One Sweetly Solemn Thought, recorded by Estella Mann for Zonophone Record in 1900. Many thanks to UC Santa Barbara Libraries for the audio. It’s really exciting to hear her voice solo, as she doesn’t really come out enough in the few pre-1900 Lyric Trio recordings online. She really does have a pretty voice. I think some of the uneven-ness is from the recording process. I would love to hear more from her so if you collect early disc records please check whether you have any!
I do have a transfer of Berliner 3679 “Only Just A Little Yaller Coon” (also thanks to UCSB) but I’m reconsidering how I feel about putting that kind of stuff out there. Just a year or two ago I would have fought that it’s important, historical, etc. etc. - and I’m not saying they should be destroyed or anything - but most of the time when I post things it’s because I find them interesting and enjoyable as well as historical. Like I said I’m considering, not decided, but maybe Youtube isn’t the right venue. Am I overthinking it?
I also uploaded this one to Youtube. I used the Audioship online app, and while I was glad there wasn’t a watermark, I did hope to have the images I uploaded run as a slideshow. Can anyone here recommend an app or software? I do think Youtube is a better option for uploading audio (than Tumblr) in terms of keeping it available, so I may go through and upload some favorites from here there.