dixie?
  4. Don't bite the hand
  5. Seven ages of man
  6. The three bears
  7. Lasca / F. Desprez
  8. Medley of Southern airs
  9. 12th Street rag / Euday L. Bowman
  10. Santa Claus Hides in your Phonograph
  11. Oi ya nestchastay
  12. Indiana / James F. Hanley
  13. Beautiful Ohio / Mary Earl
  14. The twenty-third Psalm
  15. Introduction and tarentelle / Pablo de Sarasate
  16. Carnival of Venice--variations
  17. Caprice Espagnol / Ketten--Loeffler
  18. Second Hungarian rhapsodie

Product Description

The miracle of recorded sound is something we take pretty much for granted these days - I readily confess that I did till I came across the Edison Sound Recordings series by A2ZCDS. It is easy to imagine that the appreciation or music and poetry begins and ends with our own awareness of it, but the (Hymns, Poetry and Music) Audio CD conclusively proves that this is a delusion. When Edison invented the phonograph, there was already a wealth of material for him to record for posterity by ways of immortal poetry, timeless church hymns and others kinds of music rendered by highly versatile performers. As you listen to the historical contents of this CD, it would serve to bear in mind that all that we know of sound storage began with these recordings. To approach this material with a purist’s ear for sound quality would be an affront to the sanctity of history. This is a time to listen to the message rather than the messenger, and the message is clear - humanity triumphs in small stages sometimes, but it is always the beginnings that count the most.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is history.......2007-05-08

I purchased these CD's to add to my collection of Historic works of Thomas Alva Edison. I purchased the bundle pack but I wanted to give reviews of each cd individually. This is a fantastic collection. The quality is perfectly preserved and shows truely just how amazing and ahead of his time, Thomas Alva Edison was. These cds contain all the examples of his pioneering inventions.

5 out of 5 stars I am interested in buying the entire lot of this series.... please send me the details........2006-05-02

"I am completely enchanted by what I heard on this CD. Sure, there is a lot of static and scratchiness, but that only adds to the historic value of this amazing collection. It would have been tragic if these jewels had been lost to the world for lack of recoding equipment - that thought alone gives me a new respect for Thomas Edison. I am interested in buying the entire lot of this series.... please send me the details."

5 out of 5 stars It was awesome to hear the voice of Edison himself. Thanks for a memorable treat, A2ZCDS..........2006-05-02

"This was an eminently worthwhile purchase. I needed to get an intimate feel of history, and what better way than to actually hear it? The songs and music on Edison Sound Recordings - (War Songs) Audio CD are as beautiful as grainy black-and-white pictures from the previous century. It was awesome to hear the voice of Edison himself. Thanks for a memorable treat, A2ZCDS..."
Edison Sound Recordings - (High Voice Songs) Audio CD
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is history
  • I am interested in buying the entire lot of this series.... please send me the details.
  • This is a musical experience unlike any other that I've ever had.
  • Historically Interesting
 Edison Sound Recordings - (High Voice Songs) Audio CD

Manufacturer: A2ZCDS.com
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
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  1. Edison Sound Recordings - (Hymns, Poetry and Music) Audio CD
  2. Edison Sound Recordings - (Popular Instrumental Music) Audio CD
  3. Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD

ASIN: B000AMU3H8
Release Date: 2005-10-03

Tracks:

  1. My mother's rosary
  2. That tumble-down
  3. Tancuj
  4. Omar Rabbi Elozor
  5. When the roll is called up yonder
  6. The church in the wildwood
  7. La sonnambula-I
  8. La sonnambula-II
  9. O patria mia--Aida-I
  10. O patria mia--Aida-II
  11. Vesti la giubba--I Pagliacci
  12. Kashmiri song
  13. Give a man a horse he can ride
  14. La mamma morta
  15. Quand' ero paggio
  16. The trumpet shall sound

Product Description

Many musical disciplines are represented in this musical time capsule, but the accent in this CD is on the beauty of professionally high-strung vocal cords. You will, at the end, acknowledge that true musical talent has existed for much longer than you may have imagined, and that it is only the post-Edison phase that we are aware of. This realization gives one a deep feeling of history, and a new respect for the Masters of the Past. The ability to pitch one’s voice to higher notes is celebrated beautifully in this collection. It will not fail to please musical purists and history buffs alike. The visual imagery that the songs and the context of bygone ages evoke is priceless and infinitely memorable. This is a CD you will be able to enjoy and discuss with your family and friends for years to come - it certainly sparked off some lively discussion in this reviewer’s own household.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is history.......2007-05-08

I purchased these CD's to add to my collection of Historic works of Thomas Alva Edison. I purchased the bundle pack but I wanted to give reviews of each cd individually. This is a fantastic collection. The quality is perfectly preserved and shows truely just how amazing and ahead of his time, Thomas Alva Edison was. These cds contain all the examples of his pioneering inventions.

5 out of 5 stars I am interested in buying the entire lot of this series.... please send me the details........2006-05-02

"I am completely enchanted by what I heard on this CD. Sure, there is a lot of static and scratchiness, but that only adds to the historic value of this amazing collection. It would have been tragic if these jewels had been lost to the world for lack of recoding equipment - that thought alone gives me a new respect for Thomas Edison. I am interested in buying the entire lot of this series.... please send me the details."

5 out of 5 stars This is a musical experience unlike any other that I've ever had........2006-05-02

"Maybe I didn't really know what to expect. Maybe I just bought this CD (Edison Sound Recordings - (High Voice Songs) Audio CD) from A2ZCDS as a gag, to have a few laughs. But the musical content is subliminal and surprising in its richness, and I found myself listening gape-mouthed at what these voices and instruments from another age were doing. This is a musical experience unlike any other that I've ever had."

5 out of 5 stars Historically Interesting.......2006-04-27

I bought this disk along with Edison's humor disk (I admit I didn't realize when I ordered that it was the Edison who made the recordings.)

I'm glad I listened to the humor disk first, becuase it let me realize what this was going to be before I put it on.

What you get is a bunch of songs recorded at the turn of the century. What makes them intersting is not the songs themselves, but the historical perspective they are put in - i.e. these are some of the first songs recorded ever.

To hear them now on CD - the most modern recording method is an interesting experience.

I loved this disk for what it is - but if you are looking for modern music it would not be for you.
Edison Sound Recordings - Bundle Pack (5 CDs)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is history
 Edison Sound Recordings - Bundle Pack (5 CDs)
Thomas A. Edison
Manufacturer: A2ZCDS.com
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000K4WTSM
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

  1. Aba Daba Honeymoon
  2. Happy tho' married
  3. Uncle Josh buys an Automobile
  4. Gasoline Gus
  5. I've been floating
  6. The band festival
  7. Farmyard medley
  8. The preacher and the bear
  9. A police court scene
  10. Backyard conversation
  11. Cohen on his honeymoon
  12. Dinnie Donohue
  13. The shop girl
  14. Mr. Gallagher & Mr. Shean
  15. A visit to Reilly's
  16. Die Witwe und ihre sieben Maenner
  17. Polka Warszawska
  18. Polski taniec / Aleksander Iwanowski
  19. Hungarian rag / Julius Lenzberg
  20. Spanish rhapsody / S. Salvetti
  21. Allah's holiday / Rudolf Friml
  22. Poor butterfly / Raymond Hubbell
  23. Umbrellas to mend
  24. Night time in Little Italy
  25. Myona-Hawaiian waltz / Waikiki Hawaiian Orchestra
  26. The bells of St. Mary's / A. Emmett Adams
  27. Crazy blues / Perry Bradford
  28. In a monastery garden / Albert W. Ketelbey
  29. Old pal (Why don't you answer me?)
  30. In my heart, on my mind all day long
  31. Kitten on the keys
  32. Carolina rolling stone / Young--Squires
  33. In the little red school house / A. Wilson & J. Brennan
  34. Save a little dram for me / Skidmore--Walker
  35. Love, here is my heart / Lao Silesu
  36. Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3
  37. My mother's rosary
  38. That tumble-down
  39. Tancuj
  40. Omar Rabbi Elozor
  41. When the roll is called up yonder
  42. The church in the wildwood
  43. La sonnambula-I
  44. La sonnambula-II
  45. O patria mia--Aida-I
  46. O patria mia--Aida-II
  47. Vesti la giubba--I Pagliacci
  48. Kashmiri song
  49. Give a man a horse he can ride
  50. La mamma morta
  51. Quand' ero paggio
  52. The trumpet shall sound
  53. There's a long, long trail
  54. The stars and stripes forever march
  55. Let us not forget
  56. Madelon (I'll be true to the whole regiment)
  57. I'm forever blowing bubbles
  58. The U.S. Field Artillery march
  59. True to the flag march
  60. Die Schnitzelbank
  61. Till the boys come home
  62. Lorraine (My beautiful Alsace-Lorraine)
  63. Just a baby's prayer at twilight
  64. Onward, Christian

Product Description

Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD As would be expected from the world s first authentic sound recordings, the tracks on the Edison Sound Recordings - (Humorous Songs) Audio CD are far from Dolby standards. What is delightfully surprising is the fact that there is an amazing level of clarity. We must, at all times of browsing this CD collection, remember that we are listening to audio history here. It has been remarkably well preserved and superceded my own expectations as a sound engineer. Edison Sound Recordings - (Popular Instrumental Music) Audio CD This historical ride down the corridors of music has many landmarks along the way - 18 in all. Each is a carefully preserved and restored blast from the past in the ultimate sense of the term. They take you from one musical discipline to another, but the switchover is effortless because the listener is at no point tempted to critically analyze the music itself. This would be as foolhardy as trying to aesthetically judge the gigantic statues that guard Egypt s ancient Valley of the Kings.... Edison Sound Recordings - (High Voice Songs) Audio CD Recorded sound came about as a result of Thomas Edison's work on two other inventions, the telegraph and the telephone. Working on a machine that would transcribe telegraphic messages through indentations on paper tape, which could later be sent over the telegraph repeatedly led Edison to speculate that a telephone message could also be recorded in a similar fashion. Edison Sound Recordings - (War Songs) Audio CD As with all other items in this series by A2ZCDS, Edison Sound Recordings - (War Songs) Audio CD is an awe-inspiring compilation, both for the musical content and the historical connotations invested in the fact that these are the absolute pioneering recordings of every featured musical item. As such, this CD is worthy of reverential listening and an overall approach of humility and wonder. It is a personal guarantee that hearing Thomas E

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is history.......2007-05-08

I purchased these CD's to add to my collection of Historic works of Thomas Alva Edison. I purchased the bundle pack but I wanted to give reviews of each cd individually. This is a fantastic collection. The quality is perfectly preserved and shows truely just how amazing and ahead of his time, Thomas Alva Edison was. These cds contain all the examples of his pioneering inventions.
Edison Sound Recordings - (War Songs) Audio CD
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is history
  • Good Present
  • I am interested in buying the entire lot of this series.... please send me the details.
  • Thanks for a memorable treat, A2ZCDS...
  • Good For Historic Value
 Edison Sound Recordings - (War Songs) Audio CD
Thomas A. Edison
Manufacturer: A2ZCDS.com
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Spoken WordSpoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000AMU3HI
Release Date: 2005-10-03

Tracks:

  1. There's a long, long trail
  2. The stars and stripes forever march
  3. Let us not forget
  4. Madelon (I'll be true to the whole regiment)
  5. I'm forever blowing bubbles
  6. The U.S. Field Artillery march
  7. True to the flag march
  8. Die Schnitzelbank
  9. Till the boys come home
  10. Lorraine (My beautiful Alsace-Lorraine)
  11. Just a baby's prayer at twilight
  12. Onward, Christian soldiers!

Product Description

This CD covers most aspects of military music as it was heard in the earliest part of the last century, and even the religious angle is well represented with a heartfelt rendition of 'Onward, Christian Soldiers' by the Calvary Choir and Choir Boys of St. Andrew's Church, New York. Throughout this collection, the baseline recording quality conspicuously fails to intrude; after all, this is history in audible form - far above considerations of 'quality control'. After all, we do not judge the texture of ancient papyrus scrolls - we marvel that they exist at all. As with all other items in this series by A2ZCDS, Edison Sound Recordings - (War Songs) Audio CD is an awe-inspiring compilation, both for the musical content and the historical connotations invested in the fact that these are the absolute pioneering recordings of every featured musical item. As such, this CD is worthy of reverential listening and an overall approach of humility and wonder. It is a personal guarantee that hearing Thomas Edison speak to America in a rare recording of his voice will make your skin break out in gooseflesh.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is history.......2007-05-08

I purchased these CD's to add to my collection of Historic works of Thomas Alva Edison. I purchased the bundle pack but I wanted to give reviews of each cd individually. This is a fantastic collection. The quality is perfectly preserved and shows truely just how amazing and ahead of his time, Thomas Alva Edison was. These cds contain all the examples of his pioneering inventions.

5 out of 5 stars Good Present.......2006-05-06

I bought this CD for my grandfather for his birthday and he loved it, loved it, loved it.

I find it hard to find things he would like and music is the hardest of all. Have you ever tried to find really old music at Virgin. It just doesn't have the stuff that older people enjoy.

He said that he remembered the songs from his youth and he keeps playing the thing over and over again.

Five stars, baby. Five stars.

5 out of 5 stars I am interested in buying the entire lot of this series.... please send me the details........2006-05-02

"I am completely enchanted by what I heard on this CD. Sure, there is a lot of static and scratchiness, but that only adds to the historic value of this amazing collection. It would have been tragic if these jewels had been lost to the world for lack of recoding equipment - that thought alone gives me a new respect for Thomas Edison. I am interested in buying the entire lot of this series.... please send me the details."

5 out of 5 stars Thanks for a memorable treat, A2ZCDS..........2006-05-02

"This was an eminently worthwhile purchase. I needed to get an intimate feel of history, and what better way than to actually hear it? The songs and music on Edison Sound Recordings - (War Songs) Audio CD are as beautiful as grainy black-and-white pictures from the previous century. It was awesome to hear the voice of Edison himself. Thanks for a memorable treat, A2ZCDS..."

5 out of 5 stars Good For Historic Value.......2006-05-01

Early sound recordings are always hit or miss - because Edison and others didn't really know what kind of recordings would be popular so they recorded eveyrthing they could think of.

The War Songs here predate World War One but are the same songs that those soldiers would end up singing and capture the patriotism of the moment.

These are not, obviously, doulby quality recordings, but they have a real value to me as examples of history in the making.

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Musica E Parole [Import]

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Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau; Sinfonietta, Op. 23

Acquainted With the Night