"The National Recording Preservation Board, mandated by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, is an advisory group bringing together a number of professional organizations and expert individuals concerned with the preservation of recorded sound. The Board is one of three components established by the legislation to form a comprehensive national program to ensure the survival, conservation, and increased public availability of America's sound recording heritage. The other two components of the program are the National Recording Registry and a fund-raising Foundation."
The first fifty recordings inducted are listed here. Jazz, classical, pop, Edison cylinder curiosities, field recordings, historical artifacts, and oh yes rock are all represented.
I say classic, a bit of slightly pointless gov't-authorized patriotic canon-building that's ultimately harmless, just like the National Film Registry.
Search: Woody Guthrie, "This Land is Your Land."
Destroy: Kate Smith, "God Bless America."
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Friday, 31 January 2003 02:36 (twenty-three years ago)
I like everything that I've heard on the list, but unfortunately I haven't heard a lot of it. (is any of that Edison stuff available on CD?)
Are they literally including everything Elvis recorded at Sun, or just the records he released at the time?
― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 31 January 2003 05:28 (twenty-three years ago)
"The Message" was an obvious choice (just like you just knew "Strange Fruit" would be the Billie Holliday record) but I'm still really happy it's in there. Happily surprised to see Tito Puente as well.
― James Blount (James Blount), Friday, 31 January 2003 07:37 (twenty-three years ago)
Are they literally including everything Elvis recorded at Sun, or just the records he released at the time?Seems like everything, outtakes included.
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Friday, 31 January 2003 13:01 (twenty-three years ago)
I'd have found a place for Hendrix's 'Star Spangled Banner' if it was up to me.
― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 31 January 2003 13:32 (twenty-three years ago)
eight years pass...
eleven years pass...
Class or '22:
https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-22-026/national-recording-registry-inducts-music-from-alicia-keys-ricky-martin-journey-and-more-in-2022/2022-04-13/
“Harlem Strut” — James P. Johnson (1921)
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Complete Presidential Speeches (1933-1945)
“Walking the Floor Over You” — Ernest Tubb (1941) (single)
“On a Note of Triumph” (May 8, 1945)
“Jesus Gave Me Water” — The Soul Stirrers (1950) (single)
“Ellington at Newport” — Duke Ellington (1956) (album)
“We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite” — Max Roach (1960) (album)
“The Christmas Song” — Nat King Cole (1961) (single)
“Tonight’s the Night” — The Shirelles (1961) (album)
“Moon River” — Andy Williams (1962) (single)
“In C” — Terry Riley (1968) (album)
“It’s a Small World” — The Disneyland Boys Choir (1964) (single)
“Reach Out, I’ll Be There” — The Four Tops (1966) (single)
Hank Aaron’s 715th Career Home Run (April 8, 1974)
“Bohemian Rhapsody” — Queen (1975) (single)
“Don’t Stop Believin’” — Journey (1981) (single)
“Canciones de Mi Padre” — Linda Ronstadt (1987) (album)
“Nick of Time” — Bonnie Raitt (1989) (album)
“The Low End Theory” — A Tribe Called Quest (1991) (album)
“Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” — Wu-Tang Clan (1993) (album)
“Buena Vista Social Club” (1997) (album)
“Livin’ La Vida Loca” — Ricky Martin (1999) (single)
“Songs in A Minor” — Alicia Keys (2001) (album)
WNYC broadcasts for the day of 9/11 (Sept. 11, 2001)
“WTF with Marc Maron” (Guest: Robin Williams) (April 26, 2010)
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Wednesday, 13 April 2022 15:24 (four years ago)