Mechanical Music Recordings Offered By Other Web Sites

Carousel Music: http://www.carousels.com

Anyone fascinated by Carousels and the wonderful band organs that accompanied them will enjoy the incredible musical repertoire offered by this web site. Cassette tapes and CDs of historic band organs abound, with a smattering of Tangley Calliope, Wurlitzer Caliola, orchestrion and photoplayer music available, too. Classic organs ranging from the tiny Wurlitzer style 103 organ up through the styles 105, 125, 145, 146, 148, 153, 165 and the gigantic Wurlitzer style 180, along with beautiful examples from builders like Artizan, Bruder, Gasparini, Gavioli, Hooghuys, Richter, Ruth and North Tonawanda, make this an absolute treasure trove of historical musical entertainment. If you like band organ music this is definitely one place to go!

Diamond Cut Productions: http://www.diamondcut.com/store/index.php

Diamond Cut Productions offers audio computer software and a wide selection of CD's filled with music taken from the original Edison Lateral "Diamond Cut" Electric Masters, some music being from previously unreleased Edison recordings. The two men behind the site are participants in the restoration and preservation of thousands of original Edison masters housed at the Edison National Historic Site, West Orange, New Jersey, giving them access to a treasure trove of heretofore unreleased Edison Lateral Cut music.

Paul Eakins Nickelodeon Music: http://www.bandorganmusic.com

The musical legacy of the late Paul Eakins lives on through this web site (operated by his daughter, Patricia Eakins, and his grandson, Chris Carlisle), where you can purchase original recordings of Paul's famous collection of historic mechanical musical machines. The recordings were made during the heyday of The Gay 90s Village, Inc, which began operation in the 1950's. The "Village" is where the collection of machines was originally housed, in the Million Dollar Museum, Sikeston, Missouri. Later, The Gay 90s Melody Museum was opened in St. Louis, Missouri. Both museums were closed in the 1970's, when Mr. Eakins sold the bulk of his collection.

Nancy Fratti Music Boxes: www.nancyfrattimusicboxes.com

Nancy Fratti Music Boxes, formerly Panchronia Antiquities, has been specializing for some 39 years in antique musical boxes, cylinder and disc box restorations, restoration supplies, books and mechanical music recordings. She offers an extensive selection of mechanical music recordings in both cassette tape and CD formats. The various titles feature musical boxes, early flute clocks, orchestrions, street organs, carousel organs, DeCap Dance Organs and more.

Wilfried Hömmerich: http://www.drehorgel.de

Wilfried Hömmerich, located in Bonn, Germany, offers a large selection of CD's featuring all kinds of street organs, ranging from small organ-grinder type instruments all the way up to large and impressive classic Fair and Dance Organs. Additionally, anyone wanting to savor music rendered by a modern Dance Organ ought to consider buying the CD of Wilfried's Happy Robot Orchestra, a large key-frame operated dance organ advertised as representing a 16-man orchestra.

Klavier Music Productions: http://www.klavier-records.com

This company offers an impressive array of quality recordings. For automatic music enthusiasts there are two sections that will be of special interest. First, there is the "Carousel & Circus Music" section, with calliope and band organ CD's. Next, visit the "Organ" section, which offers, amongst others, several CD's of Tom Hazleton playing the beautiful San Sylmar 4-manual Wurlitzer.

D.C. Ramey Piano Company: dcramey.com

Home place for the new Ramey Banjo-Orchestra, this distinctive web site features extensive information on both the Encore Automatic Banjo and the Banjo-Orchestra, with cassette-tapes and CD recordings of the Banjo-Orchestra, as well as a selection of easy-to-read books on the subject. Additionally, for anyone wanting to revisit the nostalgic sound of the late Al Svoboda's once famous Nickelodeon Tavern, as it was circa 1966-1970, the tape-cassette A Hot Time at Svoboda's Tonight! (cover illustrated at right) is offered for sale.

Marion Roehl Recordings: http://www.mrrecordings.com

To browse a selection of superbly crafted compact discs and tape cassette recordings of automatic musical instruments, such as a Wurlitzer CX, various band and fair organs, calliopes, music boxes and the like, visit the Minor Manufacturing Company's site for Marion Roehl Recordings.

John Verbeeck, Organ-Manufacturer: Street and Fairground Recordings

The J. Verbeeck Company, established in 1884, is world renowned for the building of superb new Street, Fairground and Dance organs, as well as for the expert restoration of historic organs of all types, too. The company also offers audio CD recording of a number of large organs they have either been built new or that have been superbly restored.

Bill Wineburgh: Music Box Recordings

This web site offers a selection of compact audio discs (made by Jack Perron Associates) of Regina Disc Musical Box Music, as rendered by the "Music Box 15" system.

Although the Cheap CD Store does not carry mechanical music recordings, it does seem to offer just about everything else in musical tastes that you or anybody might want.