{"product_id":"various-educational-informational-and-historical-a-good-joke-german-7-inch-vinyl-single-1176-570917","title":"Various-Educational, Informational \u0026 Historical A Good Joke German 7\" vinyl","description":"MESSRS. MORTON \u0026amp; SHEPARD A Good Joke (An astonishing German\r\n  7\" historical artifact recorded in 1900 or 1901 onto a hard rubber base,\r\n  manufactured in Hannover by Emile Berliner [the first inventor to\r\n  actually develop a usable disc record technology and founder of 'The\r\n  Gramophone Company'] with recessed \u0026amp; possibly engraved lettering,\r\n  recorded in London and spoken in English. This disc plays at about\r\n  55rpm and has survived one hundred \u0026amp; twenty years. We even play\r\n  tested thedisc in the office with great care and what we heard can only\r\n  be described as voices from the dead...! Hi-Fi it isn't, as it was\r\n  designed for a bamboo needle and pressed into hard rubber, but to\r\n  have survived so long and still be playable is nothing short of a miracle)\r\n  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*This is far \u0026amp; away the oldest record we have ever\r\n  stocked*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-stretch: 100%; color: #999; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eTRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMore Info:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis was one of the first recordings ever pressed onto a flat disc. The technology at the time was wax cylinder.\u003cbr\u003eThe success of this format [eventually] led to everything we know today as an LP or an EP or a single.\u003cbr\u003eBy their very nature, they were cut live onto a wax coated zinc plate, plunged in an acid bath to etch the grooves and a zinc negative was then electroplated onto this to form the stamper \u0026amp; the result pressed onto the hard rubber to produce this disc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe significance of these early pioneering recordings cannot be over estimated. 'The Gramophone Company' led to EMI, Parlophone, Columbia [UK], His Master's Voice, Harvest .... the list goes on.\u003cbr\u003eHow many records do you own that have 'The Gramophone Company' on them somewhere ? Yes, lots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf it hadn't been for these early experiments with flat discs, we might still be fighting with coated cylinders !\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/it\/collections\/various-educational-informational-and-historical\" title=\"Click to see complete listing of Various-Educational, Informational \u0026amp; Historical\"\u003eVarious-Educational, Informational \u0026amp; Historical\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for complete listing)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/search-results-page?q=Various-Educational%2c+Informational+%26+Historical+A+Good+Joke\" title=\"Click to see more products with the title A Good Joke\"\u003e A Good Joke\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for more of the same title)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Release\u003c\/strong\u003e - 1901\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e - 7\" vinyl single (7 inch record \/ 45)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecord Label\u003c\/strong\u003e - E. Berliner's Gramophone Co.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue No\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/search-results-page?q=1176\" title=\"Click to see more products with the catalogue number 1176\"\u003e1176\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for more)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/it\/collections\/german-imports\" title=\"Click to see more items from Germany\"\u003eGermany\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Chip\u003c\/strong\u003e – This is a \u003ca href=\"\/it\/collections\/blue-chip-rare-vintage-collectables\" title=\"Click to see more Blue Chip collectors items\"\u003eBlue Chip\u003c\/a\u003e collectors item. 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