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, who won the Album of the Year prize a week ago, presented the child -- perhaps a younger version of himself -- with a golden gramophone.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 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
Both Gaga and Lamar have five previous nominations for album of the year, but neither has ever lifted the coveted gold gramophone in that category.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
Lamar came in and at Mother’s request put some Schubert songs on the gramophone.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
