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Recording Collection (#8)

"Capturing Timeless Moments: The Art of Recording" In the vast realm of recording, a multitude of captivating stories unfold

Background imageRecording Collection: Fans watching The Beatles filming the finale for 'A Hard Days Night'

Fans watching The Beatles filming the finale for "A Hard Days Night"
Fans watching The Beatles filming the finale for " A Hard Days Night" at The Scala Theatre, Scala Street, London. 31st March 1964

Background imageRecording Collection: Ray Moore (left) andBarry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees pop group listening to

Ray Moore (left) andBarry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees pop group listening to the play-back on Wednesday of Rays recording session. July 1968

Background imageRecording Collection: Singing along with tennis ace Ray Moore in the recording studio are Bee Gees Robin Gibb

Singing along with tennis ace Ray Moore in the recording studio are Bee Gees Robin Gibb (left), Colin Petersen, Maurice Gibb, Barry Gibb and Vince Melouney. July 1968

Background imageRecording Collection: TV programmes 'Off the Record'. Behind the scene at the BBC programme '

TV programmes "Off the Record". Behind the scene at the BBC programme "
TV programmes " Off the Record". Behind the scene at the BBC programme " Off the Record". 1956 A649-011

Background imageRecording Collection: Lulu the chimp and other animals are to appear with TV personality

Lulu the chimp and other animals are to appear with TV personality and author Gerald Durrell in a BBC series " Zoo Packet" due to begin on television in the near future

Background imageRecording Collection: TV programmes 'Off the Record'. Behind the scene at the BBC programme '

TV programmes "Off the Record". Behind the scene at the BBC programme "
TV programmes " Off the Record". Behind the scene at the BBC programme " Off the Record". 1956 A649-008

Background imageRecording Collection: Stephen Halliday, left, and Paul Martin of North East band Cryin

Stephen Halliday, left, and Paul Martin of North East band Cryin Out Loud recording their special FA Cup CD. 14 May 1999

Background imageRecording Collection: Entertainment: Music: Singer Joe Dolce pictured at a Soho recording Studio

Entertainment: Music: Singer Joe Dolce pictured at a Soho recording Studio. February 1981 81-00563-004

Background imageRecording Collection: The Beatles filming the finale for 'A Hard Days Night'

The Beatles filming the finale for "A Hard Days Night"
The Beatles filming the finale for " A Hard Days Night" at The Scala Theatre, Scala Street, London. 31st March 1964

Background imageRecording Collection: The Beatles in the studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London)

The Beatles in the studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). That morning, during a photo session, Ringo Starr had become seriously ill and had to be hospitalized

Background imageRecording Collection: Music / Studio: Pop Group: Guys and Dolls: Kay Garner and Claire Torry in a recording

Music / Studio: Pop Group: Guys and Dolls: Kay Garner and Claire Torry in a recording
Music/Studio: Pop Group: Guys and Dolls: Kay Garner and Claire Torry in a recording studio. March 1975 75-01511-004

Background imageRecording Collection: Harvey Morris recording Autumn leaves by a fountain with the aid of 22 year old Jane

Harvey Morris recording Autumn leaves by a fountain with the aid of 22 year old Jane Drabble rustling old tapes and cracking twigs

Background imageRecording Collection: Music / Studio: Pop Group: Guys and Dolls: Kay Garner and Claire Torry in a recording

Music / Studio: Pop Group: Guys and Dolls: Kay Garner and Claire Torry in a recording
Music/Studio: Pop Group: Guys and Dolls: Kay Garner and Claire Torry in a recording studio. March 1975 75-01511

Background imageRecording Collection: Ticker Tape Machine

Ticker Tape Machine

Background imageRecording Collection: Register Book at St. Andrews Church, Hempstead - Turpin

Register Book at St. Andrews Church, Hempstead - Turpin
circa 1910s

Background imageRecording Collection: Marion Ryan and Alan Dell, c1959. Creator: Brian Foskett

Marion Ryan and Alan Dell, c1959. Creator: Brian Foskett
British singer Marion Ryan with Alan Dell, BBC radio broadcaster, c1959

Background imageRecording Collection: Autographed promotional postcard for Star Artist recording star Nat Gonella - a

Autographed promotional postcard for Star Artist recording star Nat Gonella - a trumpeter who recorded for Columbia. Nathaniel Charles Gonella (19081998) was an English jazz trumpeter, bandleader

Background imageRecording Collection: Early Recording Machine

Early Recording Machine

Background imageRecording Collection: Colonel George E. Gouraud, Vanity Fair, Ape

Colonel George E. Gouraud, Vanity Fair, Ape
Colonel GEORGE EDWARD GOURAUD (1841-1912) American Civil War soldier who later acted as agent for Thomas Edison, introducing the new Edison Phonograph cylinder audio recording technology to England

Background imageRecording Collection: TELEVISION SOUND 1930

TELEVISION SOUND 1930
Making a sound recording for television. Date: 1930

Background imageRecording Collection: LIORETS PHONOGRAPH 1897

LIORETS PHONOGRAPH 1897
Fig.1 Phonograph recording at the Trocadero in Paris Fig. 2 Phonograph ensemble Fig.3 Needle and cylinder Date: 1897

Background imageRecording Collection: Futuristic recorded message

Futuristic recorded message
A futuristic recorded message, brought on a tray by a servant. Date: 1899

Background imageRecording Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20101229

EyeUbiquitous_20101229
Italy, Veneto, Venice, Male tourist making a video recording from bridge looking along canal in late summer sunshine

Background imageRecording Collection: England, London, Westminster, Brexit demonstrations, protestor recording policeman with mobile phone

England, London, Westminster, Brexit demonstrations, protestor recording policeman with mobile phone

Background imageRecording Collection: Media, News reporter and television camera crew

Media, News reporter and television camera crew

Background imageRecording Collection: Media, Meridian TV news crew, Brighton, Sussex, England

Media, Meridian TV news crew, Brighton, Sussex, England

Background imageRecording Collection: Media Television, Peter snow Channel 4 News

Media Television, Peter snow Channel 4 News

Background imageRecording Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20121056

EyeUbiquitous_20121056
England, London, Police Video Surveillance Officer filming anti Trump demonstration

Background imageRecording Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20121055

EyeUbiquitous_20121055
England, London, Police Video Surveillance Officer filming anti Trump demonstration

Background imageRecording Collection: Smoke and Steam Rising from Asamas Crater after the Explosion, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

Smoke and Steam Rising from Asamas Crater after the Explosion, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Smoke and Steam Rising from Asamas Crater after the Explosion, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageRecording Collection: Abbey Road, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies

Abbey Road, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
Memorial to Edward Onslow Ford, RA, on Abbey Road, a street known better for being the location of Apple Studios, a recording studio, since the days of Edward Elgar in the 1930s

Background imageRecording Collection: Dr. Wilson Watching the First Rays of Sunlight Being Recorded, c1911, (1913)

Dr. Wilson Watching the First Rays of Sunlight Being Recorded, c1911, (1913)
Dr. Wilson Watching the First Rays of Sunlight Being Recorded After the Long Winter Night, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageRecording Collection: Mancini Henry, CTS Studios, Wembley, London, 1990. Artist: Brian O Connor

Mancini Henry, CTS Studios, Wembley, London, 1990. Artist: Brian O Connor
Mancini Henry, CTS Studios, Wembley, London, 1990

Background imageRecording Collection: Henry Mancini, CTS Studios, Wembley, London, 1990. Artist: Brian O Connor

Henry Mancini, CTS Studios, Wembley, London, 1990. Artist: Brian O Connor
Mancini Henry, CTS Studios, Wembley, London, 1990

Background imageRecording Collection: Jason Rebello and Dave O Higgins, Tenor Clef, 1991. Artist: Brian O Connor

Jason Rebello and Dave O Higgins, Tenor Clef, 1991. Artist: Brian O Connor
Jason Rebello and Dave O Higgins, Tenor Clef, 1991

Background imageRecording Collection: Jason Rebello, Tenor Clef, 1991. Artist: Brian O Connor

Jason Rebello, Tenor Clef, 1991. Artist: Brian O Connor
Jason Rebello, Tenor Clef, 1991

Background imageRecording Collection: Jazz at the BBCs recording studios, London, 22 April 1982. Artist: Denis Williams

Jazz at the BBCs recording studios, London, 22 April 1982. Artist: Denis Williams
Jazz at the BBCs recording studios, London, 22 April 1982. Musicians Roy Williams, Kenny Baker, Danny Moss and Henry Mackenzie getting their parts sorted out under the eye of arranger Billy May

Background imageRecording Collection: Kenny Baker, Danny Moss, and Henry Mackenzie at the BBC recording studios, London, 22 April 1982

Kenny Baker, Danny Moss, and Henry Mackenzie at the BBC recording studios, London, 22 April 1982
Kenny Baker (trumpet), Danny Moss (saxophone) and Henry Mackenzie (clarinet) in rehearsal with Billy May at the BBC recording studios, London, 22 April 1982

Background imageRecording Collection: Drummer Bobby Orr at the Ted Taylor recording studio, London, 12 January 1988. Artist

Drummer Bobby Orr at the Ted Taylor recording studio, London, 12 January 1988. Artist
Drummer Bobby Orr at the Ted Taylor recording studio, London, 12 January 1988

Background imageRecording Collection: Pianist Brian Dee, Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London, 1989. Artist: Denis Williams

Pianist Brian Dee, Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London, 1989. Artist: Denis Williams
Pianist Brian Dee, Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London, 1989

Background imageRecording Collection: Pianist Brian Dees hands at work, Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London, 1989

Pianist Brian Dees hands at work, Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London, 1989

Background imageRecording Collection: Bobby Worth, Brian Dee and Mario Castronari at Lansdowne Studios, Holland Par Artist

Bobby Worth, Brian Dee and Mario Castronari at Lansdowne Studios, Holland Par Artist
Bobby Worth (drums), Brian Dee (piano) and Mario Castronari (bass) at Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London, 1989

Background imageRecording Collection: Brian Dee on the piano, Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London, 1989

Brian Dee on the piano, Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London, 1989

Background imageRecording Collection: A lady pianist at the first Emil Berliner studio in London, Cockburn Hotel, 1898. Artist: Anonymous

A lady pianist at the first Emil Berliner studio in London, Cockburn Hotel, 1898. Artist: Anonymous
A lady pianist at the first Emil Berliner studio in London, Cockburn Hotel, 1898. Found in the collection of Emil Berliner Studios

Background imageRecording Collection: Thomas Alva Edisons first Phonograph, 1878 (1915)

Thomas Alva Edisons first Phonograph, 1878 (1915). In this model the cylinder on which the sound was recorded had to be rotated by hand. The instrument is shown in recording mode

Background imageRecording Collection: Thomas Alva Edisons kinetographic theatre, c1892

Thomas Alva Edisons kinetographic theatre, c1892. This combined the recording of sound and vision. From a cigarette card published 1915

Background imageRecording Collection: Thomas Alva Edisons first Phonograph, 1878

Thomas Alva Edisons first Phonograph, 1878. In this model the cylinder on which the sound was recorded had to be rotated by hand. Instrument in recording mode

Background imageRecording Collection: Making recording on first model of Thomas Edisons Phonograph, c1878

Making recording on first model of Thomas Edisons Phonograph, c1878




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"Capturing Timeless Moments: The Art of Recording" In the vast realm of recording, a multitude of captivating stories unfold. From the iconic MGM Lion roaring before our favorite films to the enigmatic echoes of the MAP microwave background that reveal secrets about our universe, recordings have become windows into history and culture. One such moment frozen in time is a poignant photograph capturing Sam Cooke, an American soul singer whose voice stirred hearts during his tragically short life from 1933 to 1964. This snapshot from 1964 encapsulates his passion and talent forever etched in our memories. The RCA Victor trademark featuring Nipper the dog stands as a symbol of fidelity and innovation. A lithograph poster dating back to circa 1920 showcases this iconic image that has accompanied countless moments when music became an inseparable part of our lives. George Studdy's whimsical creation, "His Broadcast Masters Voice, " brings a smile with its depiction of a charming dog listening intently to recorded sounds on an old-fashioned tape recorder. It reminds us how technology has evolved over time while preserving cherished memories. Recording not only captures melodies but also historical events. The discovery in 1859 of Sir John Franklin's expedition record from 1847-1848 searching for the Northwest Passage serves as a testament to human exploration and endurance against nature's harshness. Venturing into uncharted territories, even beyond physical realms, we find ourselves in seance rooms at institutions like the National Laboratory of Psychical Research where paranormal phenomena are documented through audio recordings. These eerie whispers offer glimpses into mysteries yet unsolved. Phonograph recordings transport us back in time when vinyl ruled supreme; they embody nostalgia and evoke emotions long forgotten. Glenda Jackson gracing Morecambe & Wise Christmas Special or Cliff Richard guest-starring on their show in October 1972 remind us how these performances were immortalized through recording technology.