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Early recording sessions    •  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.
 
 •  Cylinder of the Month
 Listen to a complete two-minute wax cylinder recording – a "new" cylinder every month.

For March:   An early recording of the hammered dulcimer – Ain't Dat a Shame Medley from 1908.

Hear a complete wax cylinder recording.    
Recently:  
February:   I'll Love You Forever and Ever (Baritone) 1898
January:   The Melon Patch Schottische (Band) 1894-1896
December:   Mireille - Valse (Soprano) 1906
November:   Tarantella from The Bride Elect (Orchestra) 1898
October:   Wild Cherry (Band) 1909
September:   The Wedding of the Reuben and the Maid (Duet) 1901

See also the archive.
 
 •  Thomas Edison Commemorative
  
 •  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 . . .
 
 •  Tinfoil Resource Center
 Locate answers, resources, buyers and sellers – An antique phonograph and early sound recordings answer desk.
 
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