Meloware Antique Phono Record Archive

Introducing Some Pioneers offered on Mp3

The links below bring you to pages of selected titles, from our antique mp3 audio archive. They have been for their clarity and best entertainment on a variety of subjects and artists. If you are new at exploring recordings from these years, these suggestions represent some of our favorites!


Billy Murray

Perhaps the most important pop recording artist of the acoustic era

Miss Ada Jones and her duets

The dominant female artist of the acoustic era

Collins and Harlan

Performances by Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan - the famous comic baritone and tenor team

The Haydn Quartet

Vocal harmonies at their best. Today, we call this style a 'barbershop quartet'. Songs performed by them included some of the most important songs of the 19th cenutry

The Minstrel Shows

Ethnic songs and jokes from the 'Old Time' Minstrel stage

Other Important Artists

Performing a variety of subjects

The March of Technology

Selections that involve inventions: automobiles, airplanes, telephones, etc. Some comic, some serious

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