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The original entrance to legendary Mountain Studios.
Montreux, Switzerland

Mountain Studios

A permanent exhibition honors Queen, which recorded seven albums at the casino-based studio, including “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.
Babatunda Pit is the largest shaft in the cave.
Gagra, Georgia

Veryovkina Cave

Veryovkina Cave is more than 1.3 miles deep—the deepest known in the world.
Berthold Laufer's cylinders: one row for vocals, the other for instruments.
museums

Do These Tubes Hold the Oldest Known Stereo Recordings?

In 1901, a traveling researcher recorded some Chinese opera, and accidentally made music history.
Matthew Taub July 15, 2020
New York, New York

Electric Lady Studios

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.
sounds

Hear the Soundscapes of Cities Transformed

"It is, in a word, quiet."
Matt Mikkelsen April 17, 2020
Epic Seconds
Eugene, Oregon

Epic Seconds

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.
The Soul Stirrers, Sam Cooke (left), JJ Farley, SR Crain, RB Robinson, and Paul Foster (right), in 1950. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns)
civil rights

How a Newspaper Article Saved Thousands of Black Gospel Records From Obscurity

A professor in Texas collects and digitizes rare recordings from across the country.
Santi Elijah Holley September 24, 2019
In a matter of months, Cobain wouldn't need the $26.57 anyway.
music

Found in a Record Store: Kurt Cobain's Royalty Check

He never even cashed it.
Matthew Taub September 3, 2019
The categories include traditional ones, such as "Jazz," as well as offerings like "Sleazy Listening."
San Francisco, California

Jack's Record Cellar

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.
Fonoteca Nacional.
Mexico City, Mexico

Fonoteca Nacional

Mexico's National Sound Library houses music, recordings, and voices from the nation's rich past.
Researchers may have discovered the only recording of Frida Kahlo's voice...or maybe not.
paintings

Found: The Only Recording of Frida Kahlo’s Voice, Probably

In the recording, she likens Diego Rivera to a toad.
Sabrina Imbler June 17, 2019
A page from the archives of Ely, likely describing very petty thefts and also murder.
crime

This Archive Captures Centuries of British Crime, From Cheese Theft to Murder

Eventually, these records will be made available online.
Sabrina Imbler June 12, 2019
Permanently Closed
Front window.
Vallejo, California

Vallejo Vinyl & Pinball

Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.
The Capitol Records building.
Los Angeles, California

Capitol Records Building Morse Code

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Bhattacharya recording workers at Mundigak, Afghanistan.
ethnographic

The 12,000-Mile Road Trip That Captured the Sounds of the World

In 1955, Deben Bhattacharya traveled from London to Calcutta in a milk van and recorded over 40 hours of music.
Megan Iacobini de Fazio November 5, 2018
The interior of Van Gelder Studio, where dozens of classic jazz albums were made.
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Van Gelder Studio

Hundreds of iconic jazz records were made in this church-like space.
Sticker ball in 2015.
Longmont, Colorado

Saul the Sticker Ball

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.
A Canada warbler. Davies and his group saw about 14,000 of these, roughly 2 percent of their overall tally.
animals

Dispatches From Inside a Record-Breaking Bird Migration

What it's like to find yourself among 721,620 warblers, all in a hurry.
Cara Giaimo May 31, 2018