Editing Berliner Gramophone (section)

== Notable recordings ==
Below is a small selection of the most notable or popular 7" records strung by the company, most times the first iteration of the songs played.
[[File:Sousa's band; William Tell Oberture.png|thumb|William Tell overture (reduction), played by Sousa's band and released in August 1897]]
·Berliner 7W ("[[William Tell Overture|William Tell overture]]", played by [[Sousa's Band|Sousa's band]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 7. William Tell : Overture / Artists vary |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000147688/7-William_Tell_Overture |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

·Berliner 140 ("[[The Washington Post (march)|Washington Post march]]", played by Sousa's band)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 140. Washington Post march / Artists vary |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000147805/140-Washington_Post_march |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

·Berliner 830 ("Morning serenade", played by the [[Fadettes of Boston|Boston Fadettes]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 830. Morning serenade / Boston Fadettes Ladies Brass Quartette |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000148228/830-Morning_serenade |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

·Berliner 967 ("[[La donna è mobile|La Donna è Mobile]]", sung by F. A. Giannini (sic)),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 967. La donna è mobile / Ferruccio Giannini |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000148340/967-La_donna_mobile |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> commonly considered as the first serious opera record<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Charosh |first=Paul |title=Berliner Gramophone Records: American Issues, 1892-1900 |date=May 30, 1995 |publisher=Greenwood |isbn=9780313292170 |pages=Introduction |language=en}}</ref>

·Berliner 932X ("Viva il Vino", sung by [[Ferruccio Giannini]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 932. Vivo il vino / Ferruccio Giannini |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000148312/932-Vivo_il_vino |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

·Berliner 196 ("Whistling coon", sung by [[George W. Johnson (singer)|George W. Johnson]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 196. Whistling coon / Artists vary |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000147862/196-Whistling_coon |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

·Berliner 404 ("The Laughing song", sung by G. W. Johnson)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 404. The laughing song / Artists vary |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000148004/404-The_laughing_song |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>
[[File:Laughing song (1895).png|thumb|George W. Johnson's first gramophone recording of "The Laughing song", pressed into an extremely crude plate and released in Oct. 31, 1895]]
·Berliner 930Y and 0572 ("[[Il trovatore|Miserere]]", sung by Ferruccio Giannini)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 930. Miserere / Artists vary |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000148310/930-Miserere |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 0572. Miserere / Ferruccio Giannini |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000149428/0572-Miserere |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

·Berliner 940 ("[[Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill|Drill ye tarries, drill]]", sung by [[George J. Gaskin]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 940. Drill ye tarriers, drill / George J. Gaskin |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000148317/940-Drill_ye_tarriers_drill |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

·Berliner 3312 ("Blue Bells of Scotland", trombone solo by [[Arthur Pryor]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 3312. The blue bells of Scotland / Arthur Pryor |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000148787/3312-The_blue_bells_of_Scotland |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

·Berliner 230 ("Commodore polka", cornet solo by [[W. Paris Chambers]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 230. Commodore polka / Artists vary |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000147906/230-Commodore_polka |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

·Berliner 3900 ("[[Carnival of Venice (song)|Carnival of Venice]]", saxophone solo by [[Jean Moeremans]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 3900. Carnival of Venice / Jean Moeremans |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000148880/3900-Carnival_of_Venice |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

·Berliner 62 ("Romance for Trombone", trombone solo with band accompaniment)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berliner matrix 62. Romance for trombone / Artists vary |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000147730/62-Romance_for_trombone |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>

While these were not the most influential or historic records ever released, they certainly are highlights of a typical Berliner collection<ref name=":0" />