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Radio Podcast #26 – 1918

More treasures excavated from musical history with sound curator James Errington. This time it’s 1918, the war is nearly over, but the war records are just getting into their stride, and the shockwave of this new music we’re now calling jazz is still shaking the record industry to its foundations. An exciting, turbulent year for …

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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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