Photographs from long ago: #1 Paderewski.
We have been given access to a number of vintage photo’s from the EMI Archive Trust which we’ll run as a series. This is Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Quite a picture, quite a man…. Paderewski had a run of...
View ArticleRevealed: the secrets of Captain Scott’s playlist
New album is compiled from gramophone recordings explorer took on ill-fated journey to the Antarctic This article was written by Adam Sherwin published by The Independant, Thursday 10 May 2012...
View ArticleFlorrie Forde’s lost Blue Plaque
By Roger Neil In 2006 I proposed to English Heritage that they put up one of their Blue Plaques in London to the music hall legend, Florrie Forde. They were enthused and started the apparently long and...
View ArticleMystery Object # 3 Answer
Full points to Rob, Andy and Russell who deftly identified last weeks Mystery Object of the Week as an early Tin Foil Phonograph. Mystery Object # 3 AnswerTin Foil PhonographCourtesy of EMI Archive...
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