gramophone

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In 1887 German-American inventor Emile Berliner invented the flat shellac disk, quickly saw its advantage for mass production, and patented a device to play them, the gramophone, that same year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Bad Bunny is in the running for six prizes at the Grammy Awards, including the night's most prestigious Album of the Year gramophone.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

There’s an ongoing bet within the group: If Grupo Frontera wins an American Grammy, Juan Javier Cantu, the group’s accordion player and secondary vocalist, will tattoo a gramophone somewhere on his person.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

The original presenter was Franklin Engelmann, who played "a selection from the top shelf of current popular gramophone records".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

Metal boxes cover the tabletop: tubes, coils, switches, meters, at least one gramophone.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr