Our Journalism class recently learned about something I'd always had an interesr in learning about: recordings.
tvThe first form of auditory mass media, records were just the start of such a critical form of mass communication (only still in group form at this point in time) that eventually came about. It was the set impression that radio followed, and while it had flaws, recordings were an extrodinary invention. If a loved one had their final words to say and they wanted to be remembered, records were a good way to do that.
Recordings were a good way to spread the emotional impact of music. One cannot simply connect on a deep level with sheet music; hearing music sung by someone, along with the instruments, was something relatively new. It's also something we still experience today.
The ability to record music was essential in the founding of radio, and was a quintessential piece that showed us where recording audio was headed in the United States.
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