At the risk of sounding immodest

[Analogous]

There are three articles and a video in today's L.A. Times about the cylinder "scene" in southern California:

 

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-11-12/l-a-s-evolution-as-a-music-powerhouse-may-have-started-earlier-than-we-think?fbclid=IwAR1bhDqbcA3g43m5MdU1jGE9EF8pesVtR8noKTSGSmgmsgJNBHc9VBEtiHA

 

Enjoy!

John

Edited November 12, 2020 by RodPickett
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[Tinfoilphono]

Absolutely fantastic! What a great find, and what great sound.

[phonogfp]

Interesting discovery, John!

 

As much as we think we know about brown wax, I suspect we'd be surprised at how little we know...  Keep up the good work - -

 

George P.

[Analogous]

BTW, these cylinders were found in the Midwest with a bunch of record slips from an LA dealer.  All of the titles were ca. 1898 Columbia's.

 

Regardless, I actually don't think we know much about the brown wax era and most of what we know is eventually disproven.  That's part of its intrigue!

 

John

[Neilvanstem]

Is there some secret as to how to read the article. I get a big dialog box asking me to subscribe to the newspaper and see o X to close that box. Neil

[JPow]

Try this, Neil:  https://news.yahoo.com/meet-guardians-worlds-earliest-musical-130014484.html

[melvind]

Congratulations John. The video is really great.