Au clair de la lune

~ Release by Édouard‐Léon Scott de Martinville (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

This is the earliest intelligible recording of the human voice: an historic 20-second version of "Au clair de la lune" made in 1860, 17 years before Thomas Edison invented the Phonograph.
Comes with a descriptive essay and a reproduction of Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville’s original "Au clair" Phonautogramme.
Limited edition of 1500.

Annotation last modified on 2017-11-23 18:55 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼7" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
1Au clair de la lune
recording of:
Au clair de la lune (on 1860-04-09)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Gérard Beauchamp
previously attributed to:
Jean‐Baptiste Lully (composer)
publisher:
CYP Music Limited (NOT a release label, for holding/copyright information)
0:20