Product DescriptionThis historical ride down the corridors of music has many landmarks along the way - 18 in all. Each is a carefully preserved and restored ?blast from the past? in the ultimate sense of the term. They take you from one musical discipline to another, but the switchover is effortless because the listener is at no point tempted to critically analyze the music itself. This would be as foolhardy as trying to aesthetically judge the gigantic statues that guard Egypt?s ancient Valley of the Kings.... Suspend all you ever held was true of music, because this is where the very Truth was born. You do not question timeless monoliths - rather, you reflect on the triumph of human endeavor that made their production possible. Edison Sound Recordings - (Popular Instrumental Music) Audio CD is, at the root level, an act of homage to the very concept of humankind?s love of music. Above that, it edifies the one man who gave us most of the inventions with which we define our world with today - Thomas Edison, inventor of recorded sound.