Everybody Two-Step – Billy Murray & Chorus 1912 – Played on an Edison Standard Model D Phonograph

3 Responses to “Everybody Two-Step – Billy Murray & Chorus 1912 – Played on an Edison Standard Model D Phonograph”

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   victrolaman
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   Good observation Mr …
   Good observation Mr. E.S. The folks at Edison had to find ways of extending these songs for the 4 minutes, either with additional verses or monologues or in this case an instrumental interlude. I believe this video also shows, how much of a “space taker upper” these early cylinder machines were, when the horn is hung from them to play the record. It shows why the Cygnet horn was such a welcome innovation for those who were still partial to Edison’s Cylinders.

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   EdisonSquirrel
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   Good rendition! As …
   Good rendition! As is often the case, the Edison 4-minute rendition is longer than Murray’s Victor recording of the same song. Also, there were no bones in the Victor rendition. It seems that Edison sometimes added an instrumental interlude featuring the bones in an effort to lengthen the recording.

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   16mmDJ
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   Great tune!
   Great tune!

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