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The Voice-O-Graph was a staple of the fairground in the 1940s and 1950s. For just 35 cents people could record a message or song in a booth which would then be made into a vinyl record which they could keep, or send to relatives far away. One of two surviving models of the Voice-O-Graph recently made a guest appearance in a London record shop, Phonica Records. Robin Warren went to sample what voice recording was like before high definition audio made it all so easy. His recording is from the vinyl he recorded in the shop.

(Photo: People recording in the Voice-O-Graph in London. Credit: 麻豆社)