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“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

February 25, 1873: Born: Enrico Caruso, acclaimed Italian operatic tenor who established a worldwide audience through his Gramophone Company/Victor records.

February 25, 1925: Earliest recording date for an issued Columbia electrical recording: six different selections by Art Gillham, which would be released in May.

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It's wild to think we've never heard the true extant of Caruso's voice since he died before the electrical process.
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