Archeophone Records
| Archeophone Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Champaign, Illinois |
| Official website |
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Archeophone Records, LLC, based in Champaign, Illinois, specializes in preserving recordings of the acoustic era of the recording industry by remastering phonograph cylinders and gramophone records from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and releasing them on compact disc. The company has released recordings by soloists such as Billy Murray, Bert Williams, Guido Deiro, Nora Bayes, Jack Norworth, Eddie Morton, and of dance/jazz ensembles such as the Six Brown Brothers, the Benson Orchestra of Chicago, and Art Hickman's Orchestra. Compilations feature Vess Ossman, Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan, Henry Burr, Bob Roberts, Ada Jones, Fred Van Eps, Sophie Tucker, Harry Lauder, and the American, Peerless, and Haydn Quartets.
Archeophone Record's 2005 release, Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1891-1922 won the 2006 Grammy Award in the category of Best Historical Album.[1] Its 2007 release, Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s, received two Grammy nominations. The company is owned and operated by Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey. It is not affiliated with the Archéophone manufacturer Henri Chamoux.