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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.

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First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

WAAM Newark — an hour of 1928 local radio

11 Sep 1928 · 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.

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First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel — The Ocean Cruise

22 May 1933 · 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.

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First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The Goldbergs — the earliest surviving episode

13 Apr 1934 · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

Burns and Allen — Leaving for America

26 Sep 1934 · 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

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Search for Robert Danforth

Date unknown · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Escape from Devil's Island

Date unknown · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — New Guinea

Date unknown · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — China

Date unknown · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Mexico

Date unknown · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Borneo

Date unknown · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Search for Morton Expedition

Date unknown · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Land of Doomed Souls

Date unknown · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Strangest Town in Europe

Date unknown · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Russia

Date unknown · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — The Black Hand

Date unknown · 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.

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade cover art

First Nights — Singles from the First Decade

The World Adventurers Club — Land of Mystery, India

Date unknown · 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.