ASV/Living Era's Sounds of the Steam Age: Vintage Trains collects 25 locomotive-themed compositions from the years 1930 to 1961. From Peter Hanford's landmark recordings of actual British steam engines ("Sounds of the Steam Age") to Ragtime-era Glenn Miller, this anthology of the railroad is as diverse as they come. The sound quality ranges from excellent to dreadful, as many of these recordings are quite ancient, but the spirit of the rails is alive and well throughout, resulting in one of the oddest yet ultimately satisfying historical -- and genre-bending -- romps through the United Kingdom and the United States as they celebrate their unique railroad heritage. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
Sounds of the Steam Age: Vintage Trains
11/22/2005
All Music Guide Review
Sounds of the Steam Age: Vintage Trains Track Listing
Credits of Sounds of the Steam Age: Vintage Trains
- Carmen Mastren
- Guitar
- Bill Morris
- Trumpet
- George Olsen
- Introduction
- Jimmy Priddy
- Trombone
- Moe Purtill
- Drums
- Don Raye
- Arranger
- Wilbur Schwartz
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Jesse "Po" Simpkins
- Double Bass
- Bruce Squires
- Trombone
- Paul Tanner
- Trombone
- Juan Tizol
- Trombone
- Gene Traxler
- Double Bass
- Tommy Vaden
- Violin
- Dave Coleman
- Drums
- Wallace Jones
- Trumpet
- Tommy Magness
- Violin
- Jack Shook
- Guitar
- Peter Handford
- Engineer
- Fran Frey
- Sax (Alto)
- Paula Kelly
- Vocals
- Jack Lathrop
- Guitar
- Fred MacMurray
- Sax (Tenor)
- Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Jack Hylton Orchestra
- Performer
- Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
- Performer
- Michel Legrand & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Paul Weston & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Freddie Slack & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Mickey McMickle
- Trumpet
- Joseph Hale III Talbot
- Guitar (Steel)
- Chummy MacGregor
- Piano
- Peter Dempsey
- Liner Notes, Compilation, Transfers
- Edythe Wright
- Vocals
- Otto Hardwick
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Gerald Foster
- Trombone
- Martin Haskell
- Audio Restoration, Remastering
- Ray Crick
- Compilation
- Jud de Naut
- Double Bass
- Mark Ranshaw
- Artwork
- Floyd Rice
- Trumpet
- Frank d'Annolfo
- Trombone
- Pat O'Malley
- Vocals
- Beryl Bryden
- Washboard
- Willie Martinez
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Leslie Sarony
- Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
- Bill Lawlor
- Trombone
- Dick Gardner
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Skip Martin
- Performer
- Charles E. Grifford
- Trumpet
- Leonard Joy & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Performer
- Bob Rice
- Banjo, Guitar
- Bob Borger
- Trumpet, Vocals
- George Olsen & His Music
- Performer
- John McClanian Best Jr.
- Trumpet
- Glenn McGaha Miller
- Trombone
- Sam Nanton
- Trombone
- Lawrence D. Brown
- Trombone
- Pete Pyle
- Guitar, Vocals
- Bill "Cousin Wilbur" Westbrooks
- Double Bass
- Chris Barber
- Double Bass
- Peter Herring
- Author
- International Novelty Orchestra
- Performer
- Mellowaires
- Vocals
- Billy Ternent & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Bill Davis
- Piano
- John Letman
- Trumpet
- The Modernaires
- Vocals
- Alan Lomax
- Arranger
- Jimmy Blanton
- Double Bass
- Sonny Greer
- Drums
- Tex Beneke
- Sax (Tenor), Vocals
- Barney Bigard
- Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
- Eddie Byrd
- Drums
- Harry Carney
- Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone)
- A.P. Carter
- Arranger
- Gene DePaul
- Arranger
- Tommy Dorsey
- Trombone
- Duke Ellington
- Piano
- Fred Guy
- Guitar
- Carl Hogan
- Guitar (Electric)
- Clyde Hurley
- Trumpet
- Aaron Izenhall
- Trumpet
- Josh Jackson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ralph Lee
- Sax (Tenor)
- Meade "Lux" Lewis
- Piano
- Hank Snow
- Guitar, Vocals
- The Pied Pipers
- Vocals
- Les Baxter
- Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
- Ray Anthony
- Trumpet
- Bud Freeman
- Sax (Tenor)
- Johnny Hodges
- Sax (Alto)
- Louis Jordan
- Sax (Alto), Vocals
- Billy May
- Trumpet
- Ray Nance
- Trumpet, Violin
- Rex Stewart
- Cornet
- Ben Webster
- Sax (Tenor)
- Trigger Alpert
- Double Bass
- Lonnie Donegan
- Guitar, Vocals, Arranger
- Pee Wee Erwin
- Trumpet
- Al Klink
- Sax (Tenor)
- Hal McIntyre
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Johnny Mince
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Howard Smith
- Piano
- Leadbelly
- Arranger
- Bill Monroe
- Mandolin, Tenor (Vocal)











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