(Nobody Else Can Love Me Like) My Old Tomato Can

A one-of-a-kind performer, vocalist, and unrivaled authority on turn of the century music, Tiny Tim sought to emulate the gritty, tinny sound of the wind up phonograph during his stage shows and on recordings throughout his entire career. The artists – Billy Murray, Henry Burr, Byron G. Harlan, Arthur Collins, Ada Jones – from the era of cylinder records (1888-1915) were of particular interest to Tiny. The tunes from that era made up the majority of his 2,000+ cerebral library of songs. After recording two songs – “School Days” and “Goodbye Boys”- on re-purposed Edison cylinders at an Edison museum in 1977, Tiny pitched the idea of releasing a song on a cylinder record to several producers right up until his death in 1996. The idea was rejected on the grounds that, albeit interesting, releasing a track on a virtually dead medium was not a smart business move. Afterall, how would most people play it? In 2013, with a renewed interest in Tiny Tim’s legacy and the advent of digital download cards, the Ship To Shore PhonoCo. released Tiny's previously unavailable 1974 version of "(Nobody Else Can Love Me Like) My Old Tomato Can" on a re-purposed 1903 black wax Edison cylinder. Limited to 75 copies, Time.com called it the "most retro [release] ever" and now the Ship To Shore PhonoCo. has made a digital transfer of the cylinder available for download/streaming. Additional details: This project was produced for release by Justin Martell, author of "Eternal Troubadour: The Improbable Life Of Tiny Tim:" http://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Troubadour-Improbable-Life-Tiny/dp/1908279877/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 "(Nobody Else Can Love Me Like) My Old Tomato Can" was performed by Tiny Tim, Live in Newcastle, Australia, on 1/14/1974 and recorded by artist Martin Sharp. www.shiptoshore.storenvy.com www.shiptoshoremedia.com