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Cerys Matthews and Tristram Penna use their music industry careers to examine the legacy and stories behind some of the first Gramophone records recorded in Britain from 1898-1902.

Listen to the Chairman of the Gramophone Company, Trevor Williams recording his party piece of farmyard animal sounds -1899

Early recordings are courtesy of the EMI Archive Trust.