The Pink Lambert: A Collection of the First Celulloid

The Pink Lambert: A Collection of the First Celulloid Cylinders

Before disc records, there were wax cylinders that had to be made one at a time--until a man named Thomas Lambert of Chicago devised a method for mass producing cylinders out of celluloid. Here is a found collection from the U.S. Midwest of 22 of these incredibly rare records, all dating to about 1902. It is a perfect cross-section of popular music and performers from the turn of the 20th century, featuring recording pioneers Harry Macdonough, Joseph Natus, Arthur Collins, Steve Porter, and an ensemble called the American Quartet that included members of the Haydn Quartet. There are whistling solos, band pieces, comedy sketches, vocal duets and quartets, and a cornet solo by Otto Mesloh, formerly of Sousaâ€™s Band. Classics of the South during the Civil War are here, such as â€œDixie Land,â€ along with American standards, such as â€œThe Mocking Birdâ€ and â€œIn the Good Old Summer Time,â€ and the sacred hymn â€œLead Kindly Light.â€ You will be listening to the type of entertainment common to American homes 100 and more years ago, filled with awe at the peculiar sounds that our ancestors found gratifying and humorous. Often, those sounds were coarse and racist, and theyâ€™re all here, blemishes uncensored.
Country USA
Brand Archeophone Records
Manufacturer Archeophone Records
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2005-06-28
UnitCount 1
Format Explicit Lyrics
UPCs 656605913322
EANs 0656605913322

Country	USA
Brand	Archeophone Records
Manufacturer	Archeophone Records
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2005-06-28
UnitCount	1
Format	Explicit Lyrics
UPCs	656605913322
EANs	0656605913322

The Pink Lambert: A Collection of the First Celulloid Cylinders

Customers who purchased this also purchased....