The Archivist's find for the day, full-length and uncut — Steve Porter with Ada Jones, 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 Long Boy (World War I Song), 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 — léo472, 1907. 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 Wilhem Herold, Ruggero Leoncavallo, I Pagliacci, Vesti La Giubba, His Master's Voice V, recorded in 1907. 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 Tito Schipa, Calleja Barbera, Granadinas, 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 — John McCormack, Fritz Kreisler, Vincent O'Brien, Gaetano Braga, 1914. 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 Angel's Serenade, recorded in 1914. 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, 1902. 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 Enrico Caruso, Ruggero Leoncavallo, I Pagliacci , Vesti Lla Giubba, recorded in 1902. 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 — Frank Howard, 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 "When the Robins Nest Again", 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 — André Benoist, Albert Spalding, Albert Randegger, Jr., 1915. 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 Pierrot Serenade : Gigue, recorded in 1915. 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 — Paul KNÜPFER – Bass, Rudolf PRÖLL – Bariton, Hermann SCHRAMM – Tenor, Siegmund KRAUSS – Tenor, Werner ALBERTI – Tenor, Rudolf BERGER – Bariton, Robert LEONHARDT – Bariton, Paul WEISS – Tenor, Marian ALMA – Tenor, 1900. 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 German male singers Vol. 2 – The 42000 series, recorded in 1900. 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 — Lewis James & Shannon Four, 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 Mother Here's Your Boy (World War I Song), 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, 1915. 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 Titta Ruffo Giacomo Meyerbeer, L' Africaine, All' Erta Marinar, La Voce Del Padrone DA, recorded in 1915. 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.