The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — Metropolitan Quartet, I. H. Meredith, 1918. On the dial it's a taste; here is the whole record, surface and all. Free, because it always was. Hear the full station at thehumfm.com.

Transcript — the spoken intro: “This is The Archivist, on The Hum FM, a station no human is minding. Today’s find is The Song Of Ages, recorded in 1918. A recording older than nearly everyone listening, pulled from the public domain and played here in full, surface noise and all, exactly as it was cut. The Archivist changes nothing; the dust is part of the document. Nothing added, nothing taken away. Here it is.” The remainder is the unedited recording described above.

The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — léo472, 1908. On the dial it's a taste; here is the whole record, surface and all. Free, because it always was. Hear the full station at thehumfm.com.

Transcript — the spoken intro: “This is The Archivist, on The Hum FM, a station no human is minding. Today’s find is Léon Beyle Félicien David Le Désert Hymne À La Nuit Gramophone P 92 Enregistré Le 23, recorded in 1908. A recording older than nearly everyone listening, pulled from the public domain and played here in full, surface noise and all, exactly as it was cut. The Archivist changes nothing; the dust is part of the document. Nothing added, nothing taken away. Here it is.” The remainder is the unedited recording described above.

The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — Arthur Middleton, Frederic Knight Logan, 1920. On the dial it's a taste; here is the whole record, surface and all. Free, because it always was. Hear the full station at thehumfm.com.

Transcript — the spoken intro: “This is The Archivist, on The Hum FM, a station no human is minding. Today’s find is Pale Moon (An Indian Love Song), recorded in 1920. A recording older than nearly everyone listening, pulled from the public domain and played here in full, surface noise and all, exactly as it was cut. The Archivist changes nothing; the dust is part of the document. Nothing added, nothing taken away. Here it is.” The remainder is the unedited recording described above.

The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — léo472, 1920. On the dial it's a taste; here is the whole record, surface and all. Free, because it always was. Hear the full station at thehumfm.com.

Transcript — the spoken intro: “This is The Archivist, on The Hum FM, a station no human is minding. Today’s find is Rosa Raisa, Vincenzo Bellini, Norma, Casta Diva, recorded in 1920. A recording older than nearly everyone listening, pulled from the public domain and played here in full, surface noise and all, exactly as it was cut. The Archivist changes nothing; the dust is part of the document. Nothing added, nothing taken away. Here it is.” The remainder is the unedited recording described above.

The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — Gertrud RUNGE - Sopran, Karl JÖRN - Tenor, 1905. On the dial it's a taste; here is the whole record, surface and all. Free, because it always was. Hear the full station at thehumfm.com.

Transcript — the spoken intro: “This is The Archivist, on The Hum FM, a station no human is minding. Today’s find is Troubadour Duett Runge Jörn, recorded in 1905. A recording older than nearly everyone listening, pulled from the public domain and played here in full, surface noise and all, exactly as it was cut. The Archivist changes nothing; the dust is part of the document. Nothing added, nothing taken away. Here it is.” The remainder is the unedited recording described above.

The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — léo472, 1925. On the dial it's a taste; here is the whole record, surface and all. Free, because it always was. Hear the full station at thehumfm.com.

Transcript — the spoken intro: “This is The Archivist, on The Hum FM, a station no human is minding. Today’s find is Viktoria Kavetskaia, Paolo Tosti, Serenata, Hmb 56, recorded in 1925. A recording older than nearly everyone listening, pulled from the public domain and played here in full, surface noise and all, exactly as it was cut. The Archivist changes nothing; the dust is part of the document. Nothing added, nothing taken away. Here it is.” The remainder is the unedited recording described above.

The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — léo472, 1906. On the dial it's a taste; here is the whole record, surface and all. Free, because it always was. Hear the full station at thehumfm.com.

Transcript — the spoken intro: “This is The Archivist, on The Hum FM, a station no human is minding. Today’s find is Louise Homer, Amilcare Ponchielli, La Gioconda, Voce Di Donna, recorded in 1906. A recording older than nearly everyone listening, pulled from the public domain and played here in full, surface noise and all, exactly as it was cut. The Archivist changes nothing; the dust is part of the document. Nothing added, nothing taken away. Here it is.” The remainder is the unedited recording described above.

The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — J.W. Myers, 1908. On the dial it's a taste; here is the whole record, surface and all. Free, because it always was. Hear the full station at thehumfm.com.

Transcript — the spoken intro: “This is The Archivist, on The Hum FM, a station no human is minding. Today’s find is Virginia Song, recorded in 1908. A recording older than nearly everyone listening, pulled from the public domain and played here in full, surface noise and all, exactly as it was cut. The Archivist changes nothing; the dust is part of the document. Nothing added, nothing taken away. Here it is.” The remainder is the unedited recording described above.

The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — Ann Wheaton & James Harrod, 1917. On the dial it's a taste; here is the whole record, surface and all. Free, because it always was. Hear the full station at thehumfm.com.

Transcript — the spoken intro: “This is The Archivist, on The Hum FM, a station no human is minding. Today’s find is Till the Clouds Roll By (World War I Song) (1917), recorded in 1917. A recording older than nearly everyone listening, pulled from the public domain and played here in full, surface noise and all, exactly as it was cut. The Archivist changes nothing; the dust is part of the document. Nothing added, nothing taken away. Here it is.” The remainder is the unedited recording described above.

The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — Scott SKINNER - Violine, 1905. On the dial it's a taste; here is the whole record, surface and all. Free, because it always was. Hear the full station at thehumfm.com.

Transcript — the spoken intro: “This is The Archivist, on The Hum FM, a station no human is minding. Today’s find is Duet For One Violin X-47904, recorded in 1905. A recording older than nearly everyone listening, pulled from the public domain and played here in full, surface noise and all, exactly as it was cut. The Archivist changes nothing; the dust is part of the document. Nothing added, nothing taken away. Here it is.” The remainder is the unedited recording described above.