CAPS first CD makes its debut at CAPS 30th anniversary meeting. After many months of dedicated hard work by several of our own CAPS members, we are proud to announce that the launch of our first CD went off smoothly at the October 29 meeting. Bill Pratt, the CD project's producer, introduces the project in an article beginning on page 5.

Also in this issue:

• Early Pathé "Stereo" Phonograph by Don Woodrow

Come celebrate with us on October 29, 2000 as we mark the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Antique Phonograph Society. Plan ahead to attend this important meeting where we will be debuting CAPS CD. For details see page 6. Shown to the right is Edward Moogk, former head of Canada's National Library's Recorded Sound Section and author of Roll Back The Years: History of Canadian Recorded Sound and Its Legacy recording his voice on a wax cylinder at a CAPS meeting in 1976 as founding members Basil Ingrouille (left) and Paul Dodington (right) look on. For more pictures from our past see page 7.

Also in this issue:

• Bringing The Past To The Next Generation by Keith Wright

Early moving picture historian and author Robert Gutteridge follows up his April presentation with an article on early attempts to bring sound to silent movies. Shown to the right is an early Edison Kinetophone recording apparatus from 1913, a device used to synchronize the talking machine with the silent movie.

Also in this issue:

• Pathé Records and Phonographs in America, 1914-1922 (Book review) by Steven C. Barr
• Magic Moments: First Twenty Years of Moving Pictures in Toronto (1894-1914) (Book review) by Mark Caruana

This is the second in a series of articles to focus on the contributions made by Emile Berliner who helped usher in the era of recorded sound. In this Part II of the Canadian Company's story, we find out about the founding of the recorded sound industry in Canada. Illustrated is Berliner's original Montreal store front (left) and the main store interior later in 1913 (right). The article begins on page 8.

Also in this issue:

• Discovering Antique Phonographs (Book review) by Mark Caruana
• Emile Berliner: CARAS Juno Awards Induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame by Richard Flohil
• Columbia Phonograph Companion Volume I (Book review) by Mark Caruana

This is the first in a series of articles to focus on the contributions made by Emile Berliner who helped usher in the era of recorded sound. His move to Canada early in this industry's history is not well documented, even though his contributions continued long after leaving the United States. Assisting with this series is Oliver Berliner, Emile's grandson and member of CAPS. This article presents an overview of the history of recorded sound up to 1901 and the founding of the Victor Talking Machine Company by Eldridge Johnson. In the May - June issue of Antique Phonograph News, Part 2 will follow Emile Berliner's move to Canada and the founding of the Berliner Gram-O-Phone Company.

Also in this issue:

• Phonograph and Record Auctions by Mark Caruana
• The Oasis Lounge: Egyptology and the Canadian Antique Phonograph Society by Bill Pratt

Did you miss this rare machine on Ebay? Jean-Paul Agnard didn't. It is a Kastenpuck Skylark made by George Carette. See his article on page 5 to find out how this internet auction site has changed the way we collect phonographs.

Also in this issue:

• Needle Tin Bonanza in Turkey by Bill Pratt
• Forty Years on the Road With Jack Teagarden by Keith Wright
• Jack Teagarden on CD by David Lennick