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2 unusual facts about Victor Orthophonic Victrola


Victor Orthophonic Victrola

:The audience broke into applause... John Philip Sousa said "Gentleman sic, that is a band. This is the first time I have ever heard music with any soul to it produced by a mechanical talking machine." ...

Electrical recording was developed by Western Electric, although a primitive electrical process was developed by Orlando R. Marsh, owner and founder of Autograph Records.



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