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Good News If You Are a Sensitive Person & The Fascinating History of Recorded Sound

Something You Should Know

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The History of the Phonograph

The first phonograph was launched in 1859 and created lots of interest all over the world. But because you couldn't really do anything useful with it, hardly anyone did. Other scientists came up with new versions of the phonograph which sparked Edison back into action. And by the 1890s we had wax cylindrical phonographs and the music industry begins to take off.

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