The Historical Recording Company

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Music from the Automatic Musical Instruments of the Sanfilippo Collection (Volume 1)

Here is an opportunity to enjoy hearing 23 selections played on 12 of the more than 100 superbly restored instruments from the Jasper Sanfilippo Collection. You can hear examples of nickelodeons, orchestrions, and photoplayers built by Phillips, Welte, Mortier, Coinola, Wurlitzer, Weber and Hupfeld. For those who have thrilled to hear these machines live in visits to the incredible Place de la Musique it will be a chance to revisit that excitement and for those who have never been there it will give you a small sample of the magnificent music performed on these spectacular inventions of yesteryear.

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Here is an opportunity to enjoy hearing 23 selections played on 12 of the more than 100 superbly restored instruments from the Jasper Sanfilippo Collection. You can hear examples of nickelodeons, orchestrions, and photo-players built by Phillips, Welte, Mortier, Coinola, Wurlitzer, Weber and Hupfeld. For those who have thrilled to hear these machines live in visits to the incredible Place de la Musique it will be a chance to revisit that excitement and for those who have never been there it will give you a small sample of the magnificent music performed on these spectacular inventions of yesteryear.

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