Real Ragtime: Disc Recordings from Its Heyday

1. Florida Rag (Vess L. Ossman)

2. When Uncle Joe Plays a Rag on His Old Banjo (Arthur Collins)

3. Booster Fox Trot (Victor Military Band)

4. Berkeley March (Cullen and Collins)

5. Hu-la Hu-la Cake Walk (Sousa’s Band)

6. Dill Pickles Rag (Chris Chapman)

7. Cakewalk (John J. Kimmel)

8. Everybody Rag with Me (American Quartet)

9. Creole Belles (Columbia Orchestra)

10. By the Sycamore Tree Medley (Ossman and Hunter)

11. The International Rag (Collins and Harlan)

12. Silver Heels (Fred Van Eps)

13. Canhanibalmo Rag (Arthur Pryor’s Band)

14. A Coon Band Contest (Vess L. Ossman)

15. You’re Talking Rag-Time (Arthur Collins)

16. Sugar Plum (Samuel Siegel and Roy Butin)

17. Whipped Cream (Fred Van Eps)

18. Deiro Rag (Guido Deiro)

19. Old Folks Rag (Van Eps Trio)

20. Ragged William (Metropolitan Orchestra)

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
This new edition features fully remastered tracks, expanded notes, and a bonus selection. The sound of these 100-year old records is better than ever, and our understanding of the historical and musical significance of the songs is enhanced by added commentary from noted musician and scholar David Sager. Also, notice that the new Real Ragtime now features the original version of "Dill Pickles Rag" by Chris Chapman from 1908 and a bonus track, "Sugar Plum," by mandolin player Samuel Siegel, along with Roy Butin on harp-guitar.

Product Description
From the introduction: This CD is the second edition of Archeophone’s very first release, which established our mission of providing detailed, scholarly, and unabashed reissues of the early recording industry’s product in attractive and generous packages. With this newly remastered, freshly annotated edition, we are bringing our first and favorite release to the standards that you expect from the leader in acoustic-era reissues.

To some music fans, the title of Real Ragtime sounded like a battle cry of authenticity, but the aim of the collection was and remains a simple one, grounded in the history of record buying a century ago: to show that the ragtime consumers were likely to find on records for more than 20 years was not the kind of ragtime we think of today. They were more likely to find banjos and brass bands playing ragtime than pianos, and their collections of disc recordings almost certainly had numerous examples of watered-down ragtime—the Tin Pan Alley knock-offs that really had no ragtime but called themselves "rags" just for the added marketability such a designation would bring. Ragtime was as much about a musical mood, a general feeling in the air, as it was about what scholars would identify as real ragtime. It was a trope that defined the early recording industry and pervaded the entire culture for a generation. These are the recordings people listened to, whether they were really ragtime or not—and they were thought of, no doubt, as the genuine item.

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Tracks:

Florida Rag (Vess L. Ossman)
When Uncle Joe Plays a Rag on His Old Banjo (Arthur Collins)
Booster Fox Trot (Victor Military Band)
Berkeley March (Cullen and Collins)
Hu-la Hu-la Cake Walk (Sousas Band)
Dill Pickles Rag (Chris Chapman)
Cakewalk (John J. Kimmel)
Everybody Rag with Me (American Quartet)
Creole Belles (Columbia Orchestra)
By the Sycamore Tree Medley (Ossman and Hunter)
The International Rag (Collins and Harlan)
Silver Heels (Fred Van Eps)
Canhanibalmo Rag (Arthur Pryors Band)
A Coon Band Contest (Vess L. Ossman)
Youre Talking Rag-Time (Arthur Collins)
Sugar Plum (Samuel Siegel and Roy Butin)
Whipped Cream (Fred Van Eps)
Deiro Rag (Guido Deiro)
Old Folks Rag (Van Eps Trio)
Ragged William (Metropolitan Orchestra)
Ragtime Temple Bells (Billy Murray)
Russian Rag (Earl Fullers Rector Novelty Orchestra)
Hungarian Rag (Pietro Deiro)
Wild Cherry Rag (Eddie Morton)
The King of Rags (Arthur Pryors Band)
The Darkies Awakening (Vess L. Ossman)
Cohans Rag Babe (Arthur Collins)
Some Baby (Van Eps Banjo Orchestra)
Ruff Johnsons Harmony Band (Gene Greene)

Product Description

From the introduction: This CD is the second edition of ArcheophoneÂ’s very first release, which established our mission of providing detailed, scholarly, and unabashed reissues of the early recording industryÂ’s product in attractive and generous packages. With this newly remastered, freshly annotated edition, we are bringing our first and favorite release to the standards that you expect from the leader in acoustic-era reissues. To some music fans, the title of Real Ragtime sounded like a battle cry of authenticity, but the aim of the collection was and remains a simple one, grounded in the history of record buying a century ago: to show that the ragtime consumers were likely to find on records for more than 20 years was not the kind of ragtime we think of today. They were more likely to find banjos and brass bands playing ragtime than pianos, and their collections of disc recordings almost certainly had numerous examples of watered-down ragtimeÂ—the Tin Pan Alley knock-offs that really had no ragtime but called themselves Â“ragsÂ” just for the added marketability such a designation would bring. Ragtime was as much about a musical mood, a general feeling in the air, as it was about what scholars would identify as real ragtime. It was a trope that defined the early recording industry and pervaded the entire culture for a generation. These are the recordings people listened to, whether they were really ragtime or notÂ—and they were thought of, no doubt, as the genuine item.

Customer Reviews:

Archeophone's "Real Ragtime" Second Edition.......2005-10-09

This is the second edition of this CD to be released by Archeophone Records. It contains one additional tune and one substitution. The selections have been remastered, and the sound which was good the first time, has even been improved this time. Some of these recordings are over one hundred years old, and have no right to sound this good! This disc offers a good cross section of the music that was popular between 1898 and 1918. The booklet is done with a real attention to detail, and a lot of information is included along with photographs and first class graphics. This disc, along with the others from this company (I have them all), can stand tall alongside any other reissues by anyone!

Titles I especially enjoy are "Booster Fox Trot" by the Victor Military Band; "Dill Pickles Rag" by Chris Chapman; "The International Rag" by Collins and Harlan; "Cohen's Rag Babe" by Arthur Collins; and "Ragtime Temple Bells" by Billy Murray.

By the way, the substitution mentioned is a different version of "Dill Pickles Rag". The original version by Chris Chapman (1908), is included here, while the version by William H. Reitz (1922), was featured in the first edition of this CD. The additional tune is "Sugar Plum" by Samuel Siegel and Roy Butin.

For those who enjoy original recordings of the first quarter of the twentieth century, this disc is a good place to begin. Archeophone Records is the premier company reissuing this material, and I can recommend their CDs highly. They have released discs featuring Bert Williams, Billy Murray, Art Hickman, and The Benson Orchestra of Chicago; along with over twenty more titles, all of the highest quality sound that modern remastering will allow.

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