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Listen to the Eerie Warbles of the Oldest Sound Recording in History
The French sound recording pioneer Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville never expected his samples to be played back, but scientists found a way.
Watching Vinyl Records Get Made Is Like Meditation
A technological throwback, just like vinyl records themselves.
Hear The Oldest Known Recording Of Voice And Music, From 1878
It’s a little scratchy, but at least you might recognize the nursery rhyme.
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