By Doug Boilesen
The Edison Phonograph Monthly,
January 1907 published "A Thanksgiving Menu" in their
January 1906 trade magazine which they called "a most interesting
piece of printed matter." Originated by the Buffalo Phonograph
Company, Buffalo, New York, the following menu for November 29,
1906 featured Thanksgiving menu items and an Edison Record thematically
related to each menu option.
This page features every record
on the menu per its Edison record number, except two which have
been substituted with Victor Records for the same title.
All
of the following 2-minute Edison Gold Moulded Cylinder Records
can be listened to and are courtesy of
i78s.org and David Giovannoni Collection, unless otherwise
noted.
Thanksgiving Menu originated
by the Buffalo Phonograph Company, Buffalo NY in November 1905,
The Edison Phonograph Monthly,
January 1907
The Thanksgiving Record Menu
Playlist for
Knoske's Music Store, November 29, 1906.
Chicken
Chowder - Edison Record No. 9385 - Characteristic March -
Edison Military Band w/ animal imitations - Released August
1906
Pearl
of California - Edison Record No. 9065 - Albert Benzler w/
Bells/Orchestra - Released August 1905
Bird
Imitations - Edison Record No. 8189 - Joseph Belmont whistling
- Released October 1902
Oysters
and Clams - Edison Record No. 8730 - Arthur Collins w/
Orchestra - Released July 1904
Nothin'
from Nothin' (Leaves You) - Edison Record No. 9155 - Bob Roberts
(w/ Orchestra) - Released December 1905
Fish(ing)
- A Summer Resort Flirtation - Edison Record No. 9106 - Len Spencer
and Ada Jones talking and vocal w/orchestra - Released
October 1905
Imagination
- Edison Record No. 8835 - Arthur Collins w/ Orchestra
- Released Nov/Dec 1904
Lobster's
Promenade - Edison Record No. 8540 - Fred Van Eps (banjo w/piano)
- Released November 1903
Sea
Shell Concert Waltz - Edison Record No. 8322 - Leo Zimmerman
(trombone w/ Orchestra) - Released February 1903
Rabbit
Hash - Edison Record No. 8328 - Billy Golden talking
- Released February 1903 (Disclaimer)
Champagne
Galop - Edison Record No. 9378 - Edison Concert Band - Released
August 1906
Turkey
in the Straw - Edison Record No. 8293 - Billy Golden w/ piano
- Released January 1903 (Disclaimer)
A
Rare Old Bird - Edison Record No. 8925 - Bob Roberts w/
Orchestra - Released February 1905
On the Wings
of Love - Edison Record No. 8716 - Elma Francelli and Thomas Lewis
w/ Orchestra - Released June 1904
Down Where the Sweet
Potatoes Grow - Edison Record No. 8810 - Arthur Collins &
Byron G. Harlan w/ Orchestra - Released October 1904 (Disclaimer)
Sauerkraut
is Bully - Edison Record No. 4023 - George P. Watson w/ piano
- Released 1902
The Preacher and the
Bear
- Edison Record No. 9000 - Arthur Collins w/ Orchestra
- Released May 1905 (Disclaimer)
Irish
Canary - Edison Record No. 8647 - Arthur Collins & Byron
G. Harlan w/ Orchestra & Bird Imitations - Released
March 1904
My Kangaroo - Edison
Record No. 8727 - Morgan and Stanley - Not available, however
My
Kangaroo - Victor Record No. 2914 by Billy Murray - Released
May 28, 1904.
Mr.
Thomas Cat (March Comique) - Edison Record No. 8132 - Edison
Military Band - Released September 1902
Cocoanut
Dance - Edison Record No. 2604 - Vess L. Ossman (banjo w/ Orchestra)
- Released 1902
Possum
Pie - Edison Record No. 8697 - Arthur Collins & Byron
G. Harlan w/ Orchestra (Disclaimer)
Down on the Brandywine
(Medley) - Edison Record No. 8748 - Edison Military Band - Released
1904 - (Courtesy Todd Collection, UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive)
General Hardtack
- On Guard! - Edison Record No. 8670 - Frank C. Stanley w/
Orchestra - Released April 1904
Watermelon
Vine - Edison Record No. 8905 - The Edison Male Quartette w/
Orchestra - Released February 1905
In the Shade of the
Old
Apple Tree - Edison Record No. 8958 - Henry Burr (as Irving
Gillette w/ Orchestra - Released April 1905
International Cake
Walk - Edison Record No. 8236 - Fred Van Eps (banjo w/piano)
- Released November 1902
Peaches
and Cream (Bowery Vaudeville Sketch) - Edison Record No. 9359
- Len Spencer and Ada Jones talking and vocal w/ Orchestra
- Released July 1906
Over the Pilsner
Foam - Edison Record No. 8642 - Arthur Collins & Byron
G. Harlan w/ Orchestra - Released March 1904
Down Where the Wurtzburger
Flows - Edison Record No. 8238 - Arthur Collins & Byron
G. Harlan w/ Orchestra - Released November 1902
Under the Anheuser
Busch (Waltz) - Edison Record No. 8575 - Billy Murray w/
Orchestra - Released January 1904
Laughing
Water (A Novellete) - Edison Record No. 8532 - The Edison
Concert Band - Released November 1903
Is There Anything Else
You'd Like? - (Denny) Edison Record No. 7673 - Not available,
however, "Is
There Anything Else You'd Like?" by Burt Shephard, Victor
10" Record No. 3489 - Recorded on July 1, 1901 (Courtesy
Mark Lynch Collection).
Gimme
de Leavins' - Edison Record No. 8917 - Arthur Collins w/
Orchestra - Released February 1905 (Disclaimer)
Wouldn't
It Make You Hungry? - Edison Record No. 8602 - Bob Roberts
w/ Orchestra - Released February 1904
Short
Stories by Frank Bush - Edison Record No. 9163 - Frank Bush
talking - Released December 1905 (Disclaimer)
Other records can be
heard on i78s.org by simply creating
a free account (Courtesy of David Giovannoni).
Visit Thanksgiving
"On This Day" for more examples of Thankgiving Phonographia.
