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1928–1934 · Various

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

Single surviving broadcasts from the first decade of the dial

Some of the most important recordings from before 1935 exist as one item and no more: an hour of a Newark local station in 1928, the earliest Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' only radio series, a young Burns and Allen. They are gathered here rather than left as orphans in the wider archive.

16 recordings · Various

Single surviving broadcasts from 1928 to 1934, each transferred from its own Internet Archive item. The World Adventurers Club recordings are dated to 1932 by the archive item; individual episode dates were not logged on the discs.

19281

Transmission

11 September

1928

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

WAAM Newark — an hour of 1928 local radio

Network

Various

Running time

1h 0m

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

19331

Transmission

22 May

1933

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel — The Ocean Cruise

Network

Various

Running time

29 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

19342

Transmission

13 April

1934

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The Goldbergs — the earliest surviving episode

Network

Various

Running time

14 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

26 September

1934

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

Burns and Allen — Leaving for America

Network

Various

Running time

17 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Undated recordings12

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Search for Robert Danforth

Network

Various

Running time

13 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Escape from Devil's Island

Network

Various

Running time

14 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — New Guinea

Network

Various

Running time

13 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — China

Network

Various

Running time

13 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Mexico

Network

Various

Running time

13 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Borneo

Network

Various

Running time

13 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Search for Morton Expedition

Network

Various

Running time

13 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Land of Doomed Souls

Network

Various

Running time

14 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Strangest Town in Europe

Network

Various

Running time

13 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Russia

Network

Various

Running time

13 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — The Black Hand

Network

Various

Running time

13 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.

Transmission

Undated

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Land of Mystery, India

Network

Various

Running time

13 min

Orphans of the earliest years: a full hour of 1928 local radio from Newark, the oldest surviving Goldbergs, the Marx Brothers' Flywheel, and the 1932 World Adventurers Club.