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Deep Rock Swimming Hole

Fairfield, Australia

Deep Rock Swimming Hole

The gathering point of an old Melbourne swimming club was site of a historic, world-record dive in 1918.

Tape machines in the recording studio.

Nashville, Tennessee

Welcome to 1979

Located inside a former record pressing plant, this recording studio pays homage to the techniques and gear of a bygone age.

Stockholm, Sweden

Västra Skogen Escalator

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

Manchester, England

Sifters Record Shop

This small record store was a favorite of Oasis's Noel and Liam Gallagher, who mentioned it in one of their early songs.

Musicians perform sankyoku, traditional Japanese chamber music, in an undated photograph.

118 Years Later, Japan's Earliest Sound Recordings Still Resonate

Sessions in a Tokyo hotel room with a sound engineering pioneer captured a nation in transition.

Anton Spice May 10, 2021

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.

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.

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.

Hear the Soundscapes of Cities Transformed

"It is, in a word, quiet."

Matt Mikkelsen April 17, 2020

Epic Seconds

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.