Physical Edition: Au Clair de la Lune
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Format: 45rpm Vinyl
On April 9, 1860, inventor Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville made the world’s earliest known recording of the human voice — capturing a few seconds of the French folk song “Au Clair de la Lune” on his phonautograph, a device created before the invention of the phonograph.
This Dust-to-Digital vinyl release presents that historic recording for the first time in a standalone edition, allowing listeners to hear the ghostly traces of a voice preserved more than 160 years ago. Both a scientific artifact and a cultural milestone, Au Clair de la Lune bridges the origins of sound recording with the listening practices of today.
What’s Included:
- Restored audio of the 1860 phonautograph recording of “Au Clair de la Lune”
- Liner notes documenting the history of the phonautograph and the significance of this discovery
