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Explore early sound recording methods, two-minute wax cylinder records
and antique phonographs; see plenty of rare vintage photos;
and enjoy listening to early recorded sounds taken directly from the original wax cylinders.
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Listen to a complete two-minute wax cylinder recording –
a "new" cylinder every month.
For August:
A 1902 recitation of Robert Ingersoll's powerful reflection
After Visiting the Tomb of Napoleon,
by Len Spencer.
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July:
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Waltz song) 1908
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June:
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Lanciers with Figures Called (Orchestra) 1894
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May:
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Nothing Like That In Our Family (Comic song) 1906
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April:
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Peaches and Cream (Vaudeville sketch) 1906
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March:
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Ain't Dat a Shame Medley (Dulcimer solo) 1908
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February:
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I'll Love You Forever and Ever (Baritone) 1898
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See also the archive.
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Want a primitive recording?
Try this experimental sound recording from 1878:
The world's earliest playable phonograph recording –
still audible today after more than 140 years . . .
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Locate answers, resources,
buyers and
sellers –
An antique phonograph and early sound recordings answer desk.
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