Birth of recording -- Out of the laboratory -- The commercial debut of sound recording devices -- The introduction of discs -- Recording in the business world -- The heyday of the phonograph -- The ...

I suspect it's because I saw the period drama The History of Sound right around what would've been my dad's birthday that I registered that it was partly set in 1919, the year of his birth. The movie ...

Here's a story that's tailor-made for radio. Music journalist Jonathan Scott has written a book about the history of audio recording. It's called "Into The Groove: The Story Of Sound From Tin Foil To ...