Phono-Cylinders, Vol. 2

This collection of 15 tracks comprises the second volume of a two-volume set of recordings made in the first decade of the 20th century on Edison recording cylinders. The recordings are from the private collection of George A. Blacker, who also provided background information about them in the liner notes. Although the recordings contain surface noise, the sound quality of the Edison cylinders is "superior" in fidelity to that of disc records of the time. This volume includes a political speech by Theodore Roosevelt, a monologue on baseball by Miss Ray Cox, instrumental and vocal songs, and a song about the Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks.

Track Listing

101	In the Good Old Steamboat Days	Murry K. Hill	02:02
102	That’s Where I Come In	Edward M. Favor	02:23
103	Farmer and the Businessman	Theodore Roosevelt	04:28
104	A Confidential Chat	Press Eldridge	02:21
105	Old Daddy Pegleg	New York Military Band	02:10
106	The Girl Who Threw Me Down	Edward M. Favor and chorus	02:15
107	I Used to Be Afraid to Come Home in the Dark	Billy Murray	02:18
108	The Laughing Song	George W. Johnson	02:19
201	I’ve Told His Missus All about Him	Helen Trix	02:18
202	The Baseball Girl	Miss Ray Cox	04:40
203	For You Alone	Enrico Caruso	02:12
204	Street Piano Medley	August Molinari	02:24
205	Mouse and the Clock	Edison Concert Band	02:23
206	House Cleaning Time	Ada Jones and Len Spencer	02:24
207	B. P. O. E. (Elks' Song)	Nat M. Wills	03:48