"MY SOUTH POLAR EXPEDITION" Ernest Shackleton Recorded On 1909 Edison Phonograph Cylinder

[Aquablue33]

Amazing, pure, raw adventure.

[wmrbeach94]

Absolutely incredible! Thanks so much for posting, and sharing such a treasure! I read "South" in 1999 and it truly changed my perspective on life. NOTHING is insurmountable!

[MusicBoxBoy]

@wmrbeach94 You are welcome! Thank you for the nice comments.

[gdwscott]

Well, this is just absolutely incredible. Thank you so much so much for posting this unique recording of the great man.

[MusicBoxBoy]

@gdwscott Thank you! It's very gratifying to to see comments like yours. Glad you enjoyed it and stop back again soon.

[cstapes77]

Thank you very much for posting this.

[themouseman2010]

Prit-e nice!

[19SeanMurphy79]

Thats amazing to hear that great Irishman talk.

102 year old history on a cylinder.

Thank you for posting.

[MusicBoxBoy]

@19SeanMurphy79 Thanks for your visit and for the nice comments. Shackleton was indeed a great Irishman and a great individual by all accounts. He possessed some of the finest qualities any person could hope for including one of the most important: selflessness. Stop back again for a visit anytime.

[TheBARRMAN3]

Nice Cylinder! But it does sound a little slow. It depends on the type of phonograph but there is a button on the side of the phonograph that switches the speed. Try pushing or pulling the button to change the speed. If that doesnt work then you will probably have to change the speed inside the phonograph. Hope this helps you out!

[edisonphonographs]

@TheBARRMAN3 The button on the side of the machine will not change the speed the record revolves but changes the feed screw speed. These machines have a mechanical feed that moves the reproducer across the record and is so timed to keep the stylus in line with the record. Two minute records have 100 grooves per inch and four minute have 200 per inch. This difference makes it necessary to change the feed screw speed to allow the stylus to track the record grooves properly.

[AntarcticPhantom]

This is absolutely amazing!  Thank you very much for sharing.

[Ariessfij]

The voice of a Great Man!

[MusicBoxBoy]

@Ariessfij Indeed Shackleton was a man of incredible courage yet he possessed an equally incredible gift of selflessness, caring and compassion.

[Idelia412]

Very interesting cylinder! A nice piece of history! Thanks for posting!

[philt666]

I think it's remarkable that we can hear him tell his own story after so many years. Many thanks for sharing.

[MusicBoxBoy]

Thanks for your comments, Phil. You are very welcome. It's a pleasure to see appreciative comments like yours.

[transformingArt]

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I have the Victor recording of Shackleton.

[CosmoPrimo1]

@transformingArt, are you sure the Victor is of Shackleton and not Robert E. Peary? Peary recorded "The discovery of the North Pole" on Victor 70012 in 1910. I have another Shackleton Edison, "The Dash For The South Pole", as an audio file from the Edison Historic Site, recorded 23 June 1909. His "My South Polar Expedition" was recorded 30 March 1910.

[transformingArt]

@CosmoPrimo1 There was yet another recording of Shackleton from June 23rd, 1909, that was released by HMV/Victor. It is titled "The Dash for the South Pole". It was originally released as Victor 70014, and later coupled with the Peary recording on the HMV Historical Catalogue (No.2) release, as HMV D377 (The one I have in my possession). As a matter of fact, the HMV version of Shackleton is even available on Napster, I believe. Not to mention, Victor even recorded Dr. Frederick A. Cook!

[transformingArt]

Thanks for posting this. I have heard this recording before, but your copy sounds much better than the one I have heard - Never saw any Wax Amberol in that nice condition. There's only one thing that is kinda disappointing, however; the recording sounds little bit slow in here. Maybe the gear is running slow on that machine.