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After sound recording came film, television, color, 3-D, the VCR, TIVO, and a host of other innovations. Recent advances in electronics and telecommunications, such as the smart cell phone and the iPOD, are occurring with ever-greater rapidity. Who knows what will be next.

Given the speed at which strides in technology are being taken today, The Muses believe that ours is perhaps a pivotal time in the history of media recording. Now is a time to take stock, to look back on what the past years have brought and to assess what the future may bring.

It is vital that we know where we have come from so we can assess where we are heading (and where we should head); it's vital for us to understand what happened not only in recent centuries, but to trace developments back to the dawn of civilization. The objective of this history of recordings and recording is to chronicle this story.

The events shown on this list amount to a chronicle of progress in recording and in the arts. Recording and the arts have always been inextricably linked. Throughout history, man's urge to produce more, different, and better art has led to advances in recording technology. In turn, advances in recording technology have enabled civilization to fulfill their intrinsic aesthetic desires and to make advances in the arts. Thus, the history of art is in large measure told by the story of recording; and the history of recording is in large measure the story of art. These two stories are best told together.

The Muses are pleased to be able to bring you this list of the most significant events in the history of recordings and recording as a step in this direction.