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| Series 13. Recordings, circa 1890-1950s | |||||||||||||
| Extent: Over 400 sound discs, including zinc, copper, celluloid, rubber, shellac, and vinyl pressings and masters, in various speeds, and in sizes ranging from 5 to 12 inches in diameter | |||||||||||||
| The recorded sound component of the Berliner Collection consists of over four
hundred discs. These include records produced by the Berliner Gramophone Company
from the mid-1890s to 1900, unpublished and experimental records, some metal discs
that may be stampers or mothers, a number of recordings made for private use, a
selection of electronically recorded Victor 78 rpm records, and a number of other
commercially released 78s and LPs. The published Berliner records represent one of
the first successful attempts to mass-market and commercially distribute popular
sound recordings. The online Library of Congress presentation of Emile Berliner materials, entitled "Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry," features approximately 100 sound recordings that have been converted to Broadcast WAVE and Real Audio streaming digital files. Most of the digitized discs date from the 1870s to the early 1930s, although there are a few items from as late as 1956. Each of those discs is briefly described in this series and links are provided to the online digital files for listening. More detailed information about the Berliner Collection sound discs, along with other Berliner recordings acquired separately from the collection, can be found in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. |
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| DISC Berliner 0559 | Adeste fideles Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone, 1899. |
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| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 0559 | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Unidentified chimes performer. | |||||||||||||
| Recorded at an unknown location, Sept. 29, 1899. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/00582441 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 1216 | Adios a Mexico Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone, [189-] |
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| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 1216 | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Arthur B. Adamini, tenor; with piano acc. | |||||||||||||
| Autograph of Adamini inscribed in zinc master. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/00579679 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 0504 | Admiral Dewey march Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone, 1899. |
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| Composer: Santelmann, William H. (William Henry), 1863-1932. | |||||||||||||
| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 0504 | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Performed by the United States Marine Band; William H. Santelmann, conductor. | |||||||||||||
| Recorded at an unknown location, Sept. 20, 1899. | |||||||||||||
| Autograph of Santelmann (conductor) inscribed in zinc master. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/99391883 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 1113 | Africana. Published: New York : E. Berliner's Gramophone, 1898. |
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| Composer: Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864. | |||||||||||||
| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 1113 | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Alberto del Campo, baritone; piano acc. | |||||||||||||
| Recorded in New York, N.Y., June 6, 1898. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/00579596 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 051 | America Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone, 1899. |
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| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 051 | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| George J. Gaskin, tenor; piano acc. | |||||||||||||
| Recorded at an unknown location, Apr. 5, 1899. | |||||||||||||
| Autograph of Gaskin inscribed in zinc master. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/99471447 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 097 | Auction sale, household goods Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone, 1899. |
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| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 097 | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Len Spencer, speaker. | |||||||||||||
| Recorded at an unknown location, Apr. 29, 1899. | |||||||||||||
| Autograph of Spencer inscribed in zinc master. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/99470280 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 1220 Z | Ay chiquita Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone, [189-] |
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| Composer: Yradier, Sebastián, 1809-1865. | |||||||||||||
| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 1220 Z | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Arthur B. Adamini, tenor; with piano acc. | |||||||||||||
| Autograph of Adamini inscribed in zinc master. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/00579680 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 3662 Z | Bobolink Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone. 1898. |
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| Composer: Bischoff, J. W. (John W.), 1850-1909. | |||||||||||||
| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 3662 Z | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Powell Goodwin, soprano; piano acc. | |||||||||||||
| Recorded at an unknown location, Mar. 1898. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/99391880 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 4159 | Can you then love another Published: New York : E. Berliner's Gramophone, 1898. |
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| Composer: Rieger, William H. | |||||||||||||
| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 4159 | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| S. Mantia, euphonium; piano acc. | |||||||||||||
| Recorded in New York, N.Y., July 25, 1898. | |||||||||||||
| Autograph of Mantia inscribed in zinc master. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/00580015 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 1243 Z | Caramba Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone, [189-] |
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| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 1243 Z | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Arthur B. Adamini, tenor; with piano acc. | |||||||||||||
| Autograph of Adamini inscribed in zinc master. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/00579681 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 3257 | The carnival of Venice Published: New York : E. Berliner's Gramophone, [189-] |
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| Composer: Benedict, Julius, 1804-1885. | |||||||||||||
| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 3257 | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Charles P. Lowe, xylophone. | |||||||||||||
| Recorded in New York, N.Y., date unknown. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/00579653 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 3900 Y | Carnival of Venice Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone, [189-] |
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| Composer: Benedict, Julius, 1804-1885. | |||||||||||||
| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 3900 Y | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Jean Moeremans, saxophone; piano acc. | |||||||||||||
| Autograph of Moeremans inscribed in zinc master. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/00579655 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 629 Y | Casey as doctor Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone, 1897. |
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| Composer: Hunting, Russell. | |||||||||||||
| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 629 Y | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Russell Hunting, speaker. | |||||||||||||
| Recorded at an unknown location, Mar. 20, 1897. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/99390201 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 608 Z | Casey's address to the G.A.R. Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone, [189-] |
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| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 608 Z | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| John Terrell, speaker. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/99390175 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 608 | Casey's address to the G.A.R. Published: [United States] : E. Berliner's Gramophone, 1898. |
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| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: E. Berliner's Gramophone 608 | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| John Terrell, speaker. | |||||||||||||
| Recorded at an unknown location, June 1898. | |||||||||||||
| Autograph of Terrell inscribed in zinc master. | |||||||||||||
| LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/99391991 | |||||||||||||
| DISC Berliner 4808 Z | La cinquantaine Published: [United States] : Berliner's Gramophone, [189-] |
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| 1 sound disc : | |||||||||||||
| Original issue number: Berliner's Gramophone 4808 Z | |||||||||||||
| Online digital audio. | |||||||||||||
| Dorothy Hoyle, violin; piano acc. | |||||||||||||
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