LOST Old Time Radio Shows
Announcing rare old-time radio finds from transcription discs: Amos 'n' Andy, The Lone Ranger, Chandu the Magician, and Mr. Chameleon. Recordings that have never been heard in decades, none circulating among collectors and were truly "lost" until recently found in transcription disc format!
Lost 1928 and 1929 serial-era episodes of Amos 'n' Andy can now be heard again after more than 90 years!
These are brand-new transfers, direct from disc, and professionally restored by Seth B. Winner, using the CEDAR Cambridge Suite. Seth carried out further restoration using Retouch, with each program taking somewhere around six hours of manual work to complete.
Amos 'n' Andy #26 - for broadcast April 23, 1928. Amos and Andy buy the Fresh Air Taxicab. This rare recording is courtesy of collector Mike Biel, and is from a reel-to-reel tape copy of a Marsh disc that was not available to be used. Matrices 4949 and 4950; probably recorded week of March 12, 1928. This is the earliest Amos 'n' Andy program that has surfaced to date. The fact that this is the episode that A&A purchases the cab that was featured so prominently on the program is among the few milestone episodes of the series.
Amos 'n' Andy #331 - for broadcast April 15, 1929. Amos, Andy, and the Kingfish prepare for a lodge hall election. Marsh matrices 5788 and 5789; probably recorded week of March 4, 1929.
Amos 'n' Andy #382 - for broadcast June 14, 1929. Amos and Andy prepare for meeting at the lodge hall. Brunswick matrices XC 3393 and XC 3394.
Amos 'n' Andy #396 - for broadcast June 30, 1929. Lawyer Wagner drops in to talk about Amos's case which is set for a a couple weeks from now. Brunswick matrices LTR 142 and LTR 143.
Amos 'n' Andy #397 - for broadcast July 1, 1929. Amos and Andy ask the Kingfish about seeing his picture at City Hall. Brunswick matrices LTR 144 and 145.
Amos 'n' Andy #403 - for broadcast July 8, 1929. Amos and Andy visit Lawyer Wagner to get ready for Amos's trial. Brunswick matrices LTR 156 and LTR 157.
Amos 'n' Andy #417 - for broadcast July 25, 1929. Amos and Andy are taking in large sums of money from the taxicab business following the publicity from Amos's trial. Brunswick matrices XC 3720 and XC 3721.
Amos 'n' Andy #420 - for broadcast July 28, 1929, pt 2, only. Amos, Andy, and the Kingfish investigate a spot for the lodge field day. Brunswick matrix XC 3727. This rare half-show was used as the backing for test pressings of the Minnesota Orchestra. The disc is courtesy of the late Dennis Rooney.
A rare set of six promotional announcements from 1943, heralding the revamped Amos 'n' Andy half-hour show. Lionel Barrymore, Harlow Wilcox, Bob Burns, and Aunt Jenny look ahead to the new sitcom version of the program. From an NBC Radio Recording disc, matrix HD3-MC-6042-1.
Not only do you get recordings, you get this bonus on top! PDF copies of 22 Amos 'n' Andy scripts for the programs that are included on this set, including scripts for the episodes that aired before and after.
And that's not all! Two extremely rare 1937 Lone Ranger half programs with Silvercup bread commercials have been located. These have also been restored by Seth B. Winner using CEDAR Cambridge and Retouch. Both of these programs date from before the "official" recordings of the Lone Ranger began in 1938.
The Lone Ranger #656 - April 12, 1937, pt 1 only. The first 15 minutes of the program. This episode features a rarely heard musical performance by Cactus Pete who, for a few months, provided country music on The Lone Ranger radio program. This may be the earliest surviving radio broadcast of The Lone Ranger known to exist!
The Lone Ranger #727 - September 24, 1937 - The Lone Ranger Disappearance story arc, side one only. The first 15 minutes of the program.
But wait, there's more! Two rarely heard episodes of the original 1930s Chandu the Magician serial, transferred from Columbia shellac pressings. These episodes were also restored by Seth B. Winner using CEDAR Cambridge and Retouch.
Chandu the Magician #260 - circa March 1933. Chandler speaks to a snake charmer who turns out to be a deserter from the French Foreign Legion. Freeman Lang matrix L-17260. Columbia pressing.
Chandu the Magician #261 - circa March 1933. Chandler tells Betty, Bob, and Dot about the snake charmer. Freeman Lang matrix L-17261. Columbia pressing.
If you select the package which has ALL of the recordings, we don't just give you a small discount but we also add two MR. CHAMELEON episodes to the mix so you get 3 1/2 hours of lost recordings!