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Archeophone's two-disc set Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922 has its genesis in a book by author Tim Brooks. Conventional wisdom used to dictate that African-American artists just simply didn't make records until the advent of Mamie Smith's 1920 "Crazy Blues," a view one still may encounter in half-researched puff pieces and on less-informed websites. Brooks' weighty tome takes the date back to 1891, when the commercial recording industry itself was only one year old, and uncovers the existence of more than 800 recordings featuring the talents of African-American performers made before Mamie Smith's debut turn. Not all of these records are necessarily easy ones to love by current day standards; many are minstrel songs and comedy records of the kind those of a politically correct bent would love to see disappear into the mists of history forever. Archeophone, however, has thankfully decided to throw caution to the wind, and to let the truth be known. Lost Sounds reflects a cross section of the material that Brooks covers in his book. Here one can find opera singers, vaudeville stars, early jazz and ragtime bands, and gospel vocal groups in addition to the expected "darkey" sketches and plantation songs. Lost Sounds takes listeners further back with the black experience than any collection, on CD or LP, that has preceded it.

Some may take exception to the ancient audio quality of these 100-year-old recordings, though others more used to the sound of audio as captured in these technically primitive formats will be surprised at how outstandingly well some of these selections come across. "Brother Michael Won't You Hand Down That Rope," as sung by the Oriole Quartette from the impossibly distant era of 1895, reproduces with astonishing clarity for a brown wax cylinder, and many of the other, more recent selections taken from discs are heard as clear as day. In the minority are some tracks that are both ultra-rare and significant, but only dimly audible, such as the cylinder of 1895 by minstrel comic Louis Vasnier. Made by the Louisiana Phonograph Company, it may be as close as listeners ever come to hearing the lost Buddy Bolden cylinder, the only record made by the artist credited as the father of New Orleans jazz. Even more startling are two 1898 recordings made by minstrel singers Cousins & DeMoss that bear an uncanny resemblance to the country string band music of the century to come.

Recording pioneer George W. Johnson, believed to be the earliest African-American to make records, is heard in several selections, as is a speech given by Booker T. Washington in 1908. The more formal side of black American music-making is experienced in the early singing of operatic baritone Roland Hayes and in pieces composed and performed by classical composers R. Nathaniel Dett and Harry T. Burleigh. The set closes with some of the earliest examples of black jazz artists, including Eubie Blake, Wilbur Sweatman, and W.C. Handy. This brief description barely scratches the surface of the 54 treasures included within this excellent set.

A generous and well-researched booklet within Lost Sounds includes discographical details and many photographs; the booklet itself is almost worth the cost of the set. Taken together, all of the elements making up Lost Sounds serve to elaborate history, not as some pompous historian with an agenda might have, or want it, but as the phonograph left it to listeners. For those with a genuine interest in the history of African America, its music, and

Liner Note Author: Tim Brooks.

Recording information: Camden, NJ (06/01/1891-01/??/1922); Chicago, IL (06/01/1891-01/??/1922); London, England (06/01/1891-01/??/1922); New Orleans, LA (06/01/1891-01/??/1922); New York, NY (06/01/1891-01/??/1922); Philadelphia, PA (06/01/1891-01/??/1922); Richmond, VA (06/01/1891-01/??/1922); Washington DC (06/01/1891-01/??/1922); West Orange, NJ (06/01/1891-01/??/1922).

Introduction by: Tim Brooks.
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List Price $32.98 (You save $4.83)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Classical CDs, Folk, Jazz Instrument, Jazz Traditional, World, Oldies Collections
Label Archeophone
Orig Year 2005
All Time Sales Rank   7975  
CD Universe Part number 7030943
Catalog number 1005
Discs 2
Release Date Feb 28, 2006
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Meagan Hennessey; Richard Martin (Compilation)


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Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922 CD DISC 1:
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Mamma's Black Baby Boy - Unique Quartette/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Keep Movin' - Standard Quartette/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Who Broke the Lock - Unique Quartette/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Brother Michael, Won't You Hand Down That Rope - Oriole Quartette/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Poor Mourner - Cousins & DeMoss/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Who Broke the Lock - Cousins & DeMoss/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Down on the Old Camp Ground - Dinwiddie Colored Quartet/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Jerusalem Mornin' - Polk Miller Old South Quartette/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Little Dave, Play on Yo' Harp/Shout All Over God's Heaven - Fisk University Jubilee Singers/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Apollo Jubilee Quartette/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.Shout All Over God's Heaven - Apollo Jubilee Quartette/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Good News - Tuskegee Institute Singers/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample13.Rain Song, The - Right Quintette/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample14.Goodnight Angeline - Four Harmony Kings/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample15.Experiences in the Show Business - Charley Case/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample16.Whistling Coon, The - George Washington Johnson/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample17.Adam and Eve and de Winter Apple - Louis Vasnier/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample18.Laughing Song, The - George Washington Johnson/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample19.Minstrel First Part, Featuring "The Laughing Song" - Williams Spencer & Quinn's Imperial Minstrels/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample20.Listen to the Mocking Bird - George Washington Johnson/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample21.Laughing Coon, The - George Washington Johnson/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample22.Whistling Girl, The - George Washington Johnson/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample23.My Little Zulu Babe - Williams & Walker/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample24.Carving the Duck - George Washington Johnson/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample25.Merry Mail Man, The - George Washington Johnson/Len Spencer/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample26.Nobody - Bert Williams/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample27.My Own Story of the Big Fight at Reno, Nevada, July 4, 1910, Pt. 1 - Jack Johnson/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample28.Beans, Beans, Beans - Opal Cooper/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample29.Great Camp Meeting - Noble Sissle/Various Artists
Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922 Songs DISC 2:
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Atlanta Exposition Speech - Booker T. Washington/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Old Black Joe - Thomas Craig/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Old Dog Tray - Carroll Clark/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.I Surrender All - Carroll Clark/Miss Tapley Tapley/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Swing Along - The Afro-American Folk Song Singers/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Rain Song, The - The Afro-American Folk Song Singers/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Exhortation - Right Quintette/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Arioso from "Pagliacci" ("Vesti la Guibba") - Roland Hayes/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Go Down Moses - Harry (Henry) Thacker Burleigh/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - Edward Boatner/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.Villanelle - Florence Cole-Talbert/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Barcarolle - R. Nathaniel Dett/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample13.Lament - Clarence Cameron White/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample14.When de Co'n Pone's Hot/'Possum - Edward Sterling Wright/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample15.Down Home Rag - Jim Europe's Society Orchestra/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample16.Bregeiro (Rio Brazilian Maxixe) - Joan Sawyer's Persian Garden Orchestra/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample17.On the Shore at Le-Lei-Wei - Ciro's Club Coon Orchestra/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample18.Down Home Rag - Wilbur Sweatman/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample19.Some Jazz Blues - Memphis Pickaninny Band/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample20.Sarah from Sahara - Eubie Blake Trio/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample21.Jazz Dance, The - Blake's Jazzone Orchestra/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample22.Ev'rybody's Crazy 'Bout the Doggone Blues But I'm Happy - Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample23.Darktown Strutters' Ball - Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Hell Fighters Band/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample24.Camp Meeting Blues - Dabney's Band/Various Artists
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample25.St. Louis Blues -- Medley Fox Trot (Intro: Ole Miss Blues) - W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band/Various Artists


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