http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EARLIEST_RECORDING?SITE=AZTUS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
look for the link to the right to hear it. haunting...
look for the link to the right to hear it. haunting...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- At first listen, the grainy high-pitched warble doesn't sound like much, but scientists say the French recording from 1860 is the oldest known recorded human voice.
The 10-second clip of a woman singing "Au Clair de la Lune," taken from a so-called phonautogram, was recently discovered by audio historian David Giovannoni. The recording predates Thomas Edison's "Mary had a little lamb" - previously credited as the oldest recorded voice - by 17 years.