Centuries of Sound

Radio Podcast #26 – 1918

James M Errington — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:49 +0000

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)

James M Errington — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:42:39 +0000

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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2000 Part Two – Get Me a Tape

James M Errington — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:00:29 +0000

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 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 $5 per …

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2000 Part One – Let’s Go Back

James M Errington — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:00:26 +0000

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1950 Part Two

James M Errington — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:12:13 +0000

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1950 Part One

James M Errington — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:17:46 +0000

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2024 (Preview mix)

James M Errington — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:46:21 +0000

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Radio Podcast #25 – 1917

James M Errington — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:13:20 +0000

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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At The Christmas Party Hop – Christmas Records 1955-1961

James M Errington — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:39:05 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. As it’s the festive season I’ve decided to use the new function on Patreon to do a couple of membership offers. Firstly I’m offering a 10% discount on all tiers, monthly and annual, just go to patreon.com/centuriesofsound and sign up with the …

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1949 Part Two – The 12″ Mix

James M Errington — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 20:54:17 +0000

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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1949 Part One – The 7″ Mix

James M Errington — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:30:02 +0000

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Centuries of Sound Presents – Halloween Records from the 50s

James M Errington — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:26:32 +0000

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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Radio Podcast #24 – 1916

James M Errington — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:00:03 +0000

This time James Errington is joined by John Ashlin to explore the music of 1916. While Europe lies devastated in the midst of the darkest year of the first world war, America is hotting up, with the birth of jazz and blues music imminent, while the old world of Vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley is …

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1948 Part Two – Move

James M Errington — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:30:52 +0000

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1948 Part One – Something Big Out Of Something Little

James M Errington — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:35:13 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the first half-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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1947 Part Two – Boptamism

James M Errington — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:58:31 +0000

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1947 Part One – Cubana Bop

James M Errington — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 22:27:02 +0000

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Baby It’s Cold War Outside – Christmas Records 1946-1954

James M Errington — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 11:49:56 +0000

Previously at Centuries of Sound: Christmas 1902-1924: Deep Magic From Before The Dawn Of Time A Holiday Between The Wars, Christmas Records 1926-1938 A Wartime Christmas 1939-1945 If you enjoy my mixes, please consider supporting the show on Patreon for $5 per month – as well as helping me keep going, you will get access …

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1946 Part Two – That’s All Right For You

James M Errington — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:37:43 +0000

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Radio Podcast Special – Halloween Between The Wars

James M Errington — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:06:31 +0000

This Halloween special was first broadcast in 2022 and features music from 1927 to 1938 and also features my son Milan. To get full downloads and a host of extras, and help the show survive, come to http://patreon.com/centuriesofsound When we think of the great depression of the 1930s, the images which may spring to mind …

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A 1940s Halloween from Centuries of Sound

James M Errington — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 22:21:43 +0000

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. The 1940s was a scary time, but not really in a way that we can comfortably celebrate at Halloween. Nevertheless there …

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1946 Part One – Things To Come

James M Errington — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:01:26 +0000

It seems like an obvious thing to say that the Second World War was A Bad Time, at least it seems obvious to me. Half a decade of some of the most terrible, miserable events of all time – or more than half a decade, the last war-free mix was 1938 and even that included …

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Centuries of Sound Radiopod Prequel Special #1 – Ancient Sounds, with Simon O’Dwyer of Ancient Music Ireland

James M Errington — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 21:08:57 +0000

In this first of a series of special editions of the Centuries of Sound Radiopod, I’m joined by Simon O’Dwyer of Ancient Music Ireland to talk about music from a time before we had recordings, or even music notation, and hear some reconstructed prehistoric music from his own collection and others. Simon and Maria’s website …

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Radio Podcast #23 – 1915

James M Errington — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 22:18:44 +0000

James Errington takes you on another journey into the pre-history of recorded sound — this time joined by Cambridge 105 Radio’s own Alex Elbro to explore the music of 1915, from hot dance ragtime to South-American proto-tango, English music hall comedy and some surprising responses to the first world war. Centuries of Sound is …

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1945 Part Two

James M Errington — Tue, 23 May 2023 08:30:48 +0000

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 four-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would …

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Radio Podcast #22 – 1914

James M Errington — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 19:38:20 +0000

James Errington takes you on another trip into the ancient history of recorded sound, this time joined by Cambridge native Liam Higgins to review the music scene on both sides of the Atlantic in 1914, the year the lights famously went out all over Europe. This episode includes for the first (and hopefully the last) …

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1945 Part One

James M Errington — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:47:22 +0000

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 nearly four-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This …

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1944 Part Three

James M Errington — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:41:24 +0000

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Radio Podcast #21 – 1913

James M Errington — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 23:19:44 +0000

Another adventure back into the early days of recorded sound with James Errington, this time joined by Cambridge 105 Radio’s Maciek Pawlikowski to listen to some of the sounds of 1913, the year of the short-lived hot dance ragtime craze, led by the first all-black orchestra and the couple who brought the foxtrot to prominence. …

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D-Day – Tuesday 6th June 1944

James M Errington — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:54:00 +0000

The D-Day landings of the 6th of June 1944 are much too big a story to be covered in the middle of a mix. New recording technology, a wider variety of coverage, and the hoarding and preservation instincts of generations of historians, amateur and professional, have resulted in an unprecedented amount of material being available, …

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Radio Podcast #20 — 1912

James M Errington — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 07:37:06 +0000

More time-travel to the early days of recorded sound with James Errington. This time we find out about the interminable history of musical snobbery, hear some immensely beautiful, surprisingly thick Edison diamond discs and hear what Al Jolson and Billy Murray are up to. Centuries of Sound is an independent podcast without any advertising, and …

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1944 – Part One

James M Errington — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:34:02 +0000

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 please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show …

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A Wartime Christmas 1939-1945

James M Errington — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:08:33 +0000

Merry Christmas Centuries of Sound Followers! This is a mix of original Christmas-related records and radio broadcasts from 1939 to 1945. It’s also available as a compilation CD for supporters on Patreon here – https://www.patreon.com/posts/76151409 0:00:00 Bernard Herrmann – Snow Ride (1942)0:00:41 Bing Crosby – White Christmas (1942)0:03:48 Jimmy Durante – Clip from Christmas Show …

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A Holiday Between The Wars, Christmas Records 1926-1938 (The Mix)

James M Errington — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 09:49:00 +0000

MP3 download | Patreon | Apple | Mixcloud | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher This compilation of Christmas recordings spans the early years of electronic recording, the explosion of radio, sound films and newsreel, the end of the roaring thirties and the great depression. I’m presenting this in two formats — a mix, which is …

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Christmas 1902-1924: Deep Magic From Before The Dawn Of Time (The Radio Show)

James M Errington — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:05:00 +0000

In this festive edition of Centuries of Sound, audio curator James Errington is joined by his son Theo to check out some Christmas records from the years 1902 to 1924. We have choirs, carols, brass bands, and of course a selection of bizarre novelty Christmas wax cylinders for your Christmas evening listening. MP3 download | …

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Christmas 1902-1924: Deep Magic From Before The Dawn Of Time (The Mix)

James M Errington — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. Please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible without my supporters on there, so please consider signing up or sharing this with someone who …

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Radio Podcast – Halloween Special #1 (1902-1926)

James M Errington — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:18:56 +0000

In this very special episode of Centuries of Sound, sound curator James Errington plays a selection of Halloween-themed recordings from the acoustic recording era, prior to 1927. Be ready for ghosts, skeletons, vampires, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, “The Goose Bone Man” and Mr Halloween himself, Aleister Crowley Centuries of Sound is an independent podcast …

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Halloween Between The Wars – Original Recordings 1927-1938

James M Errington — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000

This mix is also available as a compilation for Patreon supporters here and at Bandcamp here. I make Centuries of Sound on my own in whatever scraps of time I can find. Please help me find more scraps by supporting the project (and get a load of extra content too!) When we think of the …

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Hallowe’en Dance: Original Recordings 1902-1926

James M Errington — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:18:19 +0000

Beginning Halloween Week at Centuries of Sound, here’s a mix of Halloween-themed music and spoken word recordings from the pre-electrical era. This mix is also available in compilation format – to supporters on Patreon, and on the Centuries of Sound Bandcamp page 00:00 Aleister Crowley- The Call Of The First And Second Aethyr (Ca. 1920)01:21 …

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Radio Podcast #19 — 1911

James M Errington — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:40:04 +0000

Time travel through audio history with James Errington, this time joined by Cambridge 105’s own Kasia Wozniak to listen to the sounds of 1911, featuring Eastern European Ã©migrÃ©s Al Jolson, Irving Berlin and Sophie Tucker; the future president of Poland playing some Chopin; scat singing 15 years before it was supposedly invented; a story about …

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1943

James M Errington — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:21:45 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the first half-hour of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 12 — December + Closing

James M Errington — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:01:24 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the twelth section of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 11 – November

James M Errington — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:45:00 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the eleventh section of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 10 – October

James M Errington — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 22:05:27 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the tenth section of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 9 – September

James M Errington — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:57:20 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the ninth section of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 8 — August

James M Errington — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 15:08:58 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the eighth section of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 7 – July

James M Errington — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:07:45 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the seventh section of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 6 — June

James M Errington — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 21:42:50 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the sixth section of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 5 – May

James M Errington — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 09:25:11 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the fifth section of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 4 – April

James M Errington — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:06:00 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the fourth section of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 3 — March

James M Errington — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:14:00 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the third section of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 2 — February

James M Errington — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 21:55:28 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the second half-hour of the mix. For the full 4.5-hour version please come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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1943 Part 1 – Introduction + January

James M Errington — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:23:02 +0000

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1942 Preview Mix 2

James M Errington — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:36:27 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for the second hour of the mix. For the full 4-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show …

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Radio Podcast #18 – 1910

James M Errington — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:28:07 +0000

Back for the new decade, that decade being the 1910s, audio historian James Errington returns for a deep dive into the sounds of 110 years ago. This time we’re joined by Cambridge 105’s own George Kirkman to listen to some ragtime frolics, eccentricities, proto-barbershop, proto-gospel and some meandering comic monologues. Centuries of Sound is an …

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1942

James M Errington — Mon, 30 May 2022 09:20:23 +0000

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 4-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show …

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Radio Podcast #17 – 1909

James M Errington — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 22:09:48 +0000

More time travel to the earliest days of recorded sound with James Errington, this time joined by Cambridge 105’s own Dave Hammond. This time we go back to 1909 to hear novelty songs about moon-orbiting aeroplanes and juvenile smoking, wildly unpredictable vaudeville routines, “authentic” black music from the deep south played by a former plantation …

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1941

James M Errington — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:44:17 +0000

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 nearly 5-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This …

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December 7th 1941

James M Errington — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:00:50 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound – I make these on my own, in my spare time. To support my work and help the show survive, please consider signing up at patreon.com/centuriesofsound where you can also get full show downloads and a host of other bonus stuff …

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Radio Podcast #16 — 1908

James M Errington — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:15:51 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS Another adventure into the history of recorded music with James Errington, this time joined by veteran BBC presenter & producer Tony Barnfield to listen to and talk about the sounds of 1908, right at the heart of the era when music …

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1940 Preview 2 – WWII Collage

James M Errington — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 22:30:55 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for two sections of the mix. For the full 4-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would …

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Centuries of Sound Presents – A Holiday Between The Wars, Christmas Records 1926-1938

James M Errington — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 23:52:36 +0000

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1940

James M Errington — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 06:48:05 +0000

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1939 Preview – War

James M Errington — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:30:00 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. This is one of the four hours in the full version of Centuries of Sound 1939To get the whole mix as a podcast, and a load of other extras, sign up for five dollars per month at http://patreon.com/centuriesofsound MP3 preview download …

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Radio Podcast #15 — 1907

James M Errington — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 22:20:45 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS Audio historian DJ James Errington takes you on another time travel adventure, this time to hear some original sounds from 1907, including some wonderful stuff from Enrico Caruso, a few original vaudeville routines and some very premature Christmas cheer. Centuries of …

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1939

James M Errington — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 17:57:15 +0000

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 4.5-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This …

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1938 Preview – The Munich Crisis

James M Errington — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 21:35:36 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. This is one of the ten chapters in the full version of Centuries of Sound 1938To get the whole mix as a podcast, and a load of other extras, sign up for five dollars per month at http://patreon.com/centuriesofsound MP3 preview …

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Radio Podcast #14 – 1906

James M Errington — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:45:17 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS Another journey back in time with James Errington bringing you original historic recordings, this time from 1906, the year of the San Francisco earthquake. We have a brace of songs from the brilliant Bert Williams, plenty of music hall and …

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1938 Preview – War of The Worlds

James M Errington — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 22:58:43 +0000

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1938

James M Errington — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 21:02:11 +0000

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 3.5-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This …

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Radio Podcast #13 — 1905

James M Errington — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 21:25:49 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS Another sonic adventure through time with James Errington, this time joined by guests Dominic, Joanne & Adam to listen to the sounds of 1905 and discuss such pressing topics as skeleton xylophones, the hubris of Dick Dastardly, melancholy in Spanish …

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1937

James M Errington — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:57:38 +0000

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Radio Podcast #12 — 1904

James M Errington — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:03:20 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS James Errington takes you on another journey back into the forgotten history of recorded sound, this time joined by Liam Higgins, playing cylinders and shellac all from the year 1904. Aside from the usual brass band, banjo and proto-ragtime and barbershop …

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1936

James M Errington — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 22:07:12 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only for February and March. For the full 3.5-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not …

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1936 Preview Part 1

James M Errington — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 21:35:56 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. This is a sample of the mix for 1936, and includes the section for January only. To hear the rest of the mix, come to patreon.com/centuriesofsound, where I will be releasing the mix in two parts for $5 and above …

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Radio Podcast #11 — 1903

James M Errington — Tue, 25 May 2021 20:20:20 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS Another journey back in time with original recordings from the year 1903. This episode features sounds from as far afield as Tanganyika, Moscow, Kyoto and New York, and songs about cars, ducks, and bread and marmalade. Introduced by James Errington.. Centuries …

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1935

James M Errington — Mon, 10 May 2021 20:28:24 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only the first hour. For the full version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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Radio Podcast #10 — 1902

James M Errington — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:36:02 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS James Errington takes you on another trip into the history of sound recording. This time we’re visiting the year 1902, and will be hearing insanely catchy tin pan alley tunes from the Edwardian Elvis, virtuoso instrumental showpieces, sublime sopranos and …

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1934

James M Errington — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:44:11 +0000

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Radio Podcast #9 — 1901

James M Errington — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:11:51 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS James and Sean take you on a journey back to the year 1901 to listen to original, unmediated, often completely unacceptable recordings from the early days of the gramophone. This time we have rousing sort-of proto-proto-proto-jazz, stunning vocal acrobatics from a …

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1933

James M Errington — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:55:01 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only the first hour. For the full three-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be possible …

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Radio Podcast #8 — 1900

James M Errington — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:21:26 +0000

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1932

James M Errington — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:26:44 +0000

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Radio Podcast #7 — 1898 to 1899

James M Errington — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:42:12 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS As we are coming towards the end of the 19th Century, I present an overview of the music and history of 1898 and 1899 — minstrel shows, vaudeville, cakewalk, the horribly-named “coon songs” and an exciting new genre called “ragtime.” Centuries …

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2019

James M Errington — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only the first 55 minutes. For the full 170-minute version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be …

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Centuries of Sound Presents – Deep Magic: Christmas Recordings 1902-1924

James M Errington — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:13:30 +0000

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1931

James M Errington — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 22:38:21 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is only the first 45 minutes. For the full 160-minute version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. This show would not be …

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Radio Podcast #6 — 1896 to 1897

James M Errington — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 21:16:10 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS James and Sean use their audio archeology skills to take you on another time travel adventure with original recordings from the distant past. This time we visit 1896 and 1897, hear the birth pangs of something not yet called ragtime, find …

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1930

James M Errington — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 22:11:20 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is a cut-down 60 minute mix, for the full 180-minute version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. MP3 preview download | Patreon …

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Radio Podcast #5 — 1894 to 1895

James M Errington — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:15:56 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS James and Sean continue their voyage into the distant history of sound recording. This time we cover the years 1894 and 1895, a time of popular unrest, great literature, and a burgeoning wax cylinder market, with at least two songs bound …

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1929

James M Errington — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 20:39:54 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is a cut-down 45 minute mix, for the full 180-minute version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. MP3 preview download | Patreon …

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Radio Podcast #4 — 1892 to 1893

James M Errington — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:14:04 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS More audio time travel adventures from James and Sean. This time we cover the years 1892 and 1893, the world’s fair in Chicago, a couple of notorious murderers, some rude jokes about Frances Folsom (the wife of the President of the …

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1928

James M Errington — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 22:27:29 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is a cut-down 45 minute mix, for the full three-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. MP3 sample download | Patreon …

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Radio Podcast #3 — 1890 to 1891

James M Errington — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:00:27 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS “Another journey into the history of recorded sound with James and Sean. This time we delve into the vaults for 1890 and 1891, explore the pop music of the gilded age, and hear the voices of P.T. Barnum, Florence Nightingale, Pyotr …

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1927

James M Errington — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:57:01 +0000

At Centuries of Sound I am making mixes for every year of recorded sound. The download here is a cut-down 30 minute mix, for the full two-hour version please come to centuriesofsound.com to stream, or patreon.com/centuriesofsound for downloads and a host of other bonus materials for just $5 per month. MP3 sample download | Patreon …

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Radio Podcast #2 — 1887 to 1889

James M Errington — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 18:04:47 +0000

MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS “This time James and Sean take a trip back to the 80s — the 1880s that is. Aside from the original music we have celebrity appearances from Arthur Sullivan, Johannes Brahms, William Ewart Gladstone and Queen Victoria herself (possibly) — plus …

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1926

James M Errington — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 23:16:55 +0000

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Radio Podcast #1 – 1853 to 1885

James M Errington — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:00:57 +0000

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1925

James M Errington — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:53:38 +0000

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1924

James M Errington — Mon, 04 May 2020 11:18:25 +0000

Centuries of Sound is a monthly mix of original recordings from a single year. If you want higher bitrate downloads, a bonus podcast with discussion of the recordings, extra bonus mixes and much more, please support me on Patreon for just $5 per month, and keep the project ad-free. MP3 download | Apple | Mixcloud …

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The Centuries of Sound Pub Quiz Round

James M Errington — Sun, 03 May 2020 09:39:38 +0000

I’ve been in a couple of pub quizzes over Zoom recently, and have put together a round of my own to share with friends & family. Now I’ve done it a couple of times, I thought I might as well share it for anyone to use. Feel free to adapt to suit, or just play …

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1923

James M Errington — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:53:35 +0000

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1922

James M Errington — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 21:46:38 +0000

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1921

James M Errington — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:13:37 +0000

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2018

James M Errington — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 08:00:48 +0000

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1920

James M Errington — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:42:26 +0000

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2017 – The Clean Version

James M Errington — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 23:20:04 +0000

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1919

James M Errington — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 20:17:46 +0000

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1918

James M Errington — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 20:43:15 +0000

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1917

James M Errington — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:33:26 +0000

“The music is a matter of the ear and not of technique. None of us knows music. One carries the melody and others do what they please. Some play counter melodies, some play freak noises, and some just play. I can’t tell you how. You “got to feel” Jass. The time is syncopated. Jass I …

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1916

James M Errington — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 21:10:57 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) The story of recorded must prior to 1917 has been, on a personal level, a juggle with two opposing narratives. First there is of course the convoluted journey towards the explosion in jazz and blues of the late 1910s and 1920. Then there’s the other …

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1915

James M Errington — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 17:00:12 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) “Looking back in hindsight, 1915 appears to be a saga of such horrors, of such mismanagement and muddle, that it is easy to see why it coloured the views of succeeding generations and gave rise to prejudices and myths that have been applied to the …

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1914

James M Errington — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:30:57 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) Those long uneven lines Standing as patiently As if they were stretched outside The Oval or Villa Park, The crowns of hats, the sun On moustached archaic faces Grinning as if it were all An August Bank Holiday lark; And the shut shops, the bleached …

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1913

James M Errington — Thu, 09 May 2019 17:58:29 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) “How can we regard this invasion of vulgarity in music other than as a national calamity, in so far as the mental attainments of the nation are concerned? This cheap, trashy stuff could not elevate even the most degraded minds, nor could it possibly urge …

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1853-1860

James M Errington — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:18:12 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | YouTube | Mixcloud Sound is the name we give to certain frequencies of fluctuating pressure waves which resonate the human eardrum and are able to be perceived by the human brain. Waves fitting this description have existed since the big bang, all of them dissipating forever into space …

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1912

James M Errington — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 19:29:07 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) “Why was the phonograph valued so highly as a means of musical progress? To answer this question we must recognise two perceptions widely held in early twentieth-century America: that classical music was a powerful cultural and musical force to which Americans sadly lacked exposure, and …

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1911

James M Errington — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:17:50 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) Listening chronologically to music in this way, one of the things I have noticed is that there are sudden lurches forward in certain years. 1911, for all its quality, is not one of those years. Most of what you can hear in this mix sounds …

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1910

James M Errington — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 21:43:32 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) “On or around December 1910, human character changed. I am not saying that one went out, as one might into a garden, and there saw that a rose had flowered or a hen had laid an egg. The change was not sudden and definite like …

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2017

James M Errington — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 17:55:11 +0000

MP3 (full mix) | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) So, were you expecting 1910? Well the bad news is that it’s going to be another month until that’s ready. The good news is that I have finally finished this mix for 2017. It has been a bit of a monster, or a menace, is …

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1909

James M Errington — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:08:13 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack Many people have observed that as we get older, time seems to pass more quickly – and it seems natural to apply this to civilization in general. But while it’s true that technology has had some disorientating lurches forward over the last …

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1908

James M Errington — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 21:42:15 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack I’ve lived through a couple of decades of recorded sound now — perhaps you have too — and as a result the world of 1908 seems almost entirely alien from the perspective of 1888. Recording technology has improved a great deal of …

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1907

James M Errington — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:15:05 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack This week has seen the passing of Geoff Emerick, who served as sound engineer on The Beatles’ Revolver, Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road albums, starting at the age of just 20. His death hasn’t generated as much interest as those of George …

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1906

James M Errington — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 17:15:02 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack Williams & Walker are a great deal to blame for being the originators and establishing the name “coon” upon our race. They met a white man in San Francisco by the name of McConnell, who put them on the circuit. In order …

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1905

James M Errington — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 18:52:40 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack When people imagine the future, we often imagine new technologies, but we rarely take the time to consider how those technologies will change how we live our lives, or how we see the world. When the internet started becoming popular towards the …

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1904

James M Errington — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 06:15:13 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack One of the least thought about, but perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of the way we listen to music is its loudness – that is, the quantity rather than just the quality. Modern day audiophiles will be familiar with the …

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1903

James M Errington — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:30:01 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack “Under it all there’s a sort of strong, dark pulsing, the dimly recorded echo of the thundering rhythm: trombones, sousaphones (named after your man, of course), drums. The dynamics build to a controlled climax, the sound getting heavier and heavier as …

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W. W. Jacobs – The Monkey’s Paw

James M Errington — Mon, 21 May 2018 21:31:26 +0000

Here’s one of those stories you might reasonably consider to be an old shaggy dog tale, but which turns out to be the work of a single author, adapted ad infinitum since its publication in 1902. It has a novel concept, and a nice subtle extra twist, but having read a lot of Poe and …

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1902

James M Errington — Mon, 07 May 2018 08:28:39 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack 1902 is the year everything started to explode. Not particularly in the world of music, not really in the world in general, but very much so in on my computer in 2018. Suddenly there is just so much out there to listen …

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1901

James M Errington — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 08:00:18 +0000

Psst – come and join my Patreon here – https://www.patreon.com/centuriesofsound – and get access to our radio podcasts in January! MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack Escaping a blinkered view of early 20th century recorded music sometimes seems like an impossible task. If the Edwardian era is …

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1900

James M Errington — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 08:00:29 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack Is this a new century? Difficult to get agreement on this one, but it’s certainly a new decade, and changes are very much in the air; changes that haven’t quite filtered through entirely to the mix you’re about to hear, but which …

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1899

James M Errington — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 22:48:01 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack “There probably has never been a sweeter, more naturally musical baritone voice than his… …Arthur Collins managed invariably to get into the wax the impression of a warm, lovable personality. The unctuous sound of his chuckles in dialect work is unfailingly charming. …

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1898

James M Errington — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:45:06 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack “The country is awakening to the real harm these “coon songs” and “rag-time” are doing… It is an evil music that has crept into the homes and hearts of our American people regardless of race, and must be wiped out as other …

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1897

James M Errington — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:57:10 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack “He told them he wanted a certain cylinder containing a particularly obscene song. He claims in his affidavit, on which the warrant was issued, that Hunting sold this cylinder to him and then in his presence made him another equally objectionable record, …

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1896

James M Errington — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:00:08 +0000

MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack In a tiny, bare-walled back room a man sings into a huge metal horn. The sound causes vibrations in the air, which travel down the horn, compressing into a smaller point, causing a diaphragm to vibrate. The diaphragm pushes a metal stylus, …

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1895

James M Errington — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 06:00:21 +0000

“Music is so helpful to the human mind that it is naturally a source of satisfaction to me that I have helped in some way to make the very finest music available to millions who could not afford to pay the price and take the time necessary to hear the greatest artists sing and play.” …

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1894

James M Errington — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 20:21:07 +0000

The classic minstrel show is refracted through just about every aspect of American entertainment since. As a ritual, the minstrel show was as formalized as an exorcism. Each of its set parts has its own afterlife, appears peeking through a different window in American culture like a leering, priapic idiot glimpsed through a heavily barred …

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1893

James M Errington — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 05:33:12 +0000

When looking back into the past, it’s important (but difficult) to remember that for everyone concerned it was just the present, especially at times like these when technology was making the world strikingly different. For Americans born into the civil war era, the gilded age of the 1880s and 1890s must have been a dizzying …

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1892

James M Errington — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 05:52:09 +0000

What was recorded sound for; historical record? dictation of memos? the arts? At this point nobody is really making the case for any one purpose. The phonograph is out there in the homes of the wealthy trend-setters, recording studios are being set up in major cities, and popular entertainers are being sought out to make …

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1891

James M Errington — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 06:24:17 +0000

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1890

James M Errington — Mon, 01 May 2017 15:15:34 +0000

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1889

James M Errington — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:32:15 +0000

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1887-1888

James M Errington — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:27:22 +0000

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The History Chicks – Queen Victoria Part Two

James M Errington — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:15:27 +0000

An alternative history podcast rundown of the second half of Victoria’s reign, if one isn’t enough.

Rex Factor – Victoria (Part 2 – 1861-1901)

James M Errington — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 21:20:38 +0000

A large part of this project involves immersing myself in the years I’m covering. Later on this will mean I’m able to include audio from films, radio, TV and eventually the internet. For now it means I’ve been watching a lot of documentaries and reading a fair few books. In order to fill some time …

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1878-1885

James M Errington — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 20:34:28 +0000

https://centuriesofsound.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1878-1885.mp3 MP3 download | Apple | Spotify | Castbox | Stitcher | Radiopublic | RSS . Nearly two decades have passed, and Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville’s experiments with recording sound have so far not resulted in anything replayable. On the other side of the Atlantic, however, development are taking place which will eventually turn these ideas …

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1859-1860

James M Errington — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:00:41 +0000

The story you may have heard about the birth of sound recording goes something like this; Thomas Edison, alone in the lab after a hard day’s work, manages to record a recital of “Mary Had A Little Lamb” onto a wax cylinder. You may have even think you have heard the recording, but you haven’t. …

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