Phonograph cylinder

Phonograph cylinder
Edison wax cylinder phonograph c. 1899
Capacity2 minutes
Released1896
Discontinued1929

Phonograph cylinders are the earliest commercial medium for recording and reproducing sound. Commonly known simply as "records" in their heyday (c. 1896–1916), these hollow cylindrical objects have an audio recording engraved on the outside surface, which can be reproduced when they are played on a mechanical cylinder phonograph.[1] In the 1910s, the competing disc record system triumphed in the marketplace to become the dominant commercial audio medium.[2]

  1. ^ Phipps, Aodhan (November 8, 2013). "History of Recorded Music". Transcript of History of Recorded Music. Prezi. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  2. ^ Taintor, Callie (May 27, 2004). "Chronology: Technology and the Music Industry". Frontline. PBS. Retrieved 2018-01-12.

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