Just over 100 years ago, Emile Berliner invented the gramophone and disc record. This is a discography of the first disc recordings in the United States. It documents over 3000 discs, which were sold to the American public from 1892 to 1900. Listings are arranged by catalogue number and cross-indexed by title, performer and recording date. The gramophone discs are useful research tools in the study of popular culture, providing objective data about what was offered to the public, and how it was performed. An introductory essay discusses the earliest years of the invention and the repertoire appearing on the discs. Their physical properties are noted and illustrated with photographs of the records. A descriptive bibliography guides readers to other books and articles of interest. Another section lists Berliner Gramophone records that have been reissued on long-playing and compact discs. This volume should be of interest to gramophone record collectors, record archives and music libraries, as well as scholars, music students and buffs.
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