Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord" recorded August 14 1888 (Restored)
Link to source audio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edison_cylinder_Lost_Chord.ogg In 1888, Thomas Edison sent his "Perfected" Phonograph to Mr. George Gouraud in London, England, and on August 14, 1888, Gouraud introduced the phonograph to