The Wonder of the age / Mister Edison's new talking phonograph.

Format
Audio
Language
English
Published/​Created
Tinton Falls, N.J. : Musical Heritage Society, 1983.
Description
2 audio discs (117 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo ; 12 in.

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Mendel Music Library - Remote Storage (ReCAP): Mendel Music Library Use Only LS- 10427 Browse related items Request

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    Summary note
    Presents the story of sound recording from 1877 to 1925 compiled from contemporary writings and illustrated by archive recordings. Includes faithful reproductions of the voices, instruments, and artistry of John Barbirolli, P.T. Barnum, Adrian C. Boult, Enrico Caruso, Thomas Alva Edison, William Ewart Gladstone, the British Symphony Orchestra, Nellie Melba, Florence Nightingale, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, George Bernard Shaw, and Arthur Sullivan.
    Notes
    • Musical Heritage Society: MHS 824836H (on container)
    • Musical Heritage Society: MHS 4836--MHS 4837.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    Narrators, Richard Bebb [and others].
    Publisher no.
    • MHS 824836H
    • MHS 4836
    • MHS 4837
    LCCN
    83743264
    OCLC
    20529083
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