What is ECR? Wangeman also recorded off-site. Theodore Thomas at the Orange NJ Opera House on one their visits and part of an all-Beethoven program played by von Buelow in Boston. None of this has survived, according to Jerry Fabris. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 3:00 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Smithsonian article on Edison and phonography impact on culture depends on what you mean by "late in the game." He (Edison) cooperated with Wangemann's commercial recording activities (on site) as early as 1889-1892, and the titles/artists have been published in ECR (day by day). Sadly the Walt Whitman recording didn't work out... Allen K. ---------------- In a message dated 2/10/2016 1:22:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: And Edison really thought his new machine would be confined to secretaries as a dictation aid. He wasn't keen on its phonographic uses until very late in the game, but he stuck with it once he saw the possibilities.