This book is an exploration of the history of the phonograph, from its invention in 1877 to its modern-day uses. It covers the development of the phonograph, its various components, and the impact it has had on the music industry. It also looks at the
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A phonograph, later called a gramophone, and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound.