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World Service,14 Dec 1987,28 mins

The Gramophone Record

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Since the patent of the gramophone record in 1887 by Emile Berliner, we have been able to record sound and reproduce it. This programme traces the history and development of the invention of gramophone disc. Picture: Man playing gramophone records, Credit: Getty Images

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