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

Nigerian Afrobeats giant Burna Boy was nominated in a total of four categories but did not walk away with a single golden gramophone.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

Some elements of the stage – like the gramophone in the middle – will remain the same.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

We listened to the gramophone instead, and longed every day for the war to be over, for Papi to be home again with us.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo