This is a collection of articles from the earlier days of recorded sound, which make fascinating reading when today we can carry weeks of music around on our iPods; not so long ago, if you wanted to hear someone speak, or a piece of music, you had to be there to listen.What is amazing about most of the technology described in detail here, is that the Edison, who invented it, was deaf...... This book contains an interview with Edison, and largely concentrates on his wax cylinder method of recording and playing sound, including an article on how to build your own machine (well-why not?), but it also includes a 1908 article on the later ‘horizontal disc’ type of player. 76 fascinating and well illustrated pages. Paperback. Lindsay Publications