{"id":3467,"date":"2015-10-16T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/digitalservices\/?p=3467"},"modified":"2015-10-16T15:00:52","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T21:00:52","slug":"fleeting-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/coolathoole\/2015\/10\/16\/fleeting-sounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleeting Sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Usually when we think of ephemera — items that were originally meant to be discarded after use but have since become collectibles [source<\/a>] — we think of documents. Paper is the medium of choice for these transitory items, from ticket stubs and playbills to flyers and menus\u00a0to…\u00a0phonograph records?<\/p>\n

Recently, our audio guru Corinne digitized\u00a0three “cardboard” records. These are\u00a0playable but not particularly long lasting records made of paste paper coated in a thin layer or vinyl or acetate. Such records often\u00a0served as promotional items or, in the case of the Recordio\u00a0specimens\u00a0in our collection, audio recordings created by the average person in\u00a0a public\u00a0booth.<\/p>\n

These particular records captured the voices of two African-American children as they were shopping in 1946. Click on the record sleeves below to go to the items in Acumen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rozmon Kennon (10 years old)
\n\"recording<\/a><\/p>\n

Dannetta Kennon (8 years old)
\n\"recording<\/a><\/p>\n

Not only were these fascinating to listen to, but digitizing them was vital — we needed to more permanently capture these voices before the fragile medium they were recorded on broke down. There was no special equipment required, just an abundance of caution!<\/p>\n

For more on various odd\u00a0record types, including the Recordio, check out this website devoted to the subject:\u00a0The Internet Museum of\u00a0Flexi\/Cardboard\/Oddity\u00a0Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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