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The first recording of computer music was playing at the wrong pitch for decades

In 1951, a BBC outside broadcast unit brought a portable acetate disc cutter to the Manchester Computing Machine Laboratory and recorded three melodies played by Alan Turing's Mark II computer. The ...
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The First Recording of Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer”

Chris Ware and Scott Yoo discuss the history behind the first recording of Scott Joplin’s ragtime classic “The Entertainer.” In Chicago again, I met graphic novelist Chris Ware. He's meticulously ...
The Durango Herald

Elvis’ 1st record sells for $300K

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – An acetate recording of the ballad “My Happiness,” the first song Elvis Presley ever recorded, sold at auction Thursday night for $300,000. An undisclosed Internet buyer placed the ...
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The First Recording of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer"

Chris Ware and Scott Yoo discuss the first recording of "The Entertainer." Chris Ware and Scott Yoo discuss the history behind the first recording of Scott Joplin's ragtime classic "The Entertainer." ...