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Tagged: wax cylinder

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'Cleopatra' by Urthboy
Wax cylinder recording on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph of 'Cleopatra' by Urthboy.
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'Skylark Skylark' by Hamilton Hill
Edison wax cylinder recording of Australian light baritone vocalist, Hamilton Hill, singing 'Skylark Skylark' (1903) after being digitised by NFSA experts.
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Chloe and Jason Roweth perform 'Bold Bold Jack Donahue'
Wax cylinder recording on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph of 'Bold Jack Donahue' composed by John Dengate, performed by Chloe and Jason Roweth.Recorded at the National Folk...
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'Wanjoo' performed by Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse
Wax cylinder recording of 'Wanjoo', a song in the Noongar language of Western Australia performed by Guy Ghrouse (instrumentalist) and Gina Williams (vocalist) on an original 1903 Edison Standard D...
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Didgeridoo performance by Anthony Hayward on wax cylinder
Wax cylinder recording of a didgeridoo performance by Broken Hill musician Anthony Hayward on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph.Recorded at the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery NSW...
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Warrnambool Railway Accident (c.1897) by Thomas Rome
This is a re-creation of the derailment of a train that occurred between Allansford and Warrnambool on 11 March 1897 recorded by Thomas Rome.Drum virtuoso George Twentyman, known as 'Herr Schoot’,...
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'Guardian Angel, Guiding Light' by Keith Potger
Wax cylinder recording on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph of 'Guardian Angel, Guiding Light', composed and performed by Keith Potger (one of the original members of The Seekers)....
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Dust by Stiff Gins
Stiff Gins (Kaleena Briggs and Nardi Simpson) sing 'Dust', a song in two Aboriginal languages. A wax cylinder recording made on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph.
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'I Don' t Need Another' by The Basics
In October 2013 The Basics (Wally De Backer, Tim Heath, Kris Schroeder) recorded an acoustic version and a wax cylinder version on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph of their song 'I...
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Edison Standard D model phonograph
The Edison Standard D model phonograph dates from around 1908 and has a clockwork spring-powered motor. It has been fitted with a recorder head that can play back two-minute cylinders. Recording on...
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