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Dedicated to the preservation of early recorded sounds
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Early Recorded Sounds & Wax Cylinders
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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Cylinder of the Month
Listen to a complete two-minute wax cylinder recording
a "new" cylinder every month.
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For December:
From 1898, The Sleigh Ride Party
spirited by The Greater New York Quartette.
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Recently:
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November:
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Pucker Up Your Lips, Miss Lindy (Tenor duet) 1912
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October:
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Phroso Waltz (Orchestra) 1899
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September:
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Stop That Knocking at the Door (Quartette) 1906
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August:
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Carrie Nation in Kansas (Comic song) 1901
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July:
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Les Noces de Jeannette - Enfin, me voilą seul (Bass) 1904
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June:
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Grand March From Tannhauser (Concert band) 1899
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May:
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Three Minutes With the Minstrels (Minstrels) 1899
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See also the archive.
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Thomas Edison Commemorative
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An 1878 Recording
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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Tinfoil Resource Center
Locate answers, resources,
buyers and
sellers
An antique phonograph and early sound recordings answer desk.
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The 2nd Page
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