Years

2025 (Preview Mix)

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is a placeholder to appear on the podcast feed. For the full 4½-hour version either see below for the Mixcloud player, or come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for the podcast version and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 …

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Commissioned mix – 1983 (Alan’s Version)

This is a commissioned mix from a supporter on Patreon! If you want something like this why not sign up at patreon.com/centuriesofsound One of the tensions at the heart of this project is my desire to capture the feeling of a time versus the impossibility of making something coherent out of the sounds of the …

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Radio Podcast #25 – 1917

Audio curator James Errington is joined by jazz historian Joe Moore to discuss the astonishing year of 1917, when a new music called “Jass” or “Jaz” or “Jazz” swept the world, changing it forever. A genuinely astonishing time for music, brought to life with contemporary archive sounds. You can also tune in to Cambridge Radio …

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1949 Part Two – The 12″ Mix

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the first hour of the mix. For the full 3-hour version either see below for the Mixcloud player, or come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for the podcast version and a host of other bonus materials for just …

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Centuries of Sound on Cambridge 105 Radio — Episode 50 (1941)

  “Audio archeology with James Errington. This time we head back to 1941. While America gears up for war, strange new sounds are brewing in New York.”   Time: 7pm GMT, Sunday 24th November 2024 Place: Cambridge 105 Radio   You can listen to the show on 105fm in Cambridge, on DAB digital across South …

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1949 Part One – The 7″ Mix

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the first hour of the mix. For the full 3-hour version either see below for the Mixcloud player, or come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for the podcast version and a host of other bonus materials for just …

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Centuries of Sound Presents – Halloween Records from the 50s

This Centuries of Sound mix comes courtesy of my supporters at patreon.com/centuriesofsound – join them for as little as $5 per month and get a full archive and a host of bonus material. Tracks 0:00:00 Jeff Alexander & Alfred Hitchcock – Music to Be Murdered By (1958) 0:01:36 Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – I Put A …

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