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I love the National Jukebox!

Also, did you know that this year all recordings made before 1923 entered the public domain? It’s kind of a motley bunch — recording technology wasn’t great yet, and jazz was in its infancy, let alone modern pop — but still… you can now sample “Japanese Sandman” royalty-free!

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I know it and then forget about it---it popped up today in a discussion and I thought it might be fun for people to read. It's probably something to check often. “Japanese Sandman” is a heads up-. TY.

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What a great idea to keep a library of audio recordings updated to curren technology. I wonder whether any movie producers use this archive to find appropriate music for their projects. And wouldn't it be great to use some of the out-of copyright materials as backgrounds for audiobooks, giving an authentic sound to a scene?

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Does this mean I don't need my extensive library of eight-tracks.

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Packard does such wonderful work with sound and films!

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