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A. Kostis

Kostas Bezos, unsung hero of 1930s Greek music gets cult following

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Written by: Nikos Fotakis
Published: 16 January 2018

Rolling Stone magazine includes his old recordings in its list of ‘15 Great Albums You Probably Didn’t Hear in 2017’

  • kostas-bezos
  • greece
  • 1930s
  • greek-music

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Thomas Edison's Sci-Fi Novel

Thomas Edison's Forgotten Sci-Fi Novel

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Written by: Greg Daugherty
Published: 11 January 2018

When Thomas Edison died in 1931, he held more than 1,000 patents in the United States alone. He was credited with inventing, or significantly advancing, electric lighting, storage batteries, the motion picture camera, the phonograph and even cement making—among many other things.

  • thomas-edison
  • george-parsons-lathrop
  • sci-fi
  • 1896

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Twain on Edison Cylinders

Twain and Edison, on the record

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Written by: Daniel Weeks
Published: 10 January 2018

For Twain, the lure of the talking machine wore off fast.

  • edison
  • mark-twain

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Sunny Mathew Museum

A remarkable temple of sound tucked away in a place called Pala

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Written by: Saraswathy Nagarajan
Published: 07 December 2017

Inside a private museum of old gramophone records and players  tucked away in Kerala's Kottayam district.

  • gramophone
  • india
  • museum

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Names of Talking Machines

Names of Talking Machines

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Written by: The Post Staff
Published: 10 November 2017

Phonograph. Gramophone. Graphophone.  In the popular mind there is considerable misapprehension and confusion regarding the correct designation of talking machines.  Several learned and esteemed gentlement assist in solving this confusing issue of today

  • talking-machine
  • graphophone
  • pennsylvania

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  1. New Documentary Blends Civil Rights Murders With Hunt for Blues Icons
  2. Cornell University Celebrates the Voyager Golden Record this week
  3. Talking Machine Tried As Disturber
  4. A Phonograph Fiasco
  5. 5 Amazing Record Archives Where You Can Listen For Free
  6. Done By The Phonograph: Unique Uses To Which Talking Machines Are Put
  7. The First Jazz Recording Turns 100
  8. A Phonograph School For Parrots
  9. Victrola trademark bought by Long Island Company
  10. Sounds from Shanghai
  11. Bix Beiderbecke Museum and Archive Opens
  12. Thomas Edison and the Eclipse of 1878
  13. Free Discography Downloads
  14. Edison invented recordings – but it was the phonography studios of Spain that popularised them
  15. Forget the vinyl comeback. See a house stuffed with antique phonographs.
  16. Restoring a vintage 1920s recording system for 'American Epic'
  17. 30,000 78rpm Records Are Now In a Digital Archive

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