Cylinder Records were the Earliest Method for Recording

Cylinder records were the earliest method for recording and reproducing sound - at least on a commercial level. They were in fact the original "record" but were not the flat disc or "vinyl" that most people think of when they think of records. These records were 4" cylinders that were just over 2" in diameter. When they were played back they held about two minutes worth of music or sound. Not the most ideal medium for listening to a lengthy sonata but back then - during the late 1800's - this was quite a feat.

Hearing music produced from a rotating wax cylinder is certainly a far cry from the blaring intensity of music pouring out of a portable Bose sound system. If only Edison could see what his inventions had led to.Thomas Edison was certainly a man of many talents and thousands of inventions. He struck gold with the phonograph on July 18 of 1877 with his initial test of the invention - though it wasn't intended to be used for any kind of musical recording. Edison was intent on making a system that could record telephone messages.

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