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Edison phonograph recording of Arthur Sullivan[edit]

After-dinner speech by Arthur Sullivan at the Little Menlo, London
A very early wax cylinder recording of composer Arthur Sullivan, created in London by George Gouraud, to be sent back to Edison.
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As the only recorded example of Arthur Sullivan's voice, and as one of the earliest phonograph recordings that can still be listened to (these wax cylinders wore out fast), I think this is an excellent example of what a featured sound could be. The sound quality is not fantastic, but it's one of the earliest surviving recordings: What do you expect? I tried to electronically improve the sound, but, in the end, decided that it was better to have it warts and all. It appears in Arthur Sullivan, and Phonograph cylinder, where it illustrates pre-existing text particularly well. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 03:00, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Nominate and support. - Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 02:50, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Queries—Pity there's so much distortion in the first part. Is it possible to reduce it (even with the ogg. application)? Is it the nominator's transcription, or is that already published somewhere? This should be specified. If it's the nominator's, I have a few suggestions. Certainly this is of historical significance. Description on the info page needs a copy-edit and MOS check. Tony (talk) 08:02, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • The last paragraph I took from the National Parks site, the rest is my own transcription. Also, it's possible to clean up some of the noise, but I actually found it more distracting when I did, because I ended up left with these annoying high-pitched metallic sounds. Maybe someone more experienced with editing could manage better, but, in the end, I decided that... well, you know, it's a very early recording, the problems are characteristic of the early recordings on that medium, and thus, you know, historically significant. We're using this to illustrate Phonograph cylinder too, after all. Indeed, even if it was cleaned up, I'd suggest the original would still be necessary on Phonograph cylinder. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 14:18, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I think everything this is green to go. Zginder 2008-07-18T19:13Z (UTC)



Promoted Arthur Sullivan - wax cylinder recording.ogg OhanaUnitedTalk page 01:06, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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