Sound recordings

This heading is used as a topical heading for works about all types of media used for the recording of sound including cylinders, analog discs, digital discs, films, tapes, and wires, as well as works about analog discs alone.

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• Audio-visual materials

• Sound recordings -- Bibliography
• Sound recordings -- Catalogs
• Sound recordings -- Collectors and collecting
• Sound recordings -- Congresses
• Sound recordings -- Conservation and restoration
• Sound recordings -- Dictionaries, indexes, etc.
• Sound recordings -- Digitization
• Sound recordings -- Government policy
• Sound recordings -- Periodicals
• Sound recordings -- Pirated editions
• Sound recordings -- Preservation
• Sound recordings -- Prices
• Sound recordings -- Reviews
• Sound recordings -- United States
• Audiobooks
• Audiotapes
• Cataloging of sound recordings
• Compact discs
• Copyright -- Sound recordings
• Record labels
• Libraries -- Special collections -- Sound recordings

• Records, Sound
• Records, Phonograph
• Phonorecords
• Phonograph records
• Phonodiscs
• Disks, Sound
• Discs, Sound
• Sound discs
• Recordings, Sound

• Recordings for school use, 1942- , a catalog of appraisals; with special appendix by R.R. Lowdermilk. Prepared in collaboration with the Recordings division, American council on education. (Yonkers-on-Hudson, N.Y., World book company, 1942-), by John Robert Miles (page images at HathiTrust)
• The wear and care of records and styli; a study conducted by the author to determine the effective life of phonograph styli and the effect of worn styli and dust on record life and quality of reproduction. (New York, Climax Pub. Co., 1954), by Harold D Weiler (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wonderful inventions : motion pictures, broadcasting, and recorded sound at the Library of Congress / edited by Iris Newsom ; with an introduction by Erik Barnouw. (Washington : The Library, 1985) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Katalog I der Platten 1-2000 des durch die Mittel der Treitl-Stiftung gegründeten und erhaltenen Phonogramm-Archives der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, hrsg. im Namen der Phonogramm-Archivs-Kommission derselben von Sigmund Exner. (Wien, 1922), by Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Phonogramm-Archivs-Kommission (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Piracy and Counterfeiting Amendments Act of 1981--S. 691 hearing before the Subcommittee on Criminal Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, on S. 691 ... June 19, 1981. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1981), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Law (page images at HathiTrust)
• Automatic record changers and recorders, (New York, J. F. Rider, inc., [1941]), by John F. Rider (page images at HathiTrust)
• Victor records. ([Camden, N.J.? : Victor Talking Machine Company, 191), by Victor Talking Machine Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• How to make good recordings. (New York, Audio devices, inc., [1942]), by inc Audio devices (page images at HathiTrust)
• How to make good recordings. (New York : Audio Devices, Inc., [c1945]), by Inc Audio Devices (page images at HathiTrust)
• Acoustic performance of 16-millimeter sound motion-picture projectors / Wilbert F. Snyder. (Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, 1942), by Wilbert F. Snyder (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sound recordings and the library. ([Champaign, Ill., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987]), by Sharon G. Almquist (page images at HathiTrust)
• Techniques of recording, (Chicago, Ill., Gamble hinged music co., [c1939]), by Francis Howard Goldsmith (page images at HathiTrust)
• The record book : supplement / by David Hall. (New York, Smith & Durrell, 1941-1943.), by David Hall (page images at HathiTrust)
• Projectionist's manual. ([Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1954), by United States Bureau of Naval Personnel (page images at HathiTrust)

• Guide to spoken-word recordings : foreign-language instruction and literature. (Washington, DC : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the Library of Congress, [1988]), by Linda Redmond (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sources of audiovisual materials on disabilities / compiled by Carol Strauss. (Washington, DC : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the Library of Congress, [1995]), by Carol Strauss (page images at HathiTrust)
• For tired eyes: books and recordings. Edited in the Readers' Adviser's Office. (New York New York Public Library, [1961]), by New York Public Library. Readers' Adviser (page images at HathiTrust)
• Spoken records (long play) available on loan from the General Reference Unit of the State Library to public libraries, school libraries, individuals. ([Lansing], 1968), by Michigan. State Library Division (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Latest Blues by Columbia Race Stars: Columbia New Process Records, Made the New Way, Electrically, Viva-Tonal Recording, The Records Without Scratch (ca. 1927), by Columbia Records, Inc. (page images at HathiTrust)
• Listeners' index; the University Library and Fine Arts Reading Room. ([Chicago, 1958?]), by University of Illinois. Chicago Undergraduate Division (page images at HathiTrust)
• Twentieth century poetry in English, contemporary recordings of the poets reading their own poems; catalog of phonograph records. (Washington, Reference Dept., Library of Congress, 1951), by Library of Congress. Music Division (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Gramophone shop encyclopedia of recorded music. (New York, Simon and Schuster, 1942), by inc. Gramophone shop (page images at HathiTrust)
• Library of Congress catalog: (Washington, Library of Congress.), by Library of Congress (page images at HathiTrust)
• Spoken word recordings / Michigan Department of Education, State Library Services. (Lansing, Mich. : State Library Services, 1974), by Michigan. State Library Services (page images at HathiTrust)
• Music, books on music, and sound recordings. (Washington.), by Library of Congress (page images at HathiTrust)

• Collectors' contact guide. (Peoria, Ill., Recorded Sound Research.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Record collectors' source book. (Peoria, Recorded Sound Research.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Ethnic recordings in America : a neglected heritage. (Washington : American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, 1982) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Capturing Analog Sound for Digital Preservation: Report of a Roundtable Discussion of Best Practices for Transferring Analog Discs and Tapes (2006) (PDF at clir.org)
• Capturing analog sound for digital preservation : report of a roundtable discussion of best practices for transferring analog discs and tapes, March 2006. (Washington, D.C. : Council on Library and Information Resources and Library of Congress, c2006) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Encyclopedia of the world's best recorded music. (New York, The Gramophone Shop, 1930), by inc. Gramophone Shop (page images at HathiTrust)

• Capturing Analog Sound for Digital Preservation: Report of a Roundtable Discussion of Best Practices for Transferring Analog Discs and Tapes (2006) (PDF at clir.org)
• Copyright issues relevant to digital preservation and dissemination of pre-1972 commercial sound recordings by libraries and archives / by June M. Besek. (Washington, D.C. : Council on Library and Information Resources : Library of Congress, c2005), by June M. Besek (page images at HathiTrust)

• Unified strategy for the preservation of audio and video / prepared for the Library of Congress by William D. Storm. (Liverpool, NY : William D. Storm ; Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Preservation Directorate, 1998), by William D. Storm (page images at HathiTrust)

• Miller's Yearbook of popular music [by] Paul Eduard Miller. (Chicago, PEM publications, 1943), by Paul Eduard Miller (page images at HathiTrust)

• Time table for the classical repertoire for orchestras & tape recordists. ([Jamaica, N.Y. : Audio Exchange], c1959), by William Colbert (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dictionary catalog of the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan / editors, Leonard E. Cluley, Pamela N. Engelbrecht. (Boston : G. K. Hall, 1975), by Vincent (G. Robert) Voice Library (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Audio tape catalog. (Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. : Defense Information School, c 1987.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Digital audio tape recorders hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One hundredth Congress, first session on H.R. 1384, a bill to require the inclusion of copycode scanners in digital audio recording devices, May 14, 1987. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1987), by Consumer Protection United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)
• Books on magnetic tape. (Washington, Division for the Blind and Physicallyy Handicapped, Library of Congress.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Books on magnetic tape; an annotated, cumulative list of more than one hundred recorded books which supplement the talking book program. ([Washington], 1960), by Library of Congress. Division for the Blind (page images at HathiTrust)

• Music, a MARC format : specifications for magnetic tapes containing catalog records for music scores and musical and nonmusical sound recordings / MARC Development Office. (Washington : Library of Congress : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1976), by Library of Congress. MARC Development Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rules for descriptive cataloging in the Library of Congress : phonorecords. (Washington, 1952), by Library of Congress. Descriptive Cataloging Division (page images at HathiTrust)
• Code for cataloging music and phonorecords, (Chicago, American Library Association, 1958), by Joint Committee on Music Cataloging (page images at HathiTrust)
• Code for cataloging music: ([Washington], 1941-42), by Music Library Association (page images at HathiTrust)

• The WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, on H.R. 2281, June 5, 1998. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1998), by Trade United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications (page images at HathiTrust)
• WIPO copyright treaty (WCT) (1996) and WIPO performance and phonograms treaty (WPPT) (1996) : message from the President of the United States transmitting World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and the World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty, done at Geneva on December 20, 1996, and signed by the United States of America on April 12, 1997. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1997), by United States (page images at HathiTrust)
• WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) (1996) and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) (1996) : report (to accompany Treaty doc. 105-17). ([Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 1998]), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• WIPO copyright treaties implementation and online copyright infringement liability limitation : report (to accompany H.R. 2281) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). ([Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 1998-), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation Act, and Online Copyright Liability Limitation Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session on H.R. 2281, WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation Act, and H.R. 2280, Online Copyright Liability Limitation Act, September 16 and 17, 1997. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1997), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property (page images at HathiTrust)

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