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Thomas Alva Edison
The Sound Of Fame - Original Edison Recordings
Album US 1961 on Thomas Alva Edison Foundation label
(Opera, Spoken Word, Folk, Classical)
Issued by the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation to commemorate the installation of Edison in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at NY University, New York City on June 4, 1961. Advanced copies are accompanied by a letter from the Edison foundation (Harry L. Cherry) These performances have been electronically transferred from the original Edison cylinders and Diamond Disks by revolutionary process. This remarkable approach brings to listeners an extraordinary and overwhelming experience never before heard. Later reissues by Mark56 Records Recording & Track info (taken from Back-cover), Tracks: A1.1: Re-Recorded 1927 A1.2: Recorded October 5, 1888 in England - white wax cylinder A2: Recorded June 21, 1917 - Diamond Disk A3: Recorded April 1911 - Amberol Cylinder (used by permission of Miss Tucker) A4: Recorded February 2, 1928 - Edison Diamond Disk A5: Recorded July, 1911 - Amberol Cylinder A6: Recorded August 1912 - Blue Amberol Cylinder A7: Recorded electrically 1928 - Edison Needle Type Record B1: Recorded April 22, 1919 - Edison Diamond Disk B2: Recorded November 3, 1920 - Edison Diamond Disk B3: Recorded April, 1913 (Bori's debute season at the Metropolitan Opera) - Edison Diamond Disk B4: Recorded electrically March 1, 1929 - Edison Needle Type Record B5: Recorded December 16, 1911 - Edison Diamond Disk B6: Recorded electrically April 5, 1929 - Edison Needle Type Record
Musicians
 | Thomas Alva Edison voc, 1847-1931 US album by, voice |
 | Sir Arthur Sullivan p, 1842-1900 GB voice |
 | John Burkhardt , performer on track, soloist, bells, bell solo |
 | Sophie Tucker voc, RU performer on track |
 | The Piccadilly Players , US performer on track |
| Unknown Artist , orchestra |
 | Harry Lauder voc, 1870-1950 GB performer on track |
 | Arthur Collins voc, 1864-1933 US performer on track |
 | Henrietta Kamern , performer on track, organ, moller pipe organ |
 | Franz Liszt p, 1811-1886 HU performer on track, composed by |
 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff p, 1873-1943 RU piano |
 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , 1840-1893 RU performer on track, composed by |
 | Claudia Muzio voc, IT vocals, soprano |
 | Charles Gounod , FR performer on track, composed by |
 | Lucrezia Bori voc, 1887-1960 ES vocals, soprano |
 | Frédéric Chopin p, PO performer on track, composed by |
| Mariz Rosenthal , piano |
 | Amilcare Ponchielli , 1834-1886 IT performer on track, composed by |
 | Emmy Destinn , 1878-1930 CZ vocals, soprano |
 | Moriz Rosenthal p, 1862-1946 US piano |
Producers
| Thomas Alva Edison recorded by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Words Spoken Into The Phonograph (Re-recorded) | Thomas Alva Edison | ||
| 2 | Sir Arthur Sullivan | Thomas Alva Edison | ||
| 3 | Light As A Feather | John Burkhardt | ||
| 4 | Some Of These Days | Sophie Tucker | Shelton Brooks | |
| 5 | Rose Room | The Piccadilly Players | Williams-Hickman, Art Hickman, Harry Williams | |
| 6 | Roamin' In The Gloamin | Harry Lauder | ||
| 7 | Waitin' For The Robert E. Lee | Arthur Collins | Muir & Gilbert, Lewis F. Muir, Wolfe Gilbert | |
| 8 | Laugh, Clown, Laugh | Henrietta Kamern | Lewis-Young-Fiorito, Joe Young, Sam Lewis, Ted Fiorito | |
| 9 | Second Hungarian Rhapsody (With Rachmaninoff's Cadenza) | Franz Liszt | Franz Liszt | |
| 10 | Eugen Onegin "Sei Forse L'Angelo Fedele" (Tatiana's Letter Scene) | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | |
| 11 | Romeo Et Juliette "The Waltz Song" | Charles Gounod | Charles Gounod | |
| 12 | Preludes (Op. 28) - No. 11 In B - No. 6 In B - No. 23 In F - No. 7 In A | Frédéric Chopin | Frédéric Chopin | |
| 13 | La Gioconda "Suicidio" | Amilcare Ponchielli | Amilcare Ponchielli | |
| 14 | Etude In C (Op. 10 No. 1) | Frédéric Chopin | Frédéric Chopin |
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