From Tinfoil To Stereo: The Acoustic Years Of The Recording Industry, 1877-1929

From Tinfoil to Stereo, the fundamental reference book of sound recording history, was last available in print in the late 1970s. It described the development of sound recording from early experiments that led to the invention of the tinfoil cylinder phonograph by Thomas Alva Edison in 1877 (patented on February 19, 1878) to the development of stereo technology in the mid-1950s.

Since its first publication in 1959, "From Tinfoil to Stereo "has been regarded as the bible of record and phonograph collectors. It investigates the individuals, the companies, and the legal machinations that led to virtually every major development in the talking machine industry, up to the installation of sound on Hollywood stages and in movie theaters across the country. This edition contains many new photographs, most taken between 1888 and 1912, that have never appeared in any publication.