NEWS
Our three spring releases get rave reviews The Vinyl District
Our three spring releases have gotten great write-ups from from Joseph Neff at The Vinyl District. Read them here →
Our fall sale has begun!
Save 15% on all in-stock titles through the end of September. This is a great chance to pick up releases you’ve missed or discover new favorites. You can see the full list of eligible titles here.
Follow along as we reveal the tracks on Before the Big Bang
We’ve begun revealing the tracks on our upcoming 167-track, 6 CD box set Before the Big Bang: Country Music Origins in the Acoustic Era, 1890-1926 one at a time via our dedicated reissue website. Visit our archive of reveals to see any you’ve missed, and follow along each day as we unveil each new selection with an image, text, and sound sample.
Celebrated, 1895-1896 by the Unique Quartette now available
Our second vinyl release, Celebrated, 1895-1896 is a 10″ EP featuring 6 ultra-rare cylinders by the Unique Quartette. The set features a full-size 4-page folio with new research and scholarship on the individuals most likely to have made the records and a printed sleeve with notes on the tracks and full transcriptions. Learn more and order yours today →
At the Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines From the Studio, 1894-1926 now available
At the Minstrel Show features 2 CDs with 51 selections recorded between 1894 and 1926 and 56 pages of notes by Tim Brooks, author of the just-released McFarland book The Blackface Minstrel Show in Mass Media. Many of the selections are discussed in the book. Learn more and order yours today →
The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business now available
Now available: The Missing Link. This compilation features 25 selections that reshape the story of jazz’ beginnings on record, including all six of Gus Haenschen’s “Holy Grail” 78s from 1916. Includes new original research and writing by musician and historian Colin Hancock. Learn more and order yours today →
TODAY IN ACOUSTIC HISTORY
- 1906 — Frank C. Stanley and Elise Stevenson recorded The Linger Longer Girl
- 1912 — Alan Turner recorded Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold
- 1919 — Art Hickman's Orchestra recorded Come Back to Georgia
- 1919 — Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band recorded Hello, Hello!
- 1919 — Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band recorded I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O'This Jellyroll
- 1920 — The Benson Orchestra of Chicago recorded I'd Love to Fall Asleep and Wake Up in My Mammy's Arms
- 1920 — The Benson Orchestra of Chicago recorded I Love You Sunday
- 1920 — The Benson Orchestra of Chicago recorded Biddy
PRAISE FOR ARCHEOPHONE
- “In the digital age, when liner notes have been reduced to a song name scrolling across a streaming playlist, the husband-and-wife team of [Richard] Martin and Meagan Hennessey are an anomaly. They gather rarities from the earliest era of recordings, research the music and put out entire books of analysis alongside the music.”Geoff EdgersWashington Post
- “Truly epochal reissues, which unearth completely forgotten chapters of musical history. The tiny Illinois-based Archeophone label has been doing that kind of archaeology for several years now, almost single-handedly championing the popular music of the acoustic recording era.”Jody RosenSlate.com
FROM OUR BLOG
Ring Out Their Names: Moore, Settle, Cayson, DeLyons
posted: June 5, 2020
Celebrated—what it is, and what it isn’t
posted: May 8, 2020
The Hunt for the Banjo Orchestra Records
posted: February 11, 2020