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October 1, 2026: Cylinder of the Month – At the Circus, played by the Edison Symphony Orchestra (1899).
September 1, 2026: Cylinder of the Month – The Third Verse of Mary and John, or, The Lovers' Quarrel, sung by Will White (1891).
August 31, 2026 — Tinfoil.com's 30th anniversary.: Take a trip back in Tinfoil time!
August 1, 2026: Cylinder of the Month – Ingersoll at the Tomb of Napoleon, recited by Len Spencer (1902).
July 1, 2026: Thomas A. Edison Commemorative – Updated.
Cylinder of the Month – Take Me Out to the Ball Game sung by Edward Meeker (1908).
June 1, 2026: Cylinder of the Month – Lanciers with Figures Called played by Issler's Popular Orchestra (1894).
May 1, 2026: Cylinder of the Month – Nothing Like That In Our Family sung by Will F. Denny (1906).
April 1, 2026: Cylinder of the Month – Peaches and Cream, a vaudeville sketch performed by Ada Jones & Len Spencer (1906).
Updated entire website, finally, for smaller screen devices.
March 2, 2026: Cylinder of the Month – Ain't Dat a Shame Medley, Dulcimer solo performed by William Moriarity (1908).
February 1, 2026: Cylinder of the Month – I'll Love You Forever and Ever, sung by Steve Porter (1898).
January 3, 2026: Cylinder of the Month – The Melon Patch Schottische, played by the 23rd Regiment Band of New York (1894-1896).
Happy 2026 as Tinfoil.com enters its 30th year!
December 2, 2025: Cylinder of the Month – Mireille - Valse, sung by Aline Vallandri (1906).
November 1, 2025: Cylinder of the Month – Tarantella from The Bride Elect, played by the Edison Grand Symphony Orchestra (1898).
October 2, 2025: Cylinder of the Month – Wild Cherry, played by the the New York Military Band (1909).
September 1, 2025 — Tinfoil.com's 29th birthday.: Cylinder of the Month – The Wedding of the Reuben and the Maid, sung by Arthur Collins & Joseph Natus (1901).
August 1, 2025: Cylinder of the Month – The truly unusual Esquimaux Dance (ca. 1892).
July 1, 2025: Cylinder of the Month – The Bird on Nellie's Hat, sung by Helen Trix (1907).
June 2, 2025: Cylinder of the Month – Good-Bye My Lady Love, sung by Harry MacDonough (1904).
May 2, 2025: Cylinder of the Month – La Mattchiche, played by the Pathé Frères Orchestra (1905).
April 2, 2025: Cylinder of the Month – Schultz Gets a Letter from the Klondike, performed by Frank Kennedy (1898).
March 1, 2025: Cylinder of the Month – World's fair souvenir records from the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition and the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Updated all sound files to MP3, finally!
February 2, 2025: Cylinder of the Month – U. S. Army Lancers, 1st Figure, performed by the Edison Military Band (1906).
January 1, 2025: Cylinder of the Month – Auld Lang Syne, performed by the Edison Male Quartette (1898).
Best wishes to all for peace and health in 2025!
December 2, 2024: Cylinder of the Month – Monastery Bells, bells, chimes, with the Edison Military Band (1905).
November 1, 2024: Cylinder of the Month – "Je suis aimé de la plus belle" from La Basoche, sung by Gabriel Soulacroix (1900).
October 2, 2024: Cylinder of the Month – At the Minstrel Show - No. 1, by the Edison Minstrels (1906).
September 2, 2024: Cylinder of the Month – Everybody Works But Father, sung by Bob Roberts (1905).
August 2, 2024: Cylinder of the Month – A vocal violin imitation of Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, by Edith Helena (1907).
July 1, 2024: Cylinder of the Month – Chopin Nocturne, piano solo by Joseph Pizzarello (on a Bettini cylinder, 1898).
June 1, 2024: Cylinder Music Shop – Digital MP3 albums are now available and Compact Discs (CDs) have been discontinued. Another medium fades, but wax cylinders persist.
Cylinder of the Month – Mandy and Her Man, performed by Ada Jones & Len Spencer (1906).
May 2, 2024: Cylinder of the Month – The Girl I Left Behind Me Medley, played by the United States Marine Fife and Drum Corps (1903).
April 2, 2024: Cylinder of the Month – Casey as Umpire at a Ball Game, performed by Russell Hunting (1898).
March 1, 2024: Cylinder of the Month – King Cotton March, played by Baldwin's Cadet Band of Boston (1896).
February 2, 2024: Cylinder of the Month – Just One Girl, sung by J. W. Myers (1899).
January 2, 2024: Cylinder of the Month – I'd Love to, But I Won't, sung by Bessie Wynn (1910).
Happy 2024 to all!
December 3, 2023: Cylinder of the Month – The Sleigh Ride Party, by The Greater New York Quartette (1898).
November 2, 2023: Cylinder of the Month – Pucker Up Your Lips, Miss Lindy, sung by Albert C. Campbell and Irving Gillette (1912).
October 1, 2023: Cylinder of the Month – Phroso Waltz, played by the Peerless Orchestra (1899).
September 1, 2023 — Tinfoil.com's 27th BD.: Cylinder of the Month – Stop That Knocking at the Door, sung by the Edison Quartette (1906).
August 1, 2023: Cylinder of the Month – Carrie Nation in Kansas, sung by Steve Porter (1901).
July 1, 2023: Cylinder of the Month – Les Noces de Jeannette - Enfin, me voilà seul, sung by Paul Aumonier (1904).
June 2, 2023: Cylinder of the Month – Grand March From Tannhauser, played by the Edison Grand Concert Band (1899).
May 1, 2023: Cylinder of the Month – Three Minutes With the Minstrels, by S. H. Dudley and Arthur Collins (1899).
April 1, 2023: Cylinder of the Month – Petite Mignon, oboe solo performed by Caesar Addimando (1908).
March 1, 2023: Cylinder of the Month – The Captain's Song from H.M.S. Pinafore, sung by Harry Dearth & chorus (1907).
February 2, 2023: Cylinder of the Month – Uncle Josh at the Dentist's, performed by Cal Stewart & Len Spencer (1909).
January 1, 2023: Cylinder of the Month – Down in Blossom Row Medley, xylophone solo performed by Albert Benzler (1905).
Best wishes to all in 2023
December 2, 2022: Cylinder of the Month – Ring Out the Bells for Christmas, played by the Edison Concert Band with chimes and singing (1907).
November 1, 2022: Cylinder of the Month – Ev'ry Little Bit, Added to What You've Got, Makes Just a Little Bit More, sung by Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan (1907).
October 2, 2022: Cylinder of the Month – Overture, Poet and Peasant, played by Baldwin's Cadet Band of Boston (1895).
September 1, 2022 — Tinfoil.com is 26 years old.: Cylinder of the Month – Glorious Beer, sung by Dan W. Quinn (1899).
August 1, 2022: Cylinder of the Month – Saving Them All for Mary, banjo & song by Al Reeves (1891-1893).
July 1, 2022: Cylinder of the Month – My Creole Sue, performed by the Edison Male Quartette (1899).
June 1, 2022: Cylinder of the Month – "Benediction des Poignards" from Les Huguenots, sung by Jean-Francisque Delmas (1902).
May 2, 2022: Cylinder of the Month – Mandy and Her Man, performed by Ada Jones & Len Spencer (1906).
April 2, 2022: Cylinder of the Month – Five Minutes With the Minstrels, played by Voss's First Regiment Band (1891).
March 3, 2022: Cylinder of the Month – Our Victorious Nation March, played by the New York Military Band (1909).
February 1, 2022: Cylinder of the Month – When the Birds Go North Again, sung by Silas Leachman (1900).
January 1, 2022: Cylinder of the Month – Casey Courting His Girl, performed by John Kaiser (1905).
Wishing you peace and freedom in 2022.
December 1, 2021: Cylinder of the Month – Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill, sung by Arthur Collins (1902).
November 1, 2021: Cylinder of the Month – Jolly Fellows Waltz, played by the Peerless Orchestra (1899).
October 1, 2021: Cylinder of the Month – Down at the Huskin' Bee, sung by Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan (1909).
September 1, 2021 — Tinfoil.com's 25th anniversary.: Cylinder of the Month – Please, Mr. Conductor, Don't Put Me Off the Train, sung by Byron G. Harlan (1903).

Earlier What's New journal entries are available at the What's New Archive.