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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 November: From 1900, French baritone Gabriel Soulacroix, in a role he created, sings "Je suis aimé de la plus belle" from the opera La Basoche.
Hear a complete wax cylinder recording. Recently: October: At the Minstrel Show - No. 1 (Minstrels) 1906 September: Everybody Works But Father (Song) 1905 August: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (Violin imitation) 1907 July: (Chopin) Nocturne (Piano solo) 1898 June: Mandy and Her Man (Vaudeville sketch) 1906 May: The Girl I Left Behind Me Medley (Fife & drum) 1903 See also the archive.
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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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Wax Cylinder Music Collection

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BLACK WAX SERIES
(1902-1912)

BLACK WAX SERIES
(1902-1912)

Comic Songs (click for details)
Comic Songs

Popular Songs (click for details)
Popular Songs

Popular Band & Instrumental (click for details)
Popular Band & Instrumental

Vaudeville & Minstrelsy (click for details)
Vaudeville & Minstrelsy

Classical, Orchestral & Instrumental (click for details)
Classical, Orchestral & Instrumental

Hymns & Sacred Songs (click for details)
Hymns & Sacred Songs

Sentimental Songs (click for details)
Sentimental Songs

BROWN WAX SERIES
(1888-1903)

BROWN WAX SERIES
(1888-1903)

1888-1894, The North American Phonograph Company Era (click for details)
1888-1894

1895-1897, The Post-North American Phonograph Company Era (click for details)
1895-1897

1898 (click for details)
1898

1899 (click for details)
1899

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SPECIAL COMPILATIONS

Ira Sankey, 1898-1900 (click for details)
Ira Sankey 1898-1900

Ada Jones & Billy Murray (click for details)
Ada Jones & Billy Murray

WAX CYLINDER SAMPLERS

WAX CYLINDER SAMPLERS

The Black Wax Sampler, 1902-1912 (click for details)
Black Wax Sampler (1902-1912)

The Brown Wax Sampler, 1891-1903 (click for details)
Brown Wax Sampler (1891-1903)

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