September 9, 2013, New York, NY - For the first time in nearly a century, a major recording artist is receiving a release on an Edison wax cylinder record. Tiny Tim: Lost & Found: Volume 2, which features the previously unreleased track "(Nobody Else Can Love Me) Like My Old Tomato Can," will be available for order on Tuesday, September 10, in a limited edition of 50 copies. Not to worry - audiophiles who have not yet added a refurbished Edison cylinder player to their collections will be able to enjoy the track via a download card which links to an Mp3 download of the record being played.

SEE AND HEAR THE CYLINDER HERE!

Tiny Tim pitched the idea of releasing a cylinder record on multiple occasions throughout his career. Lacking the ability to disseminate a digital version of the record, Tim's agents and record producers dismissed the idea on the grounds that it was not commercially viable.

"Tiny Tim was much more than a one-hit wonder or novelty act," says the project's curator Justin Martell, author of the forthcoming biography Eternal Troubadour: The Improbable Life of Tiny Tim. "He was a walking encyclopedia of popular music, in particular music from the era when the cylinder record was the popular, and only, listening medium (1878-1913). This is reflected strongly in his vocal delivery and song choices, both live and on record. The project was developed, not in an effort to be contrary and release a track on a dead medium, but to pay tribute to Tiny as an artist by releasing something that reflects the spirit of his life and career."

"(Nobody Else Can Love Me Like) My Old Tomato Can," was recorded by Tiny Tim in Newcastle, Australia on January 14, 1974 and produced by his producer and world-renowned artist Martin Sharp. It is previously unreleased. The cylinder records were manufactured by Benjamin "The Victrola Guy" Canaday of Canaphonic Records on re-purposed, original black wax Edison cylinders and recorded one at a time, just as it was done in the early days of the phonograph industry. For an in-depth look at the creation of the cylinders, click HERE!

To order or for more information on the creation of "Tiny Tim: Lost & Found: Volume 2," please visit www.godblesstinytim.com or contact justin@godblesstinytim.com.

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More on Tiny Tim: Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury; April 12, 1932 - November 30, 1996) was an American musician and pop culture icon. Synonymous with the 1960s, Tiny Tim is best remembered for his ukulele driven, falsetto rendition of the 1929 song "Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips with Me," which peaked at No. 17 on the U.S. Billboard Charts in 1968. Tiny Tim further cemented his place in the annals of show business with his 1969 televised wedding to his first wife, Miss Vicki, on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, which attracted some 45 million viewers; the ratings for which were surpassed in the 1960s only by mans first walk on the moon. Pegged by some as a novelty act, and regarded by others as a brilliant interpreter of song, Tiny Tim recorded over a dozen albums, released a plethora of singles, and performed thousands of concerts across the world throughout his career. In 1996, Tiny Tim succumbed to a heart attack while on stage just after performing "Tip-Toe" and died in the arms of his third wife, Miss Sue, at a charity event for the Women's Club of Minneapolis.

Also Check Out:

Tiny Tim - Lost & Found Volume 1 (Rare & Unreleased 1963-1974), Secret Seven Records, 2011

Tiny Tim - I've Never Seen a Straight Banana: Rare Moments Vol. 1, Collector's Choice Music, 2009