The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — Macdonough and Beiling - orchestra (Schmid), 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 A Flower From Home Sweet Home, 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 — Emerson Williams, Reginald De Koven, 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 Armorer's 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, 1911. 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 Giovanni Zenatello Et Maria Gay , Giuseppe Verdi, Il Trovatore, Ai Nostri Monti, recorded in 1911. 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, 1912. 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 Pasquale Amato, Antônio Carlos Gomes, Il Guarany, Senza Letto, His Master's Voice 7, recorded in 1912. 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 — Vernon Archibald, Elizabeth Spencer, Arthur F. Tate, 1913. 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 Somewhere A Voice Is Calling, recorded in 1913. 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 — Hanni VOM SCHEIDT - Sopran, Julius VOM SCHEIDT, Bariton, 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 Papageno-Duett, 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, 1921. 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 Tino Pattiera, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pagliacci, Vesti La Giubba, Polydor 66627, recorded in 1921. 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 — Derek OLDHAM - Tenor, Harold WILDE - Tenor, Robert RADFORD - Bass, Sydney GRANVILLE Gesang, Violet ESSEX - Sopran, Bessie JONES - Gesang, Evelyn HARDING - Gesang, Nellie WALKER - Sopran, George W. BYNG - Dirigent, Harry NORRIS - Dirigent, 1922. 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 Iolanthe (Comic Opera in two acts) Gilbert & Sullivan, recorded in 1922. 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. Harold Murray, Gladys Rice, Ray Perkins, 1921. 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 Stand Up And Sing For Your Father An Old Time Tune, recorded in 1921. 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 — Ferruccio CORRADETTI – Bariton, Enrico MOREO – Bariton, 1899. 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 Early Recordings of Italian male singers (2) – The 52000 series, recorded in 1899. 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.