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Thousands of Rare Edison Disc Phonograph Recordings Released Online

February 28, 2022 · Source: National Park Service

Edison disc record: "The Jelly Roll blues", performed by The Original Memphis Five, recorded in New York, New York on September 22, 1923. — Image supplied by the National Park Service. View the original image and credit

Thomas Edison National Historical Park announces the release of 2,400 historic Edison disc sound recordings, digitized and made available online in cooperation with the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Special Research Collections on their Discography of American Historical Recordings website at adp.library.ucsb.edu.

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