Let us not forget - A message to the American people

About this film

The Cylinder Archive [ www.cylinder.de ] release for September 2009: Through the few recordings that Thomas Alva Edison had made in his lifetime, only one recording made it into the record catalog. This recording, a speech given to the American people after World War 1 had just ended, is today the most well-known recording of Mr. Edison's voice among collectors. Although issued on a 4-minute Blue Amberol cylinder, the speech does only last for 1:47 Minutes. A different take of his speech was also with the National Airs after it while this cylinder has only blank grooves so that it looks it was recorded all the way. Thomas A. Edison, the inventor of the phonograph, has never before permitted his voice to be recorded for the public. Today, however, he has a message for you that is important enough to cause him to break his long established rule. Mr. Edison will now give you that message. I beg to introduce Mr. Thomas A. Edison: This is Edison speaking. Our boys made good in France, the word 'American' has a new meaning in Europe. Our soldiers have made it mean courage, generosity, self-restraint and modesty. We are proud of the North Americans who risked their lives for the liberty o…

Directors & creators

Thomas Alva Edison

Subjects

cylinder record; phonograph; edison; let us not forget; speech; spoken word; ww1; world war; great war

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