The CD contains forty-four poems, songs, recitation & jokes from nineteen cylinders. The last track is an "Easter Egg" from an Edison voice trial recording from the 1910s. The mp3 previews below follow the Amazon.com listing.
- Various Artists
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Actionable Offences: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s
- Learning a City Gal How to Milk Time: 2:33
- The Tapeworm Story Time: 2:30
- Gimlet's Soliloquy / The Rascal Detector - Manly Tempest Time: 3:25
- The Whores' Union Time: 2:07
- Boarding the Folsom / A Few Conundrums Time: 3:20
- Out of Order - Charley Smith of Kankakee Time: 3:09
- Did He Charge Too Much Time: 2:37
- Reilly as a Policeman - Charley Smith of New York City' Time: 2:41
- Sim Hadley on a Racket - Willy Fathand of New York City Time: 2:32
- Sim Hadley on a Racket - Willy Brown Time: 2:29
- Michael Casey Exhibiting His Panorama - Willy Smith Time: 2:41
- Dennis Reilly at Maggie Murphy's Home After Nine O'Clock - Willy Brown Time: 2:42
- Stroll on Capitol Hill / A Hard Head Time: 2:09
- The Virtues of Raw Oysters Time: 1:49
- Jokes, Riddles, Verses, a Limerick, and a Toast Time: 2:24
- More Verses and Jokes Time: 2:23
- The Lady's Friend / A Song / The Irishman's Prayer / A Joke Time: 2:02
- Verses and Songs Time: 2:41
- Poem: "I Sit Here Thinking, Will, of You" [aka Deacon Foster's Pew] Time: 2:26
- [Untitled Track] Time: 0:11
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1 – Cal Stewart - Learning A City Girl How To Milk
2 – Cal Stewart - The Tapeworm Story
3 – Russell Hunting - Gimlet's Soliloquy
4 – Russell Hunting - The Rascal Detector
5 – Russell Hunting - The Whores' Union
6 – Russell Hunting - Boarding The Folsom
7 – Russell Hunting - A Few Conundrums
8 – Charley Smith Of Kankakee - Out Of Order
9 – Russell Hunting - Did He Charge Too Much?
10 – Charley Smith Of New York City - Reilly As A Policeman
11 – Willy Fathand Of New York City - Sim Hadley On A Racket
12 – Willy Brown - Sim Hadley On A Racket
13 – Willy Smith - Michael Casey Exhibiting His Panorama
14 – Willy Brown - Dennis Reilly At Maggie Murphy's Home After Nine O'Clock
15 – Unknown Artist - Stroll On Capitol Hill
16 – Unknown Artist - A Hard Head
17 – Unknown Artist - The Virtues Of Raw Oysters
18 – Unknown Artist - A Northern Drummer Traveling Through The South
19 – Unknown Artist - Little Johnny Asked His Teacher The Following
Conundrum
20 – Unknown Artist - Here Lies The Body Of Timothy Keeling
21 – Unknown Artist - There Was A Young Lady From Alaska
22 – Unknown Artist - Here's To The Duck
23 – Unknown Artist - A Minister Having Had Various Troubles With His
Congregation
24 – Unknown Artist - Mary Had A Little Watch
25 – Unknown Artist - Who Was The First Farmer?
26 – Unknown Artist - He Was Tall And She Was Fair
27 – Unknown Artist - He Tried Her On The Sofa
28 – Unknown Artist - A Social Glass And A Social Lass
29 – Unknown Artist - Here's To True Affection
30 – Unknown Artist - Oh, My Father's A Hedger And Ditcher
31 – Unknown Artist - Mary Had A Little Lamb, Cunning As A Fox
32 – Unknown Artist - The Squirrel Has A Bushy Tail
33 – Unknown Artist - Mary Had A Little Cat With Curly Short Black Hair
34 – Unknown Artist - His Name Was Tom Towser
35 – Unknown Artist - The Lady's Friend
36 – Unknown Artist - Oh, Johnny And The Teacher Were Studying Stars
37 – Unknown Artist - The Irishman's Prayer
38 – Unknown Artist - Two Men Meet On The Sidewalk
39 – Unknown Artist - Good Old Ben Adhem!
40 – Unknown Artist - A Maid On A Dare
41 – Unknown Artist - The Farmer's Sittin' In The Grandstand Chair
42 – Unknown Artist - There Was A Girl In Lewiston Town
43 – Unknown Artist - I Sit Here Thinking, Will, Of You
44 – Unknown Artist - Barbara Frietchie
Compiled By [Album Concept], Technician [Technical Assistance] – David
Giovannoni
Graphics [Photo Restoration] – David Giovannoni, Richard Martin
Liner Notes – David Giovannoni, Patrick Feaster
Liner Notes [Preface] – Eric Nuzum
Producer – David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey, Richard Martin
Restoration [Audio Restoration], Remastered By [Digital] – Richard Martin
Transcription By [Transcripts By, Assistance] – David Giovannoni, David R.
Lewis, John Patrick
Transcription By [Transcripts By] – Patrick Feaster
Transferred By [Source Transfers] – Jerry Fabris, Ron L'Herault