The British Library Sound Archive in London, England is one of the largest collections of recorded sound in the world, including music, spoken word and ambient recordings. Founded by Patrick Saul, it opened in 1955 as the British Institute of Recorded Sound. It became part of the British Library in 1983.
It holds more than three million recordings, including over a million discs and 200,000 tapes. These include commercial record releases, chiefly...
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The British Library Sound Archive in London, England is one of the largest collections of recorded sound in the world, including music, spoken word and ambient recordings. Founded by Patrick Saul, it opened in 1955 as the British Institute of Recorded Sound. It became part of the British Library in 1983.
It holds more than three million recordings, including over a million discs and 200,000 tapes. These include commercial record releases, chiefly from the UK, but with some from overseas, radio broadcasts (many from the BBC) and privately-made recordings.
The specialist collections are:
Printed Materials
The Sound Archive holds an extensive reference collection of printed materials relating to recordings. The collection includes books and periodicals from around the world, a wide-ranging collection of discographies, and one of the largest collections of commercial record catalogues dating back to the early 1900s.
Services
The Sound Archive provides a range of services. The Sound...
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