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Thread #158500 Message #3749324
Posted By: Steve Gardham
08-Nov-15 - 04:15 PM
Thread Name: 10,000 wax cylinders digitised
Subject: RE: 10,000 wax cylinders digitised
Wow! What a collection!
So far I've found a 1925 recording of the Boston Burglar and a 1928 recording of 'The Old Maid and the Burglar' one of the 'spare part' songs.
But no.275 on the Popular Music to 1901 list is a wonderful 1894 recording of 'Roll the Woodpile Down' accompanied on banjo, described as a coon song. at 339 on the same list is a version of 'I Wish they'd do it now' which is almost word for word a version I recorded over here in Yorkshire in the 60s.
One bit of fun, an interesting version of 'The CLOCK of the North' in strict tempo no doubt.