Experimental Talking Clock
LabelNot On Label (Frank Lambert (2) Self-released)
Catalog #none
CountryUS
Released1878
FormatCylinder ()
Tracklist
| 1 | Experimental Talking Clock | 1:40 |
Notes
Widely regarded as the world's oldest sound recording that is still playable with its own mechanism.
The recording is divided into four parts:
0:00-0:21 Indistinct speech
0:22-0:33 Lambert clearly heard calling out hours
0:34-1:10 'Silent' period
1:11-1:40 Indistinct speech, possibly reversed