For those who may not have seen it, today's New York Times has a major feature on the front page of the Arts & Leisure section, all about the new release from Archeophone Records: "Actionable Offenses." It didn't take long for the publicity to have an impact: this compilation of 1890s brown wax recordings of obscene songs and limericks is now ranked #1 in comedy recordings on Amazon, and #44 in CDs of every category. It's way ahead of some of the biggest names in the recording industry. It goes to show that no matter what the era, sex sells. But this is potentially a FANTASTIC plus for our hobby. Just think of all the people out there who know nothing about early recordings, who are going to discover cylinder phonographs by way of this amazing CD. I'd wager that many buyers will be intrigued enough to check out some of Archeophone's other compilations and some may eventually find their way over to original records and phonographs. Best regards, Rene Rondeau ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.