Last June CAPS members were able to see some rare collectables that members brought in for display such as the tin sign pictured here. See article on page 7.

Also in this issue:

• Edison: The Wizard of Light by Mark Caruana
• Heaven in Ohio - The Richfield Antique Music Show by Mike Bryan
• Reproduction Outside Horn Gramophones by Don Woodrow

CAPS first trip to the Antique Music Sale in Union, Illinois was a great success. See article on page 3.

Also in this issue:

• Victrola XIII by Don Woodrow
• What Motor Fits an Empty Case? by Harold Braker
• Billy Murray: The Phonograph Industry's First Great Recording Artist (reviewed) by Anna-Maria Manuel
• Seeing Double - A visit to the Other CAPS by Mike Bryan
• The First Year: Reflections of a New CAPS Member by Rick McGinnis

At a recent CAPS meeting members were able to see and hear a variety of rare "Talking Machines." Pictured is a Zonophone A ca 1899-1901. A special feature begins on page 3.

Also in this issue:

• The Nightingale in Poetry and Song by John E. Rutherford
• The Talking Machine - An Illustrated Compendium 1877-1929 (reviewed) by Mike Bryan

Enrico Caruso may have been credited with making the single most important contribution to establishing the phonograph as a legitimate means of "entertainment," but the great Italian tenor's foray into movies was far less notable. Nonetheless, Caruso's failed attempt to become a "star" of the silent screen makes for a colourful episode in the early history of the movie industry. An article, beginning on page 3, is based on the author's presentation to the March meeting of CAPS.

Also in this issue:

• John Steffen - In Memoriam by Mike Bryan
• Index to Editions of Antique Phonograph News July-August 1992 through March-April 1997 by Barry R. Ashpole

Herbert Berliner is pictured experimenting with recording off radio (ca. 1927). In Canada, Berliner was quicker than his American competitors to embrace electrical recording. Laboratory notebooks still exist for "Electrotone Tests" dating as early as June 1924. The advent of radio and the first twenty years of electrical sound recording in Canada is the focus of an article beginning on page 3.

Also in this issue:

• Machines, Music and the Quest for Fidelity: Marketing the Edison Phonograph in America 1877-1925 (Part III) by Emily Thompson
• The Audio Restoration of Edison Diamond Discs by Graham Newton

Pictured is Marie Rappold singing along with her Edison Re-Creations in 1919 before a capacity crowd at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Hall. Edisons Tone Tests made for great theatre whether in the lavish concert halls of large cities or in less impressive "facilities" in small towns. The second part of a special three-part feature begins on page 3.

Also in this issue:

• Columbia Supplement Gleanings: Vernon Stiles by Claude Seary
• The Pathéphone in Halifax by Norman T. Brooks
• A Sampling of Phonograph and Record Collecting Publications