EMI Archive Trust

#Funday Friday #His Master's Voices 'Laughter and Novelty' 2 /5 @cerysmatthews & Tris Penna look at the pioneering days of the UK record industry with a programme dedicated to laughter and novelty. bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06… @itssueclark @BBCRadio4 @explorearchives

#FundayFriday #His Master's Voices 'Beginnings' 1/5 @cerysmatthews & music expert Tris Penna go back to the summer of 1898 when the Gramophone Company opened offices in London's Covent Garden. bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06… @BBCArchive @hmvtweets @itssueclark @CLPGS @ArchiveHashtag

Trains at Hayes, 1935 - first EVER stereo film! It might not seem much at first glance, but this is the first ever piece of film shot and recorded using "binaural" stereo sound invented by #EMI's genius Alan D #Blumlein youtube.com/watch?v=6XvYp-… @ArchiveHashtag @BBCArchive

When Fred met Caruso - The time the world’s first record producer nearly burned down the Vatican and ended up changing music history. It was quite the trip! bit.ly/4n3kC9B @ArchiveHashtag @explorearchives @ARAUK_IE @iasa_web

Unsung hero Trevor Williams Here at the EMI Archive Trust, we love returning the spotlight to enormously consequential people in the history of EMI & the music industry who are not so well known any more but absolutely deserve to be so! bit.ly/4cOLQwh @ArchiveHashtag

The Music Is Black: A British Story is the inaugural exhibition at the new V&A East Museum in Stratford, opening April 18, 2026, featuring two exceptional pieces from the EMI Archive Trust. Read more here! bit.ly/4cocnA8 @vam_east @explorearchives @ArchiveHashtag

The Music is Black: A British Story. A landmark exhibition. Opens Saturday 18 Apr. The Music is Black: A British Story at V&A East Museum is our first exhibition exploring 125 years of music, style and community that changed the UK. 📸: Nathan Shadrach, featuring @bxksintokyo

16 years and counting...🙌

#OnThisDay 1926, John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of television. This image shows the transmitting portion of his original apparatus which was used in the demonstration.

#OTD Archive Stories: 'Rock royalty Roger Taylor unveils commemorative plaque marking the site of Europe’s first recording studio, 4th Dec 2019' emiarchivetrust.org/rock-royalty-u… @ArchiveHashtag @OfficialRMT @CLPGS

#Discover the captivating new article from the @huguenotmuseum by Jeremy Barraud, a proud descendant of Francis Barraud. Dive into the intriguing history of the Barraud family and meet #Nipper of #HMV fame! @hmvtweets @ArchiveHashtag bit.ly/48wQbC3

Record taken on the front line, France, near Lille – 9th October 1918 In honour of all those who lost their lives in the First World War. emiarchivetrust.org/actual-record-… #Armistice2025 @ArchiveHashtag @PoppyLegion

Lest we forget @EMIArchiveTrust and @UMG Music Archive honour the enormous sacrifices made by those in times of war. The Gramophone Company Memorial is both a grave marker and a commemorative stone. The location is: iwm.org.uk/memorials/item… #remembrancesunday

Descendants of the Barraud Family recently gathered at the @huguenotmuseum to celebrate the newly acquired super-sized copy painting of 'His Master’s Voice'. The original painting is part of the @EMIArchiveTrust collection. @explorearchives @hmvtweets #Nipper @ArchiveHashtag

#FundayFriday Music’s tech nightmare: Part 1 – The quiet storm. The #1920s witnessed astonishing technological change, and music was being left behind. Link here for the full piece on our website! emiarchivetrust.org/musics-tech-ni… @explorearchives @ArchiveHashtag

Judeo–Spanish Songs from the EMI Archive Trust (1907-1912)’ first launched in 2020 This entire project is now open for listening on the Jewish Music Research Centre website jewish-music.huji.ac.il/en , emiarchivetrust.org/launch-of-jude… @explorearchives @JewishChron

#FundayFriday Celebrating The Gramophone Company Factory in Hayes, #Hillingdon View full gallery here: emiarchivetrust.org/collection/cel… Photographer: thomasbutlerphotographer.com @HillingdonTimes @Hillingdon @ArchiveHashtag @MuseumsAssoc @explorearchives

#FundayFriday, Margaret Carvalho's #memoriesofEMI - 2013 At age 16, Margaret used to visit the EMI studios in Manchester Square on Monday evenings to see the recording of Radio Luxembourg ( 1960s) emiarchivetrust.org/memories-of-em… @ArchiveHashtag @exploreyourarchive

#FundayFriday Trains at Hayes - first EVER stereo film! youtube.com/watch?v=6XvYp-… @BBCArchive @BFI @guardianfilm @ArchiveHashtag #exploreyourarchive